As with other countries, Japan also has a culture, art and traditions are many and varied. Because of the many diverse cultures that they have of course I would not be possible to write everything, so in this section I will just try writing culture is a common and widely known, especially by people outside the country. Some of them are worth to be written is as follows:
Kimono, Traditional Clothing
| Kimono |
Kimono (着 物) is a Japanese traditional clothes society. In the past, this outfit is the only known and used in daily life.
However, in the subsequent development Kimono develop into exsklusif and only limited use to a particular person or any special event. In everyday clothes is very rarely used. The reason is because it is considered impractical besides also because the price absolutely can not be called cheap. A sheet kimono simplest price reached tens of millions perpotong, while for the more specific design of course very expensive precious and it is not uncommon to approach the hundreds of millions of rupiah.
Of course, not because of price reasons which caused a lot of people who do not have it, but the opportunity to use these clothes is very limited. Generally, most people only use them at a young age, namely when Ceremony Age Adults (Sejinshiki) ie at the age of 20 years.
For foreigners, this time kimono always synonymous with women's clothing. This assumption is not appropriate because kimono also there are two kinds of men and women are of course with a different shape but uses the same name. Compared with women kimono, kimono men are generally more modest both in design, motif and color which is usually dominated by their dark green, dark brown, dark blue or black.
Kimono for women are known there was some kind of show the wearer age, marital status, and level of formality of the event attended. Besides, kimono women also have a variety of additional accessories that quite a lot.
Yukata, summer kimono
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| Yukata |
Some foreigners often mistakenly refer to the term yukata kimono. Understandably, both at first glance looks very similar and difficult to distinguish.
The difference lies in the fabric, and time use. Yukata (浴衣) is a casual wear thin cotton without layers and tends to be used only in the summer only. While the kimono is an official clothing, made of thick and relatively difficult to use. Yukata, as well as easy to use as well which is no less important precious relatively cheap at an average of about 500,000 rupiah a set, complete with Obi or shawl. Prices were relatively standard for the size of the price of clothing in the country.
In terms of design, yukata cendung using brightly colored floral designs for women and dark colored without a motive for men. In almost every cultural celebrations and fireworks that normally take place in the summer, the majority of the audience or pengunjug that comes with wearing yukata.
Tea Ceremony, Chado or Sado
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| Tea ceremony |
You know how to drink tea? I'm sure you must know. But drinking tea (茶道) referred to in this ceremony was not drinking in the sense as you might know. Sensing when the lips began to come into contact with the water of tea in a glass, tasting and inhaling the aroma as well as when you menyerumutnya feels a force of life began to flow into themselves. Very simple as I think it is.
Of course, the tea ceremony is one way of meditation was popularized by Buddhist monks from Eisai and Dogen group spread the teachings of Zen. If you know more certainly be even more remarkable because the art of tea drinking should be studied in particular, and there are about 36 streams of this unique ceremony and some particular stream also has a branch or a new flow. Not enough just learned or practiced alone but must also be steadily deepened and disempuranakan which sometimes take many years-perhaps even a lifetime.
Because tea is usually done by a group of people, the knowledge of the host to mengaatur room for the ceremony (chashitsu), which includes the election of frescoes (kakejiku) interest (Chabana) is very important. Other equipment such as ceramic bowls, spoons, tea and so on are made specifically for this ceremony only so not the equipment daily. Here I kitipkan some explanation from wikipedia: "Tea ceremony reflects the personality and knowledge of the host which includes among others the purpose of life, way of thinking, religion, appreciation equipment tea ceremony and how to put the pieces of art in the room tea ceremony (chashitsu) and various art knowledge in general is dependent on the flow embraced the tea ceremony. "
The explanation is very precise. As I mentioned at the beginning, the tea ceremony is considered to be part of meditation by the culprit. Because these activities are done and enjoyed in groups, in addition to the host, guest, or invitation would also have to have knowledge and understanding of this ceremony. Not funny of course, if the host painstakingly prepare the guests who attended the ceremony but did not understand at all and come right out and sips away.
Origami, paper folding art
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| Origami |
Origami (折 り 紙) is an art of paper folding. Art is probably derived from the Chinese domestic China that developed in Japan at the same premises began the introduction of the use of paper around 105 AD. In the Edo era (1603-1867) the art of paper folding began to develop more widely. Mechanical paper folds and various objects created from the very simple and only takes a few minutes to make up a complicated shape which can take several hours.
Today the art of origami has been growing increasingly advanced and many origami artists to emerge. Origami created by the artists, is really very beautiful art flavor is very high. It's hard to believe that many forms that can be created by a piece of paper intact without cutting or using adhesive but only rely on the crease alone.
One of the most famous origami artists today is Satoshi Kamiya who is able to create various forms of origami difficult just from a piece of paper and once again without cutting at all. The work origami dragon shaped the decrease is the most difficult because it takes up to several months to do. Similar work were also encountered, but many of them are made not of a single sheet of paper intact so the degree of difficulty of course different.
Generally to make origami we can use plain paper, but most of origami in Japan using special paper for origami. The difference between plain paper and origami paper just in terms of design and color are very diverse so as to make origami became more beautiful and completely unrelated to the technique as the paper folds becomes easier and so forth.
