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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!
After Susano’s deeds, Amaterasu hid in the “Heavenly Rock Cave” (Ama-no-iwato). Due to this, Earth and High Plains of Heaven plunged into darkness – this resulted in the rice fields laying fallow, and the Earth being plagued by various disasters. Seeing what was happening, eight hundred gods met by the Celestial River to devise a plan to lure Amaterasu out […]
It does not sound delicious, does it? Moreover, it looks just as tasteless… To many nations of the world as disgusting as Natto may sound: pickled cucumbers, sauerkraut, “Russian” dumplings or cottage cheese (it is rumored that the Japanese do not like cottage cheese). Beautiful soybeans 🙂 Natto is a product not well known outside of Japan, and is one […]
Thanks to many “adjustments” made due to political motives, past mythology experts, by drawing graceful genealogical trees (and, in some cases, very far-fetched), proved that bloodlines of imperial families originated from the Sun Goddess. The emperor was not without reasons holding the name of “the child of the Sun.” For a long time Amaterasu was worshiped in palace temples, until […]
Before Izanagi left the Earth, he generously gifted his children – each one of them was assigned a specific part of his kingdom over which they should exercise custody: Amaterasu received a necklace (the symbol of sovereignty) and the Sky, Tsukiyomi received as a gift the World during the night time, Susano got the Oceans under his reign. Amaterasu and […]
Depending on the version of the myth, as well as available translations, one can talk about the Land of the Dead, Land of the Dead beneath the Earth, the Land of Darkness and the Root Country. Description of Yomi in Kojiki may reflect the early Japanese practice of burying the dead in their tombs that had their entrances sealed with […]