INTRODUCTION
Area: 369.698 sq.km.
Japan is in Asia. The country is made up of a number of islands. From the surface of the sun in the east, Japan is often called "Rising Sun, the Earth," is called. Japanese. The sun is the source of "" means "" Nippon "or see their country Nihon red sun of the Japanese flag is white.
Tokyo is the capital of Japan. In fact, it is one of the largest cities in the world. This modern very busy, and very busy. In fact, today, Japan is a modern nation. They factories, televisions, radios, cameras, and other familiar objects.
More than just land up in a wooden building with a Japanese home. Many Japanese houses are small, and the rooms are usually returned to the room to change the size or shape of the moving paper fusama separated by partitions. Outside when the curtains open, home gardens can be seen from every room. Customs and traditions are very important in Japan. Customary to take your shoes and then enter the apartment house. Families, often on a low table on the Feast of the surrounding powers kneel. Japanese food is cooked on a grill, a small hibachi. Food is usually steamed or fried Broiled. Basic Japanese menu cooked by a soup and three dishes each with a different method. Dessert is usually fresh fruit artfully cut. Used for all of the food become chopsticks.
A kimono (Japanese robe), many Japanese people wear special holiday dates. It is a very beautiful and colorful.
On March 3, Hinamatsuri, the doll festival that is celebrated by Girl. This day dresses and elegant old toys in a toy - Stand in the development of a sound that can be displayed, and they pray for the girls.
Moon viewing ... September full moon is known as the mid-autumn moon. In Japan, pampas grass and dumplings's an old tradition of offering prayers to the moon.
SportsDay and Athletic Meet ... Sports Day is celebrated on October 10, was established in commemoration of the Tokyo Olympic Games. Was held on October 10 at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. Sports day before and the day after, the number of schools to meet with a sports place.
Colored autumn leaves ... In mid-October, red, brown and yellow colors of the leaves change into a forest of trees. It was like the fall season, leaves color view is customary in Japan.
Seven, five and three ... Festival for children aged three, five and seven years, the festival is on November 15. Literally, it is "Shichi Go San ", the festival is called. Children dressed in colorful kimonos, visit the statues.
Origami, the old Japanese art form, are taught to children in Japan.
Japan is in Asia. The country is made up of a number of islands. From the surface of the sun in the east, Japan is often called "Rising Sun, the Earth," is called. Japanese. The sun is the source of "" means "" Nippon "or see their country Nihon red sun of the Japanese flag is white.
Tokyo is the capital of Japan. In fact, it is one of the largest cities in the world. This modern very busy, and very busy. In fact, today, Japan is a modern nation. They factories, televisions, radios, cameras, and other familiar objects.
More than just land up in a wooden building with a Japanese home. Many Japanese houses are small, and the rooms are usually returned to the room to change the size or shape of the moving paper fusama separated by partitions. Outside when the curtains open, home gardens can be seen from every room. Customs and traditions are very important in Japan. Customary to take your shoes and then enter the apartment house. Families, often on a low table on the Feast of the surrounding powers kneel. Japanese food is cooked on a grill, a small hibachi. Food is usually steamed or fried Broiled. Basic Japanese menu cooked by a soup and three dishes each with a different method. Dessert is usually fresh fruit artfully cut. Used for all of the food become chopsticks.
A kimono (Japanese robe), many Japanese people wear special holiday dates. It is a very beautiful and colorful.
On March 3, Hinamatsuri, the doll festival that is celebrated by Girl. This day dresses and elegant old toys in a toy - Stand in the development of a sound that can be displayed, and they pray for the girls.
Moon viewing ... September full moon is known as the mid-autumn moon. In Japan, pampas grass and dumplings's an old tradition of offering prayers to the moon.
SportsDay and Athletic Meet ... Sports Day is celebrated on October 10, was established in commemoration of the Tokyo Olympic Games. Was held on October 10 at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. Sports day before and the day after, the number of schools to meet with a sports place.
Colored autumn leaves ... In mid-October, red, brown and yellow colors of the leaves change into a forest of trees. It was like the fall season, leaves color view is customary in Japan.
Seven, five and three ... Festival for children aged three, five and seven years, the festival is on November 15. Literally, it is "Shichi Go San ", the festival is called. Children dressed in colorful kimonos, visit the statues.
Origami, the old Japanese art form, are taught to children in Japan.
HISTORY
Japan to the Asian mainland about 35,000 years ago, settled by people from the rock era. At the end of the last Ice Age about 10,000 years ago, the development of a culture of risk Jomon. Jomon hunter-gatherers fashion fur clothing, wooden houses, and a broad range of clay. DNA analysis, according to the Ainu may be descendants of the Jomon people.
400 B.C. The second wave of settlement around the metal working Yayoi rice cultivation, and the introduction of Japan leader. DNA evidence suggests that the immigrants from Korea.
