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I was asked almost an identical question during my stay in Japan from our Japanese friend. Without thinking I uttered: “Cherry blossom, samurais and geishas.”.
– Geishas? – he asked, surprised. – But you can find them only in Kyoto!
As I discovered later, many people have a much better idea about Japan than I thought. And I do not mean here only the fans of manga and anime, but an average person. The truth is that along with the fashion for Japan came a wonderful broadening of horizons of whole societies. Today, Japan is associated not only with cherry blossom, samurais, ninjas, geishas, sumo warriors, kimonos, sushi, and sake.
Today the country of the rising sun is primarily associated with rich culture and tradition, the latest technologies, temples, history, cuisine, lifestyle, tea, workaholism, and many others. Japan visited at least once every household giving the best of itself to everybody.
Personally, I think it’s worth it to take some good practices from the land of the samurai like respect for tradition, culture, and heritage. In addition, nature is nurtured by the Japanese, not only in their home gardens. Shared space is not littered, and the things lost are highly likely to be found exactly where they were left. Aggression usually does not take place – the interest is well camouflaged in many interesting ways… About all this I will tell you!
I hope that it will be a pleasure for you to visit Japan with me!
I was very lucky to not to suffer from the jet lag. As a result, I could successfully wander here and there in Yokohama – the first destination of my travel to Japan. For some of the city name does not say much, and is not associated with anything interesting, as opposed to names such as Tokyo or Kyoto. I […]
I started to dream about Japan in junior high when I watched for the first time my first serious anime: Hellsing, season 1. My previous experience was limited to typical for my generation titles (eg.: Sailor Moon, Dragon Ball, Captain Tsubasa, Pokemon, and others), and that’s why Hellsing was the real thing at that time. Another step in being in […]
After being exiled, Susano came down from Heaven to Earth in the vicinity of the river Hi, Shimane prefecture. The river’s surroundings are strongly related to Japanese mythology, as several events of the Japanese myths are taking place there. The river itself measures 153 km, flows from the Sentsu Mountain, and ends its run in Lake Shinji. Also, in this […]
According to European standards 18m2 gives a little more than half of a studio, while in Japan it is already an apartment. While being in Japan, I had the opportunity to sleep in such a place. Amazingly, there were all the basic facilities: bathroom with separate toilet, bedroom, hallway, kitchen and even a balcony. It is true that Japanese living […]
The Food Goddess in Japanese mythology may be referred to by few different names: Ukemochi-no-kami, Ogetsu-no-hime, Ōgetsuhime or Toyouke-hime-no-kami. The myth associated with her, about the appearance on Earth of all basic foods available to the Japanese, also has two slightly different versions depending on their source (Kojiki or Nihonshoki). Either way, her death was not a waste. In the […]