Japanese Culture

Japanese culture

SWIBS 128 ADA Introduction:

It is well known that Japanese culture has been greatly influenced by the Chinese culture,and yet China and Japan are almost as different from each other as any two neighboring countries can ever be.However,due to the separation of two land masses,the differences between the two societies and cultures have been extended vastly. Through this report,I hope to provide a clearer picture of Japanese culture in the fields of Japanese foods,festivals and customs.

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The first Japanese culture I’d like to introduce is food culture.Because of its uniqueness,Japanese cuisine is respected appreciated,and most of all,enjoyed by people all around the world.Japanese cuisine includes a wide variety of products,some 1,500 different items,with noodles and rice at its center.Based on considerations of food freshness and quality factors,Japanese food also emphasizes on seasonal produce,and uses many special foods such as mustard and natto.Those products are shared with other Asian countries, but also have their own special Japanese style and taste.Japanese cuisine is perhaps most unique for its‘UMAMI’,because fresh seafood is one of the most important components of Japan eating customs.Japanese cuisine is not only the mouth to take the food,but also the eyes and nose,it has beautiful appearance and pleasant smell,which pay attention to the ‘artistic’and ‘elegance’.All the above reflect the everlasting pursuit to beauty and health of Japanese nation. Japanese businessmen may have leisurely business chats with their partners in traditional Japanese family style restaurants,these restaurants always specialize in one or two particular types of food.Unlike their western countries’counterparts,family restaurants in Japan offer exceptionally good value,great service and tasty food ,which provide suitable atmospheres to have business dinner.However,colleagues prefer to invite each other to go home for dinner and after that, pub is a general selection to have a drink for relax.

Japanese is always famous for their serious,but they do know how to kick back and have fun.Foreigners might be surprised by how wild Japanese festivals can get:Fertility festival,Fire festival,Snow festival,etc..The most well-known festival is Cherry Blossoms Festival,it is the spring season during which the Japanese cherry blossom trees begin to bloom.These trees are often planted across parks and people are known to enjoy picnics and tea ceremonies under them to celebrate the end of winter and the beginning of spring,it is also a symbol of life’s all-too-brief span and a excellent excuse for Japanese to get drunk and dance around in cemeteries.In modern society,the Cherry Festival is a time when concerts are arranged and there is plenty of