Cuture

Culture of Japan

Talking about culture, I want to talk about Japan cuture. Japan has unique culture. Japan is in East Asia. First, Japan is dubbed as the country of Sakura. Because there are many sakura trees there. The colur of sakura is pink. Second, it’s about Japanese language. Japanese is written with a combination of three scripts: hiragana, derived from the Chinese cursive script, katakana, derived as a shorthand from Chinese characters, and kanji, imported from China. Usually, katakana is used for writing of English. Kanji has many symbol. Each symbol of writing kanji has meaning. I think it’s difficult. Third, Ikebana is the Japanese art of flower arrangement. It has gained widespread international fame for its focus on harmony, color use, rhythm, and elegantly simple design. Fourth, it’s about geisha. Geisha is the famous traditional Japanese entertainers have many myths about their lifestyle and history. Geisha is traditional, female Japanese entertainers whose skills include performing various Japanese arts such as classical music and dance. Geisha has a negative view from many people because besides she perform classical music and dance, she can sell herself to the rich man, or we call it as a bitch. Next, Japan has a famous weapon. That is Samurai, a long blade and sharp. The famous Samurai were warriors in pre-industrial Japan. Japan has also a custom clothing. That is kimono.  The kimono is a very famous traditional Japanese clothing. There are many different types of kimonos including Yukata. Kimono is a big clothes with big band in waist. Kimono has many design, such as flowers.