The first recorded history in Japan, Kofun era properties of a large tomb that dates back to the birth or tumuli (250-538 AD), that is. Kofun were led by a class of aristocratic warlords, who have adopted many Chinese customs and innovations.
Buddhism, Asuka period, 538-710 when he came to Japan as the Chinese writing system. Society dynasties ruled from Yamato Province, was divided.
The first strong central government in the Nara (710-794), was developed; farming village while the aristocratic class, after Shintoism, Buddhism, and Chinese writing instruments.
Japan's unique culture of the Heian period, 794-1185 rapidly. Imperial Court, art, poetry and prose has been shown to be patient. Samurai warrior class, as well as during the development.
"Shogun," the Samurai Lord, took governmental power in 1185, and until 1868, the government of Japan in the emperor's name. Shogunate (1185-1333) Kamakura far from Kyoto, Japan's government. Dashing by Armadas Mongol invasions in 1274 and 1281 from the Kamakura two amazing storms, with the help of.
Particularly strong emperor, Go-Daigo, and finally ended in 1392 to compete in 1331 as a result of a civil war between the North and the South, courts have attempted to punukovadanto Shogunate rule. At this time, a strong regional lords power over a class of "daimyo" is; their control in 1868, also known as the Tokugawa Shogunate, and continued until the end of the Edo period.
In that year, a new constitutional monarchy was established under the leadership of the Meiji emperor. Shogun's power ended.
After the death of Emperor Meiji, Taisho and his son, the Emperor (r. 1912-1926) became. Chronic diseases in Japan's food and allowed him to further democratize the country. Japan, Korea, the government officially conquered northern China during the First World War
Showa emperor, Hirohito (r. 1926-1989) of the aggresive expansion of Japan during World War II, in its submission, and a modern, industrialized nation to oversee its rebirth.
400 B.C. The second wave of settlement around the metal working Yayoi rice cultivation, and the introduction of Japan leader. DNA evidence suggests that the immigrants from Korea.
The first recorded history in Japan, Kofun era properties of a large tomb that dates back to the birth or tumuli (250-538 AD), that is. Kofun were led by a class of aristocratic warlords, who have adopted many Chinese customs and innovations.
Buddhism, Asuka period, 538-710 when he came to Japan as the Chinese writing system. Society dynasties ruled from Yamato Province, was divided.
The first strong central government in the Nara (710-794), was developed; farming village while the aristocratic class, after Shintoism, Buddhism, and Chinese writing instruments.
Japan's unique culture of the Heian period, 794-1185 rapidly. Imperial Court, art, poetry and prose has been shown to be patient. Samurai warrior class, as well as during the development.
"Shogun," the Samurai Lord, took governmental power in 1185, and until 1868, the government of Japan in the emperor's name. Shogunate (1185-1333) Kamakura far from Kyoto, Japan's government. Dashing by Armadas Mongol invasions in 1274 and 1281 from the Kamakura two amazing storms, with the help of.
Particularly strong emperor, Go-Daigo, and finally ended in 1392 to compete in 1331 as a result of a civil war between the North and the South, courts have attempted to punukovadanto Shogunate rule. At this time, a strong regional lords power over a class of "daimyo" is; their control in 1868, also known as the Tokugawa Shogunate, and continued until the end of the Edo period.
In that year, a new constitutional monarchy was established under the leadership of the Meiji emperor. Shogun's power ended.
After the death of Emperor Meiji, Taisho and his son, the Emperor (r. 1912-1926) became. Chronic diseases in Japan's food and allowed him to further democratize the country. Japan, Korea, the government officially conquered northern China during the First World War
Showa emperor, Hirohito (r. 1926-1989) of the aggresive expansion of Japan during World War II, in its submission, and a modern, industrialized nation to oversee its rebirth.
POPULATION
During the last 50 years in Japan, 36 per cent of the total population are changing, in 1960, 127.8 million people in 2011 from 94.1 million has been recorded. In Japan, the population of the World Bank report. Historically, from 1960 until 2011, Japan's population was 127.8 million, a large amount of time in December 2011 and in December 1960 reached 94.1 million less than the record with an average of 116.8 million. Japan's population every 55 people on the planet without a doubt, a person is a resident of Japan, is 1.85 percent of the total population of the world
Japan's population is the last set of official figures, released during 2010, and the final statistics of the population of Japan is the world's tenth-largest in the country showed that there are 128,056,026 people.
However, more recent estimates, the population of Japan in 2012, and fell to 127,960,000 in line for the Sharp Decline in Japan's population has been found that a commonly refers to these ideas.
Causes of falling numbers:
In some reports, a disparity in birth and death rates, very simply, Japan's total population of around 87 million by 2060, and the reasons to come to this level, a point mentioned by 30%. In addition, in March 2011, it is impossible to rule out the role played by the tsunami and earthquake. 19,000 people lost their lives at the time, and it is a reduction in the life expectancy of a wide range of events, on the whole, a 'knock on' effect is accepted.
