JAPANESE CULTURE

This is a simple lesson plan of Japanese Mythology. These lessons look at the spread of Japanese culture.

Donald Richie, who has published on Japanese culture for more than fifty years, elucidates those nuances that make a Japanese film unique, in his book A Hundred Years of Japanese film. This book review covers several of those nuances.

The National Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates Spring and our relationship with Japan. It is important to understand and share our culture with each other. The Sakura Matsuri-Japanese Street Festival provides this opportunity to us each year.

A brief encounter with the Japanese culture that I had while traveling to this wonderful country.

Japanfest is a long-running, very popular family festival of Japanese culture. It takes place each year in September at Stone Mountain Park. For the cost of park admission and $5 a person, Japanfest offers food, fun, and education for all.

This is a guide to the do's and don'ts when doing business or just socializing in daily life in Japan.

In a traditional Japanese wedding, the partners are able to freely choose who they want to marry. The wedding is held in the shrine and the bride and groom dress in their kimonos. A monk presides over the wedding, marrying the couple.

It wasn't long before the rise of the Geisha ended the era of the Tayu. The popularity of the Geisha grew rapidly and eventually completely depleted the number of Tayu. The last recorded Tayu was in 1761.

A lot of foreigners come across as extremely 'foreign' even if they speak the language. Here's how to come across as Japanese, even if you're blonde and blue-eyed.

Japanese culture, and hence, Japanese design is very popular among young people these days. Here are some tips for creating a Japanese themed bedroom.

I lived in Japan for a while so from my experience I know their food is just great. Nippon Japanese Restaurant is the only place I have found in town for Authentic Japanese food. I go here as often as I can, and it reminds me of my trips over to Japan.

Though Japanese women are traditionally submissive and modest, the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II made these women rise above their traditional roles, becoming stronger and more American in the process.

An examination of the internment camps that Americans forced Japanese and Japanese-Americans into. Focusing on the despicable conditions and horrible treatment of the prisoners. Also the fear that Americans had toward their once friends and neighbors.

Japanese culture maintains a rich history of fantastic storytelling that has lent itself to Japan's modern authors as a means of expressing the contemporary social and political issues of their time.

Three Japanese students compare American and Japanese Christmas traditions.

Commonly known as Irezumi or Horimono Japanese tattoos have a rich history full of meaning and communications, even now Japanese tattoos are still firmly rooted in the Japanese culture.

While learning about Japanese culture, its modern pop culture is a topic that is discussed

Looking for a little bit of culture in Los Angeles? Well, if you're sick of star hype, Hollywood's film history, the sunny beaches, or posh Beverly Hills, it times to head downtown for a taste of international Los Angeles. Destination: Little Tokyo.

If you company does frequent business in Japan, you may find yourself having to purchase a gift for a Japanese business man. Here are a few gift ideas.