41. YesJapan.com - Culture Center Learn the in and outs of japanese culture. Don t go to Japan without learning the cultural basics. japanese culture. A Closer Look http://www.yesjapan.com/culture/

var bunka = "culture"; Welcome to the YesJapan .com culture center. Browse through the varied culture sections and don't forget to find out more about our growing community of students learning Japanese @ YesJapan.com. Learn Japanese on the Internet! screen shots what's included FAQ's ... NOW OPEN! Japanese Culture A Closer Look On this site we will introduce some of the unique traditions of Japan and hopefully clear up any questions you may have had about Japan. It is also important for us here at YesJapan.com to help demystify Japan. Although the movies and mass media portray an image of Japan and Asia in general as very strict and it seems that one incorrect gesture or if you are off a few degrees in your bow that you will dishonor your family for generations to come. This is far from the truth. Just like you and I It is important to know that the Japanese are just like you and I. They are not the serious bound to protocol people that we are led to believe. And although there are certain DO and DON'TS in Japan nothing is so bad that you will be deported.

42. Japanese Culture And Daily Live This page is the digital version of A Day in the Life series and japanese culture Now series published in The Japan Forum Newsletter, wich focuses on http://www.tjf.or.jp/eng/ge/geindex.htm

Site Map b Browsers and Plug-Ins b Contact This page is the digital version of "A Day in the Life" series and "Japanese Culture Now" series published in The Japan Forum Newsletter , wich focuses on familiar aspects of everyday Japanese culture. One of our aims is to foster ideas and material for Japanese language classes by providing a window on Japanese culture and people. Depending on the computer equipment you have, you can print the PDF files as they are or copy and paste text data from them as needed for worksheets or other purposes. While most of the original newsletters were printed in two colors, for the HTML-fomat pages, we have added the original color photos wherever possible. These full-color resources will help teachers create materials of higher quality. NEW! HTML PDF TJF Newsletter No.32 HTML PDF TJF Newsletter No.31

43. Japanese Culture And Daily Life Series These hot springs, and the presence of many fast flowing rivers with clean water, have influenced the development of Japan s bath culture. http://www.tjf.or.jp/eng/ge/ge04ofuro.htm

After returning from a trip abroad, the first thing most Japanese want to do is eat a good meal ( with rice, of course ) and take a long bath. Japanese are fond of soaking in the tub. According to one survey, 88% of Japanese said they liked taking baths. In a Japanese bath, an extra-deep tub is filled to the top with very hot water, in which you sit submerged up to the neck. Most people spend about half an hour in the bath every night. Most children take their baths with their father or mother until they are in the upper grades of elementary school. The family tub is an important place for parent-child communication. Why did Japan develop its particular style of bathing? One answer might be the climate. Japan's summers are hot and humid, and its witeres are cold. Hot baths wash the body's sweat off in the summer and warm the body up in the winter. Another answer might be Japan's volcanoes. Japan is famous for its number of volcanoes, many of which are still active. In many places, hot water bubbles up from underground. These hot springs, and the presence of many fast flowing rivers with clean water, have influenced the development of Japan's bath culture. Japanese use their baths not only to get clean but to maintain their health by warming themselves up and stimulating their circulation. Because the body is washed outside the bath, the bath water stays clean and deeply refreshing. In the hot springs or the public bath, everybody bathes in the same water, creating an unclothed companionship that facilitates amiable communication. In a bath, you can relax, recover from exhaustion, rid yourself of stress. No wonder Japanese love their baths.

44. Anime/Manga Web Essay Archive Scholarly and fanwritten essays including histories, reviews of conventions, and particular aspects of japanese culture. http://www.corneredangel.com/amwess/

Hello! Konnichiwa! Welcome to the ANIME MANGA WEB ESSAYS ARCHIVE The Basics + By Type Academic General Media + By Series Title Characters All Titles Evangelion Animanga Books ... Links join the Anime/Manga Research Circle read my LiveJournal News, Feedback, Site Info 25 May 2004 Montyly Feature Tomobiki, Lum, and the End of Forever - An Analysis of Urusei Yatsura Movie 4 Site Additions ACADEMIC section - highlights: Otaku Nation: Books on Japanese Comics and Animated Films Reconfiguring the Radical Cyborg in Mamoru Oshii's Ghost in the Shell Sleeping Beauty Wakes Herself Up: Folklore and Gender Inversion in ... Cardcaptor Sakura New items in SERIES pages: Blood Reign, Unico, Urusei Yatsura News Archive Feedback Archive Site Directory Linking Info: The Anime/Manga Web Essays Archive (AMWESS) is LINK-FREE. All linking is unrestricted. Feedback and information on use of AMWESS materials in research, and especially in class source lists, is greatly appreciated. current site version: 3.5