The difference between the increased mortality rate and a low birth rate and low fertility rates in women taking part of the blame is clearly also a factor. Another figure is alarming number of suicides in young population decline does not help. In 2009, the number exceeded 30,000 for the twelfth year, and suicide is the leading cause of death in 30.
Japan's population is the last set of official figures, released during 2010, and the final statistics of the population of Japan is the world's tenth-largest in the country showed that there are 128,056,026 people.
However, more recent estimates, the population of Japan in 2012, and fell to 127,960,000 in line for the Sharp Decline in Japan's population has been found that a commonly refers to these ideas.
Causes of falling numbers:
In some reports, a disparity in birth and death rates, very simply, Japan's total population of around 87 million by 2060, and the reasons to come to this level, a point mentioned by 30%. In addition, in March 2011, it is impossible to rule out the role played by the tsunami and earthquake. 19,000 people lost their lives at the time, and it is a reduction in the life expectancy of a wide range of events, on the whole, a 'knock on' effect is accepted.
The difference between the increased mortality rate and a low birth rate and low fertility rates in women taking part of the blame is clearly also a factor. Another figure is alarming number of suicides in young population decline does not help. In 2009, the number exceeded 30,000 for the twelfth year, and suicide is the leading cause of death in 30.
LANGUAGES
Japanese is sixth most widely spoken language of world
Think about how the effects of the most spoken language. Japanese people, their language, the way they define their nationality. For example, in many countries of the world today, and the people in the national language but English, and many more people to use the international language, Japanese is spoken almost exclusively in Japan and abroad by Japanese country. So in a sense, a person who was raised in Japanese Japanese said.
Japan, Nippon. 127,897,000.
A national or official language: Japanese.
Migration Languages: English (70,000),.
As well as the Chinese (150,000), the Philippines Languages (36,000), Malaysia(300,000), Bangladesh,Pakistan, Iran, Thailand, has. S. Wurm and S. Hattori 1981; mainly Information from M.Shibatani 1990.
Blind Population: 256,700.
Deaf population: 317,000 7,585,237 (1998) to.
Deaf Organizations: 131. Japan is number 15 in a list of individual languages. Among them, all living languages.
1. Ainu
2. Amami-Oshima,Northern
3. Amami-Oshima,Southern
4. Japanese
5. Japanese sign language
6. Korean
7. Kunigami
8.Kikai
9.Miyako
10.Okinawan,central
11.Toku-No-Shima
12.Oki-No-Erabu
13.Yaeyama
14.Yonaguni
15. Yoron
Japan, Nippon. 127,897,000.
A national or official language: Japanese.
Migration Languages: English (70,000),.
As well as the Chinese (150,000), the Philippines Languages (36,000), Malaysia(300,000), Bangladesh,Pakistan, Iran, Thailand, has. S. Wurm and S. Hattori 1981; mainly Information from M.Shibatani 1990.
Blind Population: 256,700.
Deaf population: 317,000 7,585,237 (1998) to.
Deaf Organizations: 131. Japan is number 15 in a list of individual languages. Among them, all living languages.
1. Ainu
2. Amami-Oshima,Northern
3. Amami-Oshima,Southern
4. Japanese
5. Japanese sign language
6. Korean
7. Kunigami
8.Kikai
9.Miyako
10.Okinawan,central
11.Toku-No-Shima
12.Oki-No-Erabu
13.Yaeyama
14.Yonaguni
15. Yoron
Popular destinations in Japan
KYOTO
KYOTO
Regardless of the season, you're glimmering Kinkaku-ji Pavilion at Kyoto's atmospheric streets, gaze wander, you can write the Kamo River Romance gisa or feast at restaurants over the traditional dances of hard not to enjoy. Than the former Japanese capital of Rome is the only World Heritage Sites. But rather than be happy to Rome, the Kyoto Protocol, and the Romance of the summer tourist throngs maintains its composure. (Editor's Note: A list of the Kyoto Protocol, the main damage .. I would not continue to March 11, 2011, before Japan's devastating earthquake, the album, but we travel alerts from their government to monitor in Japan encourage all passengers)
OSAKA
OSAKA
Almost nine million, and Hong Kong, and Thailand's more of a financial system power to Home, Osaka is ready to punch. Confident, stylish city with excellent restaurants and nightlife, a shopping center. The World Heritage Sites in Kyoto, Nara temple and Koya-san's eerie catacombs train only 90 minutes long, and is an ideal base in exploring the Kansai region. Top city attractions like the Aquarium, Osaka Castle, Universal Studios Japan, and the future of the Floating Garden Observatory.
