Shinku_126
Age : 32 Birthday : 1991-06-12 Location : Bandar Seri Begawan Job/hobbies : Dancer, vocalist, journalist Posts : 43 Join date : 2009-08-02
| Subject: Japan and its culture Mon Aug 31, 2009 7:15 pm | |
| JapanThe land of the "Rising Sun". Japan is situated on East Asia, known world-wide with its exquisite dishes and cherry blossom. Not only that Japan is recognized as the city of high technology. Main language is Japanese, followed by French, Korean and English. Map of japan The flag of Japan is called the Hinomaru (rising sun). It consists of a red circle centered on a white background. The flag has length:width proportions of 3:2 and the circle is 3/5 of the width. Although its history goes further back, the flag was first officially raised on merchant ships in 1870, shortly after the "modern" Meiji era began.
The Japanese national anthem is Kimigayo (The Emperor's Reign). It was composed by Hayashi Hiromori in 1880 and adopted as the national anthem in 1888. The lyrics are taken from the Kokinshu, a Heian Period (794-1185) anthology of poetry and are written in the form of a 5-line, 31-syllable tanka poem. Kimi ga yo wa Chiyo ni yachiyo ni Sazare ishi no Iwao to nari te Koke no musu made. They can be translated as: May the reign of the Emperor continue for a thousand, nay, eight thousand generations and for the eternity that it takes for small pebbles to grow into a great rock and become covered with moss. Some less contentious symbols of Japan include the sakura (cherry blossom), the national flower, and the kiji (pheasant), the national bird. The blooming of cherry blossoms is eagerly awaited across the country every year. Millions of people go to hanami (flower viewing) parties to welcome the coming of spring. Also, given the short time that the blossoms remain on the trees, they are also seen as a poignant reminder of the transience of life itself. Japanese women wearing Yukata. Cherry Trees. Popular Japanese dishes; sushi. Kabuki Performance. some text were quoted from another website...
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