Ikebana, flower arranging art
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| Ikebana |
Flowers seem to have a very respectable place in Japanese culture. In the old animistic religion, interest is bersemayamnya God, the Creator. Happens to the appreciation of the Japanese against the interest through the art of Ikebana (生 花) is a very long lasting.
Berkembangnnya future buddha religion in the country, these flowers are arranged in a variety of
specific shapes and placed on the main altar.
In a further development, wreaths were initially very simple become more complicated and complex and should be studied in particular. A number of special schools to learn this art began to be established.
According to sources that I read on wikipedia mentions that the first ikebana schools founded priest of the temple Rokkakudo or Purple Cloud Temple in Kyoto area, 500 years ago.
Bonsai, Art shrink plant
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| Bonsai |
Sure most of us already know the name Bonsai (盆栽). Mengkerdilkan art plant is very popular not only in Japan alone, but almost in many countries.
According to historical records, the art of bonsai is actually derived from the neighboring country, namely China. In a further development, the art is actually growing rapidly in Japan and eventually spread around the world on display at the World Expo in Paris in 1867.
This art is quite interesting and difficult difficult easy to do. The main requirement is patience which is very high. Of course, because to be able to enjoy the results take many years is not uncommon even require several generations to get a perfect result. So in addition to patience and perseverance are also required high devotion to plants or plant.
Sometimes I think, their tenacity to pursue the art of bonsai seems to relate to the economic progress of their current state. Not disconnected huh?
Furoshiki, Wrapping goods
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Furoshiki (風 呂 敷) is the art of wrapping of a piece of rectangular fabric width.
Art or culture is expected to begin to appear and popular during the Edo Period (1615-1868). Furoshiki is very popular because it is very practical and can be used to wrap a variety of items such as box-shaped square plain rice as lunch boxes journey at that time, various objects are round like watermelon or bottle-shaped object.
At that time, of course, plastic is not known so furoshiki becomes the only tool that makes it easy to wrap as well make it easy to carry. In addition furoshiki at that time also serves as a towel after a shower in a long journey.
The draw of Furoshiki not only limited, but also the fabric used is very rich with patterned, so similar that batik in Indonesia. So with this unique way, they indirectly own preserve the culture ornament, batik motif or that they have.
T a k o, Art kites
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T a k o, Art kites |
Art kites or Tako (凧) has a long history in the country that at the time of the Nara period (649-794 AD). Design kites of country is quite unique and very easy to distinguish with design kite from other countries or territories.
In any event the international standard kites they almost never absent. One of the biggest kite event took place in an area called Hamamatsu involving nearly 2 million kites clashing and competing.
But unfortunately, in the prevailing conditions, this game seems less demand and extremely rarely played by children terelbih again by adults. Maybe these toys are considered dangerous because the cord can touch and disrupt the flow of electrical wiring which could be fatal for the offender and others. So practically kites can only be found in a special event or in a cultural festival who would not want to have them present.
Kendo and judo
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| Kendo |
Kendo is a sport played bamboo sword while judo would have you know that means the name of the martial arts of Japan. DO words contained in the said suffix above have the same meaning, namely the road and when it is written with the kanji have a symbol path.
If we look further afield turned out to Japanese people love to wear this word, especially for terms related to mind though. The tea ceremony or Chado also uses the same kanji suffix said. Kanji Dōjuga to sometimes read like word Shinto means the same thing, namely road
horticulture
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Park or garden has a very important meaning in Japanese culture. It did not seem to escape the influence of Shinto philosophy which is the religion or belief that worships nature. Then Buddhism that came later also gave a touch and development of no less magnitude. Many places of worship in Japan especially Shinto and Buddhism has a very famous garden beauty. Of course the park is not just a monopoly owned and built the temple but also owned by private interests is made for at home.
Japanese-style garden or the garden has its own uniqueness as a blend between plants, rocks and water. Sometimes the three ingredients on the stone has a very large portion that tends to make it different from the European style garden. Placement of garden lamps made of stone may be one characteristic of the Japanese style garden ..
Japan has a national holiday that is celebrated every day of gardening 29 April, which is part of the Golden Week holiday. It seemed like award them on the plant.
Matsuri Cultural Festival
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| Matsuri |
Matsuri is a festival of folk culture that is generally associated with a festival at the shrine of the temple Shinto (Jinja) and the Buddhist temples (Tera) which mostly runs from the summer. Because the folk culture of course is always crowded and full of visitors. As is typical of any crowds anywhere is always accompanied by the presence of street vendors, a business aktivias hardly encountered in daily life.
In addition to the presence of street vendors, event matsuri somewhere is also very easy to find because of the number of attendees using yukata clothes are summer clothes. So if we find a man dressed in yukata in considerable numbers around the terminal so unpredictable around the site took place a matsuri, or festival fireworks.
Matsuri usually means the temple festival, but sometimes there are exceptions, while matsuri does not necessarily mean to pray or worship, it is certainly because most people come just to see it and as usual in the event sebuat visitors are always more than the participants.
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