45. Japanese Culture And Info japanese culture and info. Japan Poem The Relationship Manager The title is rather misleading. It lets you send a greeting card with so much culture! http://www.sabotenweb.com/bookmarks/culture.html

Japanese culture and info What's new? Japanese language learning tools on Web For teachers of Japanese Bookstores and publishers ... Back to Bookmarks main page culture natsukashi no uta Audio file and lyrics provided of numerous songs will create an instant karaoke party for you! worldramen.net Totally subjective selection. I can eat ramen everyday! Japan Poem: The Relationship Manager The title is rather misleading. It lets you send a greeting card with so much culture! Asahi Japan Collectibles Home Page Japanese nicknacks sold on-line. Beautiful site. Ukiyo-e: The Pictures of the Floating World Want to add ukiyoe on your desktop? Here you go! Edo Japan, A Virtual Tour Perfect virtual tour to 19th century Japan. OPEN KITCHEN An amazing site. Never wondered what Japaense bring in their lunch box? Origami USA Very nicely designed site. ePALS Classroom Exchange Finally, ePal to Japanese! It is a site that connects classrooms (mainly for language purposes). For European languages, this has been a long hit. JAPAN PENFRIEND JPA PenPal Homepage Japanese pen pals A Japanese penpal forum : Seek a Japanese penpal on the web ! -Japan:Info-Xchange-

46. Culture Corner: Virtual Japanese Culture Virtual japanese culture. You ll need the Shockwave plugin before you can start. If you don t have it, you can download it HERE. http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/virtual.html

Virtual Japanese Culture You'll need the Shockwave plugin before you can start. If you don't have it, you can download it HERE Let's learn about KENDAMA a very popular game in Japan! Learn about ORIGAMI , the Japanese art of paper folding. If you'd like to actually make origami figures yourself, you can move on to the EXPLORING ORIGAMI chapter. Arrange cut flowers beautifully in IKEBANA If you're ready for a real challenge, try writing Japanese letters with a brush in SHODO (calligraphy). You can also try playing a traditional Japanese tune on a KOTO Or maybe you'd like to try shaping and caring for a BONSAI Want to have fun for the New Year? Then try this traditional Japanese toy: FUKU WARAI Take a shot at producing a beautiful UKIYO-E woodblock print. Try a game of mounted archery in Design your own beautiful KIMONO outfit. Try your hand at JUDO , a traditional Japanese sport. Pack your own Japanese lunch in a BENTO box.

47. Psychonauticmid Portal Photos of traditional Japanese backpieces and other artwork. Links to Shibari and japanese culture. http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Cyprus/3411/

48. Learn JapaneseJapanese Education JAPAN CULTURE STUDY GROUP. (Japanese education and japanese culture). WELCOME TO OUR HOME PAGE. CULTUREjapanese culture. JAPANESE TEXTBOOK NEW BOOK WAS COMPLETED. http://ux01.so-net.ne.jp/~o1779uma/

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49. Joi Ito's Web: Japanese Culture Category Archive japanese culture Category Archive. (japanese culture Category Wiki Page); April 30, 2004. doesn t translate well in Japan 1258 JST » japanese culture Movies. http://joi.ito.com/archives/cat_japanese_culture.html

RSS 1.0 RSS 2.0 Japanese About Joi ... #joiito Japanese Culture Category Archive Japanese Culture Category Wiki Page May 30, 2004 Garbage day in the village 10:35 JST Japanese Culture Joi's Diary May 30, or 530. 5 3 can be read "gomi" in Japanese which means garbage. So what does May 30 mean in our village? Garbage day. This morning, I participated with most of the village in picking up trash and junk around the village. Along one of the roads, there was an area that was clearly being used as an illegal garbage dump by many people. There were mufflers, car batteries, toilets, beds, bicycles and even a car dumped there. We spent the morning hoisting this junk out of the mud and carrying it in trucks to a location where the local government would come and collect it for us. There were many children helping out as well. Hopefully this annual garage day will help educate them not to dump trash by the road. I got a chance to meet more of my neighbors so it was nice. I still have a hard time remembering everyone's name but sharing this massive chore with the whole village was quite a bonding experience. These village chores are called gyoji and there are many others including trimming hedges and trees, cleaning common spaces and fixing roads.