TOKYO
TOKYO
So instead greeted with modern drabness of the expectation of the oldest buildings in Tokyo, it is impossible to determine from the outside. Imperial Palace, the Emperor and the Home, Missing, and Edo - Tokyo Museum details the city's history. Sensoji Temple is the city's oldest, and the Tokyo National Museum, the world's largest collection of Japanese art.
SAPPORO
SAPPORO
It is known for its eponymous beer, Sapporo - the capital of Japan's northern island of Hokkaido - its annual ice festival and its world-famous ramen drawing international visitors to the 1972 Olympic Winter Games held in the young and open atmosphere. Met with the full diversity of Japanese cuisine that you want to visit: a ramen - induced Theme Park is a city that embraces the Pampers with foodies.
HAKODATE
HAKODATE
Cherry blossoms in May to see if you can not be in Hakodate, Hakodate from Mt sunset views you'll love. Surrounded by the sea, it is known that Wonder Hakodate seafood. When you start up, however, by the morning market in Hakodate Station domburi for breakfast at a restaurant there.
KOBE
KOBE
Famous for its sweet pure beef and crisp, the Japanese port of Kobe is a thriving metropolitan city of international style. The season runs from October through April, sake-BREWING, and a Kura (BREWERY Japanese word for) the best time of the trip. Sake Brewery Museum visit Hakutsure year. Of course, there is the realization of the nightlife.
FESTIVALS
Each statue is a celebrated their own because of countless local festivals (matsuri) in Japan. Many festivals are held, and the shrine of the goddess, or seasonal or historical event is celebrated. Organized around a few festive days.
Japanese festivals, the most important element of the local shrine's kami (Shinto deity) mikoshi (palanquins) carried in the processions through the town, there are. Kami goes around the town hall was held, not only in the year.
Many people are also sitting on the drum and flute music floats through the town, it is decorated floats (dashi) are. Each festival has its own characteristics. While some festivals are calm and meditation, there are many powerful, and noisy.
Japan's most famous festivals and celebrations of the following is an incomplete list of some of the principles. The exact dates are available on the event calendar.
January 10
Osaka, Tooka Ebisu
Naniwa is a well-known merchant in the city of Osaka. Naniwa's New Year by the festival begins. Lucky girls good business hopes to sell the bamboo leaves. Gisa girls on the street parade palanquins.
February 5-11
Sappro, Snow Festival
There are 170 snow statures along the main street. The largest snow festival in Japan. Such high snow statures 15m in length. At night, lighting creates a very romantic atmosphere. Odori Park is built in the center of the city.
March 1-14
Omizutori,Nara
Todaiji temple in Buddhist religious service rather than a festival Omizutori Nigatsudo Hall each year. A number of festivals are one of the most wonderful, wooden Temple Hall on the campus of the night with burning torches.
April 14-15 and October 9-10
Takayama Matsuri
Takayama, Gifu
Large and beautifully decorated floats and pushing through the old town of Takayama. Held in the spring and autumn.
May 15
Aoi Matsuri,Kyoto
Aoi Masturi Kamo Shrines of the main attraction, the festival's host of the Kyoto Imperial Palace from the statues, leads to the Heian (794-1185) of the 500 people in the parade dressed in aristocratic style.
Between the third full weekend in May
Sanja Matsuri
Asakusa, Tokyo
Asakusa Shrine, Sanja Matsuri Festival in Tokyo, one of the three major festivals. Transported through the streets of Mikoshi Asakusa.
July 1-15
Hakata Gion Yamakasa, Fukuoka
Hakata district of Fukuoka's Hakata Gion Yamakasa until July 1 to 15, and the festival is a wonderful time of the early morning hours of July 15 floats in the climax of the trial race.
July
Gion Matsuri,Kyoto
Yasaka Shrine, Gion Matsuri festival festive floats have more than 20 meters in height in Japan is one of the three high festivals. The highlight of the festival is the procession of floats on July 17, and before the evening's festivities is the parade.
July 25
Tenjin Matsuri,Osaka
The Tenmangu Shrine Osaka, Osaka Tenjin Matsuri festival with a procession through the streets of Japan's three great festivals, one of only a luxury, but a fireworks display, with boats in the river.
August 2-7
Nebuta Matsuri
Aomori City, Aomori Prefecture
Nebuta Matsuri huge lanterns, some more than 10 meters of the festival afloat. Festival attracts a million visitors each year.
August 3-6
Kanto Matsuri
Akita City, Akita Prefecture
Up to 46 lanterns each pair of long bamboo poles with more than two hundred of the most popular festival is the parade of members of the balance of the night.
August 12-15
AWA Odori
Tokushima City, Tokushima Prefecture
Obon season throughout Japan in the mid-August at the many traditional dance is known for its many festivals.
October 7-9
Nagasaki Kunchi
Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture
Suva shrine festival of Nagasaki, Nagasaki Kunchi Chinese Style Dragons, and ships with the shape of the floats.
