JAPANESE

Presented By :Piyusha Dudhane

CULTURE

日本へようこそ

•Adopted by Japan on February 27th, 1870.

•Most commonly known as “Hinomaru” which means “sun disk” or “Nipon”, the “The Land of the Rising Sun”

•The red circle in the middle represents sincerity, brightness, bravery and strength.

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About Japan

• Currency: Japanese yen• Emperor: Akihito• Prime minister: Shinzō Abe• Population: 127.3 million

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• Religion- Shinto & Buddhist• Sports – Sumo & Kendo • Arts – Origami

• Sumo wrestling is a kind of sport.• Sumo wrestlers weigh up to 300 pounds.• There goal is to knock each other out of the circle.• Men have to gain weight and become fat and

strong.• Another popular sport is kendo. • Kendo means the way of the sword. Samurai and

ninja do kendo to train.

Sports in Japan

• They do fencing . For practice ,they use swords made out of bamboo.

• Another popular sport is baseball. Baseball is as important as important as it is here. Also it is the same.

• Another sport is martial arts. Martial arts is karate.

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Japanese Writing and Alphabet• Japan has four different

writing styles: Hiragana and Katakana (which are the easiest), Kanji (the most complicated), and Romaji (Written using English letters)

• Can be written vertically right to left or horizontally left to right

Family Structure – Gender Role– Father

• Wage Earners• The family head - held absolute authority over the family's property and its

members – Mother

• Remained at home• Decision-making power• Control of money

– Son• Expected to excel in school• Limited chores• Responsible for siblings when they are outside of the home• Expected to bring honor to the family• Served before mother, younger brothers and sisters

– Daughter• Expected to excel in school• Expected to learn how to organize a home & care for things.

– Elders• Source of Wisdom

School• Schoolwork is very important• Even in kindergarten, kids are expected to do

their very best and nothing less• It’s very serious and rigorous• Getting into the right school can guarantee

success for their whole life• School is free ages six to fifteen• There are often school uniforms students are

required to wear, which helps distinguish schools from each other 

• English is taught in all secondary schools (which is around high school age) because it is often used in business deals and etc.

• School is everyday except Sunday and is held twice a month on Saturday

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Sushi

Tempura

Tonakatsu

Soba

Customs and Traditions• Traditional Japanese Wedding

Wedding seasons – Spring & Fall Arranged Marriage (Past) Engagement Gifts

Gift to the Groom Hakama Pants/Skirt - Fidelity

Gift to the Bride “Obi” Kimono Sash – Female Virtue

Other gifts “Naga-Noshi” Abalone Shell – Sincerity Money “Katsuo-bushi” Dried Bonito or “Surume” Dried

Cuttlefish – Lasting Marriage “Konbu” – Happy & Healthy Children “Shiraga” or Hemp – Strong Family Ties “Suehiro” A Fan – Happiness "Sake" Casks – Pledge of Obedience & Gentleness

• Traditional Japanese Wedding Wedding Ceremony

The Shinto wedding is performed before a Shinto sanctuary.

"San-san-kudo," a ceremony of three-times-three exchange of nuptial cups, is performed by the bridegroom and bride. Drinks of "Sake" are then exchanged between members and close relatives of the both families to signify their union through the wedding.

Offering of twigs of "Sakaki" sacred tree in worship to gods to end the main part of the wedding ceremony.

• People live in crowded citys. They have small rooms. Some live in tall buildings.

• People take off their shoes at the door because their floor is covered in tatami mats.

• At night time lots sleep on mats called futons.• Kids usually wear what we wear like jeans T-

shirts and sneakers.

Japanese Homes

• Business people wear suits. Grown ups wear robes made of colored silk! The robes are called kimonos. Today kimonos are only worn on special days.

• For the preparing for a tea ceremony it is ordered great. Some wealthy people have tea houses for ceremony‘s.

• In some traditional homes really thin screens divide the rooms. The screens can be moved to make a room big or small.

Customs and Traditions• Tea Ceremony

– Influenced by Zen Buddhism with the intention of purifying the soul & becoming one with nature.

– Ritual tea drinking originated in China.

– Ceremony is performed in a tea house (garden).

– Water represents yin and fire in the hearth represents yang.“yin-yang” – “heaven & earth”

Celebrations Festivals celebrating the seasons and annual cultural events • New Year Festival – January 1st • Seasonal Change – Setsubun – Feb. 3rd or 4th

• Doll Festival - Hina Matsuri – March 3rd

• Children's Day (Boys' Day) – May 5th

• Tanabata Festival – July 7th • Bon Festival – August 15th

Local festivals • Lunar New Year • Autumn Harvest Festivals • Summer festivals

• Nebuta Festival • Okunchi Festival • Sanja Festival

Mount Fuji• Mt. Fuji is a currently dormant volcano near

the Yamanashi and Karagawa Prefectures• The last time Mt. Fuji erupted was in

November 1707 and has remained dormant since February 1708

• Mt. Fuji is 3,776 meters high or 12,388.45 feet• Mt. Fuji is also known as Fuji-san and is a

well known landmark

Cherry Blossoms• Cherry blossom trees are called ‘sakura’• A popular thing to do in Japan is go flower

viewing• There are many cherry blossom parks you can

visit• Usually schools have cherry blossom trees

outside of them• There are festivals called ‘hanami’ to enjoy the

flowers

Tokyo Tower• Tokyo Tower is in Tokyo and is the world’s

tallest self-supporting tower• Based of France’s Eiffel Tower• 333 meters tall, 13 meters higher than the

Eiffel Tower• At the top of the tower, there’s a TV and

broadcast antenna• Built in 1958 as Japan’s birth economically

Peace Memorial Park• Built in Hiroshima after the US dropped the

Atomic Bomb• 120,000 square meters• Every year, there’s an anniversary the day the

bomb was dropped with speeches for loved ones, etc.

• The main facility is the Peace Memorial Museum

Akihabara• Akihabara is also called Akiba• In Tokyo• Hundreds of stores and shops, mostly for

electronics• Gaming, anime and manga is also popular • Famous for cosplay cafes: Regular cafes

except where waitresses dress up as anime characters

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