50. BlogCategoryJapanese Culture - Joi Ito Wiki Joi Ito Wiki, BlogCategoryjapanese culture, UserPreferences. HelpContents Search Diffs Info Edit Subscribe XML Print View Joi Ito Wiki, http://joi.ito.com/joiwiki/BlogCategoryJapanese Culture

BlogCategoryJapanese Culture UserPreferences Joi Ito Wiki FrontPage RecentChanges TitleIndex WordIndex ... Create this page Alternatively, use one of these templates: HelpTemplate HomepageTemplate NotesTemplate To create you own templates, add a page with a name ending in Template. EditText of this page FindPage by browsing, title search , text search or an index Or try one of these actions: LikePages LocalSiteMap SpellCheck

51. Japanese Culture Intelligence Site CUL-Net The summary for this Japanese page contains characters that cannot be correctly displayed in this language/character set. http://www.cul-net.com/servlet/jp.co.culnet.top.Search

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52. Japanese Culture, Non-verbal Communication It would be better to relax and appear patient with your Japanese counterpart. FACIAL GESTURES. THE UNCOMMITTED FACE of the Japanese is very common. http://www.shinnova.com/part/99-japa/abj17-e.htm

A Beginner's Guide to Japan Introduction: Japan Facts National Holidays The Arts Foods ... Interesting Statistics Japanese Culture: General Concepts Good Manners Introductions Bowing Non-Verbal Communication Dress Seating and Standing Protocol Table Manners Gift Giving ... Customs in the Workplace Japan Travel Information Entering Japan Time General Information Currency and Banking ... Returning home to Canada Doing Business in Japan General Information Meishi (namecards) Building concensus Related Stuff: Who We Are T.S.Travel based on Times Square Travel's A Guide to Japan Non-Verbal Communication: Dancing Cat. (from the series "Scribblings on the Wall of a Warehouse", c.1840's, by Kuniyoshi) Silence In Japan, silence is just as important as speaking. It is a designated moment to understand what has just been communicated. It is a moment to think and an opportunity to respond in a well thought out manner. In the West, silence is considered as an awkward moment and we try to mask this uncomfortable feeling with words. It is best not to try to break the silence as you might appear insincere. It would be better to relax and appear patient with your Japanese counterpart. You should be considering the value of what has been said. Silence or what is not said can be just as important as what is said. If one point is said, the listener is expected to understand the others points that are not said. You must read in between the lines or pick up on what has been implied. Often the subject of a sentence is not stated in so many words; it is just understood "who" or "what" is being referred to.

53. Randy Johnson's 'Favorite Getaways In Rural Japan' -- Travel Guide Randy Johnson's detailed guide to rural Japanese travel getaways, with comprehensive facts on using Japanese inns, transportation, and baths, plus insights on japanese culture, customs, and religion. http://ease.com/~randyj/rjjapani.htm

Favorite Getaways In Rural Japan A detailed guide to rural Japanese travel getaways, with comprehensive facts on using Japanese inns, transportation, and baths plus insights on Japanese culture, customs, and religion. by Randy Johnson This is a Non-Commercial site! Full Destination Table of Contents What's New? Appendices: Lodging Info ... My Links to Resources about Japan Hello! And thanks for dropping by; I made these files just for you. If you have an interest in Japan, I hope you will find some information here to enhance that interest. This is my own personal site no corporate connections, and no advertising. Enjoy! rj Throughout this book, this symbol indicates an external link to someone else's web site. This book is made up of 18 web pages! At the bottom of each page is a link to return to the main Table of Contents. You're visiting Randy Johnson's Japan Page If you're interested in World Travel , drop by My Travel Page , a collection of notes, stories, travel tips, and a few photos from my 6 years On the Road , mostly around the Third World.

54. Anihabara! News, information, frequently asked questions about japanese culture with regard to anime. A character database, and a guide to shops in Akihabara. http://east.sakura.ne.jp/aniba/

A n ihabara! "Anihabara" is a compound word of Anime and Akihabara. Akihabara is a mecca for all the anime fans! (^^) Since Jun,16th 1997 Anime news OAQ about Japan OAQ about Anime Anime Characters Name Guide Information about anime programs broadcasted now in Kanto Region from Jun. 5 to Jun. 11 from May 29 to Jun. 4 History Japanese Anime sites ... Link me! [ Naruto ] The correct name of Gamabunta's son is: Gamadomu Gamagama Gamakichi Gamasaru ... Stella Quest L

55. Is Amae The Key To Understanding Japanese Culture? ISSN 1198 3655. Is Amae the Key to Understanding japanese culture? japanese culture stresses dependence while American culture underscores independence. http://www.sociology.org/content/vol005.001/smith-nomi.html