October 22
Jidai Matsuri,Kyoto
Kyoto served as Japan's capital, occupies a magnificent historical procession at the time of the 1000 year. Heian Shrine in Kyoto, lead the procession from the Imperial Palace.
December 2-3
Chichibu Yomatsuri
Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture
Chichibu Night Festival is the largest festival of floats (yatai) which is one of Japan's three best festivals. The highlight of the festival on the evening of December 3.
Japanese festivals, the most important element of the local shrine's kami (Shinto deity) mikoshi (palanquins) carried in the processions through the town, there are. Kami goes around the town hall was held, not only in the year.
Many people are also sitting on the drum and flute music floats through the town, it is decorated floats (dashi) are. Each festival has its own characteristics. While some festivals are calm and meditation, there are many powerful, and noisy.
Japan's most famous festivals and celebrations of the following is an incomplete list of some of the principles. The exact dates are available on the event calendar.
January 10
Osaka, Tooka Ebisu
Naniwa is a well-known merchant in the city of Osaka. Naniwa's New Year by the festival begins. Lucky girls good business hopes to sell the bamboo leaves. Gisa girls on the street parade palanquins.
February 5-11
Sappro, Snow Festival
There are 170 snow statures along the main street. The largest snow festival in Japan. Such high snow statures 15m in length. At night, lighting creates a very romantic atmosphere. Odori Park is built in the center of the city.
March 1-14
Omizutori,Nara
Todaiji temple in Buddhist religious service rather than a festival Omizutori Nigatsudo Hall each year. A number of festivals are one of the most wonderful, wooden Temple Hall on the campus of the night with burning torches.
April 14-15 and October 9-10
Takayama Matsuri
Takayama, Gifu
Large and beautifully decorated floats and pushing through the old town of Takayama. Held in the spring and autumn.
May 15
Aoi Matsuri,Kyoto
Aoi Masturi Kamo Shrines of the main attraction, the festival's host of the Kyoto Imperial Palace from the statues, leads to the Heian (794-1185) of the 500 people in the parade dressed in aristocratic style.
Between the third full weekend in May
Sanja Matsuri
Asakusa, Tokyo
Asakusa Shrine, Sanja Matsuri Festival in Tokyo, one of the three major festivals. Transported through the streets of Mikoshi Asakusa.
July 1-15
Hakata Gion Yamakasa, Fukuoka
Hakata district of Fukuoka's Hakata Gion Yamakasa until July 1 to 15, and the festival is a wonderful time of the early morning hours of July 15 floats in the climax of the trial race.
July
Gion Matsuri,Kyoto
Yasaka Shrine, Gion Matsuri festival festive floats have more than 20 meters in height in Japan is one of the three high festivals. The highlight of the festival is the procession of floats on July 17, and before the evening's festivities is the parade.
July 25
Tenjin Matsuri,Osaka
The Tenmangu Shrine Osaka, Osaka Tenjin Matsuri festival with a procession through the streets of Japan's three great festivals, one of only a luxury, but a fireworks display, with boats in the river.
August 2-7
Nebuta Matsuri
Aomori City, Aomori Prefecture
Nebuta Matsuri huge lanterns, some more than 10 meters of the festival afloat. Festival attracts a million visitors each year.
August 3-6
Kanto Matsuri
Akita City, Akita Prefecture
Up to 46 lanterns each pair of long bamboo poles with more than two hundred of the most popular festival is the parade of members of the balance of the night.
August 12-15
AWA Odori
Tokushima City, Tokushima Prefecture
Obon season throughout Japan in the mid-August at the many traditional dance is known for its many festivals.
October 7-9
Nagasaki Kunchi
Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture
Suva shrine festival of Nagasaki, Nagasaki Kunchi Chinese Style Dragons, and ships with the shape of the floats.
October 22
Jidai Matsuri,Kyoto
Kyoto served as Japan's capital, occupies a magnificent historical procession at the time of the 1000 year. Heian Shrine in Kyoto, lead the procession from the Imperial Palace.
December 2-3
Chichibu Yomatsuri
Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture
Chichibu Night Festival is the largest festival of floats (yatai) which is one of Japan's three best festivals. The highlight of the festival on the evening of December 3.
FOOD
The 9th Annual Japanese Food Festival will take place at the Kyoto Grand Hotel and Gardens in Downtown
Japanese cuisine offers a variety of dishes and regional SPECIALTIES. Most Popular Japanese and Japanized some dishes are given below. Nabe dishes, noodle dishes, rice dishes, seafood dishes, meat dishes, and other dishes in the form of soybean dishes,yoshoku dishes are categorized . Please note that some of the dishes can be divided into multiple categories, but given only once.
