JAPAN

JAPAN

Japanese Traditional Dress Kimonos

Japanese traditional garment

Kimonos Traditional

Japanese garment

Kimonos Traditional

Japanese garment Until the mid 19th

century it was the form of dress worn by everyone in Japan.

Language Japanese borrowed from

the Chinese system of writing Kanji Chinese characters or

picture words written in Japanese Must know 1800 kanji

to read Japanese newspaper

Kana Express sounds rather

than entire words

Japanese Poetry Haiku

Three lines 17 total syllables Expresses mood,

feeling 17th Century Poet

Basho Matsuo

Examples: Noh Example http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF64QwlyeBs&feature=related

Kabuki Example http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=unT93gSEZ4g

Noh Began in the 14th Century Traditional way

Only used actors Males played female roles

Females are now performing on Noh stages

Religious dances that formed from Buddhism Represents the “austere”

way of life adopted by the aristocracy Commoners were

outlawed from learning the dance, music of Noh from 1600-1868.

Little plot More about human emotion

Kabuki Began in 16th Century Sensual performances

Many prostitutes performed Male audiences lost

control Tokugawa Shogunate

banned females from performing

Males actors playing female roles are known as onnagata or oyama

Centers on Japanese history or family issues

Feelings are exaggerated

Japan Densely populated Leaves little space

Ikebana visual presentation

of cut stems, flowers and other features to represent an aspect of nature in miniature

Bonsai small branches of a

tree, pruned and cultivated so that they look like smaller versions of their own species.

Daijosai Shinto ceremony Way to enthrone new

Emperor Last one was held in

1990 Enthroned Hirohito’s son

Akihito

Origami Developed from Zen

Buddhism Originated from

China Very simple

The art of folding paper into decorative arts

Less prominent after the Meiji Restoration

Cha-no-yu Tea ceremony Developed between

15th Century and 16th Century Men would meet in

small house with garden

a tiny door which forces them to crouch, thereby foregoing their worldly status

The following is a message from Sen Soshitsu, Ura Senke Grand Tea Master XV:

"Chado, the Way Of Tea, is based upon the simple act of boiling water, making tea, offering it to others, and drinking of it ourselves. Served with a respectful heart and received with gratitude, a bowl of tea satisfies both physical and spiritual thirst.

The frenzied world and our myriad dilemmas leave our bodies and minds exhausted. It is then that we seek out a place where we can have a moment of peace and tranquility.

Nippon Professional Baseball Organized in 1950, 12 teams Championship known as the Japan Series Best team

Yomiuri Giants Known as the “New York Yankees” of Japan

Besuboru

Arrived in Japan during Meiji Restoration in

1868 Ichiko baseball team

defeated U.S. team of traders and missionaries in 1896 Beat foreign

“barbarians” at game that they invented

Caused interest in sport to soar

Japanese Baseball Players in U.S. Ichiro Suzuki

Plays for the New York Yankees

First MLB player to enter the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame

Sumo Wrestling Originates from Feudal

Japan Trial of strength in combat Shinto ritual

Priests “bless” ringWrestlers perform

rituals Important in imperial

court Dates back to the Edo

Period (1600-1800) Force opponent out of

ring or have any body part other than soles of feet hit ground