Electronic Journal of Sociology (2000) ISSN: 1198 3655 Is Amae the Key to Understanding Japanese Culture? Herman W Smith UM-St. Louis Takako Nomi UM-St. Louis *To be read at the Asia and Asian American Studies Section of the American Sociological Association for presentation at the Annual Meeting in San Francisco, August, 1998. Abstract Introduction Doi asserts that European languages lack an equivalent word to amae. His argument is that the lack of an equivalent word implies lack of social recognition and need of feelings of dependency and the desire to be loved in the West. The closest Western equivalents might be the classical Greek concepts of eros, which assumes the child's immature need to be loved, versus agape, deriving from the mother's need to give unqualified love (Tillich, 1957). Identity-Confirmation and Affect Control When a human engages in culturally inappropriate behaviors, or with culturally inappropriate counter-identities, he or she experiences negative affect. Heise (1991) has empirically derived a measure he terms the Deflection Score, which measures the discomfort felt by a person who finds herself in an identity-disconfirming event. An event such as Mother Hugs Child is probably highly identity-confirming for both mother and child in any culture, leading to low deflections. Mother Scolds Child is likely to increase anxiety in both mother and child, but is typical enough that only mild increases in deflection should result. Mother Batters Child specifies a very high deflection score. The abnormality of such an event raises questions such as: What kind of mother would batter her child? What kind of child would cause a mother to child batter?

56. The Observer | Food Monthly | Modern Boys And Mobile Girls japanese culture is coded , in some wonderfully peculiar way that finds its nearest equivalent, I think, in English culture. And http://observer.guardian.co.uk/life/story/0,6903,466391,00.html

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57. Singing Orthoptera In Japanese Culture, Cultural Entomology Digest 3 The following illustrations and notes show various aspects of Japan s cricket culture. The cricket cage peddlar , Kiyonaga, ca. http://www.insects.org/ced3/japanese_sing.html

by Robert W. Pemberton USDA-ARS, 3205 College Ave. Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33314 The cricket cage peddlar Bamboo Cages How to Raise Singing Insects Tama Zoo Show Electronic Katydid The Japanese have a long tradition of enjoying the calls of various Orthoptera, both in the wild and as caged pets (Lafcadio Hern, 1905, Exotics and Retrospectives, Little, Brown and Co., Boston). These customs have been popular with both the Japanese Court, which probably introduced some of the customs from China, and with the common people. Visiting places, known for the abundance and high quality of their singing insects, was one of the seasonal pleasures, such as cherry blossom and autumn leaf viewing. Although many of these customs have been lost or simplified with Japan's modernization, there remains a fondness for the "cries" of certain species of crickets (Gryllidae) and long-horned grasshoppers (Tettigonidae). The following illustrations and notes show various aspects of Japan's cricket culture. The cricket cage peddlar ", Kiyonaga, ca. late 1700s, (courtesy of The Art Institute of Chicago). Cricket sellers were members of an organized guild recognized by the checkerboard motif used on the cloth of their stands and kimonos. These mobile merchants sold diverse and beautifully crafted cages, including ones that resembled fans, boats and country cottages, to house the singing insects. The singing insects of commerce were both reared and collected from the wild. Cricket cage made of twigs, wire and the sheath of a bamboo shoot, ca. 1950 (courtesy of Kyushu-Tokai Univ.). This wire mesh type of cage was used for smaller crickets. The finely crafted cages of the past are now rarely made; most modern cages are clear plastic terrariums with ventilated tops. These terrariums are sold to keep and rear a few species of singing Orthoptera (mainly the bell insect, Homoeogryllus japonicus de Haan), which are also sold along with specially packaged bell insect food and soil in pet shops.

58. Www.iuma.be Dedicated to all Budo styles so that they might work together while maintaining their own structure. Includes a summary of Budo, structure and history of the organization, event and seminar calendar, IUMA shop, general information about japanese culture, video clips, browser games, and related links. http://www.iuma.be

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59. Japanese Culture Cultural and art forms in Japan are stylized and highly refined, emphasizing simplicity, elegance, and grace; these include theatrical performances, textiles http://www.city.kanazawa.ishikawa.jp/dentou_e/

Cultural and art forms in Japan are stylized and highly refined, emphasizing simplicity, elegance, and grace; these include theatrical performances, textiles, ceramic ware, and 'the way,' which includes the tea ceremony. Theatrical Performances The Way Textiles Ceramic Ware Other Pages of Japanese Culture

60. Key Aspects Of Japan These pages are based on the book titled Traditional japanese culture Modern Japan by the same authors published in Japan in 1993. http://www.japanlink.co.jp/ka/home.html

to the Japanese Version] New Age Publishing Institute These pages are based on the book titled by the same authors published in Japan in 1993. The purposes of this online publishing are to update old data of the book, and to offer a chance to understand Japan and Japanese culture to the people worldwide. *Note:We can't directly answer questions about the items, but please feel free to email us your opinions and suggestion. Entertainment Spirit Animal Social Life ... Festival S uggestions, comments?email: eastwest@japanlink.co.jp

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