Rice dishes:
2000 years ago, rice is the most important food in Japanese cuisine. Over the past few decades, changes in patterns of eating and slowly decreasing in recent years, although rice consumption, rice is the most important substances in the field in Japan.
1. Rice Bowl
2. Sushi
3. Donburi
4. kare raisu(Curry Rice)
5.Rice Balls(Onigiri)
6.Fried Rice(chahan)
7. Chazuke(Ochazuke)
8. Kayu
Seafood Cuisine:
A variety of fish,shellfish, and the oceans, seas, lakes and rivers, and other seafood can be used for hundreds of Japanese cuisine. They are made in many different ways and eaten raw, dried, boiled, grilled, deep fried or steamed.
1. Sashimi
2.Yakizakana
Noodle Cuisine:
The introduction of a variety of traditional Japanese noodle dishes, as well as in Japan and later Japanized They are some of the dishes. Noodle dishes are very popular in Japan and two to provide hot and cold depending on the season. Noodle restaurants and food stands are around, and it is common to find the train platforms, as well as the noodle stand.
1.Soba 4.Ramen
2.udon 5.Yakisoba
3.Somen
Nabe Dishes:
Nabe, or Hot Pot Cuisine, usually at the table, made a hot pot. Vegetables such as General substances such Negi (Japanese League) and hakusai (Chinese cabbage), various mushrooms, seafood and / or meat. There are a number of regional and personal varieties, and they are very popular in the winter cold. Some special nabe dishes cooked:
1.Oden 3.Shabu Shabu
2.Sukiyaki 4.Chanko Nabe
Meat Dishes:
since after the second half of 19th century, a large amount people started eating meat in japan.they are leading the Japanese meat dishes.
1.Yakitori 4.Nikujaga
2.Tonkatsu 5.Teppanyaki
3.Yakiniku
Soybean Cuisine:
Tofu, natto, miso and Japanese cooking of soybeans are other important materials. The following are some of the most popular dishes soybean:
1.Hiyayakko 3.Agedashidofu
2.Yudofu 4.Miso Soup
Yoshoku Cuisine:
Western cuisine for many centuries, was introduced in Japan. Became the most Japanized, and is referred to as Yoshoku Cuisine. The most popular ones are:
1.korokke 3.OmuRaisu
2.Hayashi Raisu 4.Hambagu
Other Dishes:
1.Bento 4.Monjayaki
2.Tempura 5.Gyoza
3.Okonomiyaki 6.Chawanmushi
7.Pickles
Rice dishes:
2000 years ago, rice is the most important food in Japanese cuisine. Over the past few decades, changes in patterns of eating and slowly decreasing in recent years, although rice consumption, rice is the most important substances in the field in Japan.
1. Rice Bowl
2. Sushi
3. Donburi
4. kare raisu(Curry Rice)
5.Rice Balls(Onigiri)
6.Fried Rice(chahan)
7. Chazuke(Ochazuke)
8. Kayu
Seafood Cuisine:
A variety of fish,shellfish, and the oceans, seas, lakes and rivers, and other seafood can be used for hundreds of Japanese cuisine. They are made in many different ways and eaten raw, dried, boiled, grilled, deep fried or steamed.
1. Sashimi
2.Yakizakana
Noodle Cuisine:
The introduction of a variety of traditional Japanese noodle dishes, as well as in Japan and later Japanized They are some of the dishes. Noodle dishes are very popular in Japan and two to provide hot and cold depending on the season. Noodle restaurants and food stands are around, and it is common to find the train platforms, as well as the noodle stand.
1.Soba 4.Ramen
2.udon 5.Yakisoba
3.Somen
Nabe Dishes:
Nabe, or Hot Pot Cuisine, usually at the table, made a hot pot. Vegetables such as General substances such Negi (Japanese League) and hakusai (Chinese cabbage), various mushrooms, seafood and / or meat. There are a number of regional and personal varieties, and they are very popular in the winter cold. Some special nabe dishes cooked:
1.Oden 3.Shabu Shabu
2.Sukiyaki 4.Chanko Nabe
Meat Dishes:
since after the second half of 19th century, a large amount people started eating meat in japan.they are leading the Japanese meat dishes.
1.Yakitori 4.Nikujaga
2.Tonkatsu 5.Teppanyaki
3.Yakiniku
Soybean Cuisine:
Tofu, natto, miso and Japanese cooking of soybeans are other important materials. The following are some of the most popular dishes soybean:
1.Hiyayakko 3.Agedashidofu
2.Yudofu 4.Miso Soup
Yoshoku Cuisine:
Western cuisine for many centuries, was introduced in Japan. Became the most Japanized, and is referred to as Yoshoku Cuisine. The most popular ones are:
1.korokke 3.OmuRaisu
2.Hayashi Raisu 4.Hambagu
Other Dishes:
1.Bento 4.Monjayaki
2.Tempura 5.Gyoza
3.Okonomiyaki 6.Chawanmushi
7.Pickles
RELIGION
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Today a number of religions practiced in Japan, but many Japanese Shintoism and Buddhism as a follow meld. Religion does not have a prominent role in the daily life of the average Japanese, they are birthdays, weddings, funerals, and special occasions such as religious holidays and customs that have.
Shintoism's exact origins are still unknown. Archaeological evidence suggests that it is some form of Yayoi people (- 250 AD 400 BC) practiced by the people. Yayoi clans that lived in Uji. Each Uji war chief and spiritual leader, a leader of the two worked. Each of the tribe as a god, or a relationship on the kami. Kami wonderful aspects of nature, objects and data around the world. The mountains, rivers, storms, and rocks, the kami of data. Dynasty was defeated in a battle with another tribe, the clan's kami they assimilate the defeated into their current religion. In this way, the kami of the Yayoi slowly built a complex hierarchy.
After Buddhism came to China in 538 AD, and Korea has expanded rapidly throughout Japan. Because xenophobism of nationalism and Buddhism at the time, many were reluctant to admit. Opponents of Mononobe lineage of Buddhism in 587 AD, loss, religion spread unimpeded. Almost two centuries later, the Emperor Shomu Todai-ji temple ordinance was built at Nara in 752. Real Estate is the largest wooden building in the world after the Great Sun Buddha, or the Japanese in the cosmic Buddha Dainichi Nyorai's fifteen meters, known as a gilt - bronze statue. Dainichi Nyorai Amaterasu, Shinto sun goddess, associated with the site. Identification of a Shinto Kami of Shintoism and Buddhism with Dainichi Nyorai began syncretism. Today, the syncretism of the evidence can be found throughout Japan.
Many Japanese festivals, or matsuri from early Shinto ceremonial. These festivals often symbolize abundant rice production or a community of hope and spiritual health. Festivals are often completed within a Shinto shrine, or a shrine of some form or Chitra exhibition. Many of these festivals stretch for a few days. These are usually the sound of drums and flutes and the traffic was unbearable, the processions through the streets, there's a picture of the local kami. Celebrations vary in different locals, but they all have similar features: energy, noise, food, and happiness. This, together with the opportunity for local community members in the occasion of the celebration of a pleasure.
One of the most well known festivals in Japan, also the O-Bahn, surviving members of the family moved to their ancestral Bon Festival is known as the annual visitation of the program, that is. During this festival, visits to Buddhist temples, and the decoration of the Departed change. Days before the festival, the spirits of the deceased return to ancestral graves and clean for the family members. Many people pray for their families and sponsorships, and give back to the local temple to take this opportunity to visit the local towns.
Understanding of the relationship between Buddhism and Shintoism confusing for foreigners. A common saying in Japan, "We live in such Shintoists, but die as Buddhists.", Is
Shintoism's exact origins are still unknown. Archaeological evidence suggests that it is some form of Yayoi people (- 250 AD 400 BC) practiced by the people. Yayoi clans that lived in Uji. Each Uji war chief and spiritual leader, a leader of the two worked. Each of the tribe as a god, or a relationship on the kami. Kami wonderful aspects of nature, objects and data around the world. The mountains, rivers, storms, and rocks, the kami of data. Dynasty was defeated in a battle with another tribe, the clan's kami they assimilate the defeated into their current religion. In this way, the kami of the Yayoi slowly built a complex hierarchy.
After Buddhism came to China in 538 AD, and Korea has expanded rapidly throughout Japan. Because xenophobism of nationalism and Buddhism at the time, many were reluctant to admit. Opponents of Mononobe lineage of Buddhism in 587 AD, loss, religion spread unimpeded. Almost two centuries later, the Emperor Shomu Todai-ji temple ordinance was built at Nara in 752. Real Estate is the largest wooden building in the world after the Great Sun Buddha, or the Japanese in the cosmic Buddha Dainichi Nyorai's fifteen meters, known as a gilt - bronze statue. Dainichi Nyorai Amaterasu, Shinto sun goddess, associated with the site. Identification of a Shinto Kami of Shintoism and Buddhism with Dainichi Nyorai began syncretism. Today, the syncretism of the evidence can be found throughout Japan.
Many Japanese festivals, or matsuri from early Shinto ceremonial. These festivals often symbolize abundant rice production or a community of hope and spiritual health. Festivals are often completed within a Shinto shrine, or a shrine of some form or Chitra exhibition. Many of these festivals stretch for a few days. These are usually the sound of drums and flutes and the traffic was unbearable, the processions through the streets, there's a picture of the local kami. Celebrations vary in different locals, but they all have similar features: energy, noise, food, and happiness. This, together with the opportunity for local community members in the occasion of the celebration of a pleasure.
One of the most well known festivals in Japan, also the O-Bahn, surviving members of the family moved to their ancestral Bon Festival is known as the annual visitation of the program, that is. During this festival, visits to Buddhist temples, and the decoration of the Departed change. Days before the festival, the spirits of the deceased return to ancestral graves and clean for the family members. Many people pray for their families and sponsorships, and give back to the local temple to take this opportunity to visit the local towns.
Understanding of the relationship between Buddhism and Shintoism confusing for foreigners. A common saying in Japan, "We live in such Shintoists, but die as Buddhists.", Is
CULTURE
The Land of the Rising Sun is full of exciting places to see.
Meanings of the word culture, but in general it is a community and its traditions, emotions, language processes, or live in a manner compatible with the way they dress, though.
Japanese culture is no exception. An accurate survey of European, Asian, Chinese, and North America have demonstrated that the influence of culture. As a result of Japanese culture and the cultures of other Asian race is unique as well as special.
Japan's culture is composed of a wide range of parts. This is a series of Japanese language, Japanese music, Japanese costume and clothing, Japanese Performing Arts, Japanese religions, Japanese customs, Japanese folklore, Japanese Sculpture, Japanese literature and Japanese dishes.
In addition, gisa, kabuki theater, ikebana is also an important part of Japanese cultural heritage.
The following are brief descriptions of some of the Japanese cultural expression:
Japanese Painting: Japanese Painting is a popular form of art which is celebrated through out the country. Painting of the wonderful process from continental areas.
Japanese language: the language of the Japanese culture of Japan is one of the most popular items. This language has a bahulasanyojita language processing, and performed by a separate lexical pitch modulation. Japanese script Roman letters, a combination of different types of scripts such as Chinese characters, the most interesting is the written form of the language.
Japanese Sculpture: Buddhist cultural heritage, as well as a reflection of the Japanese Shinto sculptures. Stone, metal, pottery and wood carvings are considered for the favorite materials.
Japanese Cuisine:
Japanese cuisine or the culinary art, food and a large variety of topics such as food preparation, provides a very regional. Cooking for the Japanese word 'traditional style' refers to. However, the importance of a wide range of Japanese dishes are also borrowed from abroad, and cleaning and food preparation processes Cuisine Japanese Cookery fiction of the last change.
For most of its quality and taste of Japanese cuisine is celebrated world wide. Japanese cuisine is one of the major attractions for tourists to discover the country of Japan. Japanese Cuisine Japanese Cuisine enriched by a number of seasonal and regional.
Usually Japanese Cuisine noodles, rice, soup and vegetables to make a number of factors, lobster, fish, tofu, and meat of the fund, including the main food items. Spices and soy sauce, miso and dashi flavors, such as low-fat recipes that have been added. The key element of which is the Japanese culinary noodles, taken from a variety of undoubtedly Chinese Cuisines.
Japanese culture is no exception. An accurate survey of European, Asian, Chinese, and North America have demonstrated that the influence of culture. As a result of Japanese culture and the cultures of other Asian race is unique as well as special.
Japan's culture is composed of a wide range of parts. This is a series of Japanese language, Japanese music, Japanese costume and clothing, Japanese Performing Arts, Japanese religions, Japanese customs, Japanese folklore, Japanese Sculpture, Japanese literature and Japanese dishes.
In addition, gisa, kabuki theater, ikebana is also an important part of Japanese cultural heritage.
The following are brief descriptions of some of the Japanese cultural expression:
Japanese Painting: Japanese Painting is a popular form of art which is celebrated through out the country. Painting of the wonderful process from continental areas.
Japanese language: the language of the Japanese culture of Japan is one of the most popular items. This language has a bahulasanyojita language processing, and performed by a separate lexical pitch modulation. Japanese script Roman letters, a combination of different types of scripts such as Chinese characters, the most interesting is the written form of the language.
Japanese Sculpture: Buddhist cultural heritage, as well as a reflection of the Japanese Shinto sculptures. Stone, metal, pottery and wood carvings are considered for the favorite materials.
Japanese Cuisine:
Japanese cuisine or the culinary art, food and a large variety of topics such as food preparation, provides a very regional. Cooking for the Japanese word 'traditional style' refers to. However, the importance of a wide range of Japanese dishes are also borrowed from abroad, and cleaning and food preparation processes Cuisine Japanese Cookery fiction of the last change.
For most of its quality and taste of Japanese cuisine is celebrated world wide. Japanese cuisine is one of the major attractions for tourists to discover the country of Japan. Japanese Cuisine Japanese Cuisine enriched by a number of seasonal and regional.
Usually Japanese Cuisine noodles, rice, soup and vegetables to make a number of factors, lobster, fish, tofu, and meat of the fund, including the main food items. Spices and soy sauce, miso and dashi flavors, such as low-fat recipes that have been added. The key element of which is the Japanese culinary noodles, taken from a variety of undoubtedly Chinese Cuisines.