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    Japan has a long history of unique cultural traditions that are reflected in its literature, art, and ceremonies. Japanese literature dates back to at least the 8th century AD and includes notable works like the Man'yoshu poetry anthology and Murasaki Shikibu's 11th century novel The Tale of Genji. Traditional Japanese ceremonies like the tea ceremony, weddings, and funerals follow customs that are deeply rooted in Japanese cultural heritage. Festivals also involve contests demonstrating artistic and literary skills that have been part of Japanese culture for centuries.

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    Japan has a long history of unique cultural traditions that are reflected in its literature, art, and ceremonies. Japanese literature dates back to at least the 8th century AD and includes notable works like the Man'yoshu poetry anthology and Murasaki Shikibu's 11th century novel The Tale of Genji. Traditional Japanese ceremonies like the tea ceremony, weddings, and funerals follow customs that are deeply rooted in Japanese cultural heritage. Festivals also involve contests demonstrating artistic and literary skills that have been part of Japanese culture for centuries.

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    FACTS ABOUT JAPAN

    Japan known now as a developed


    country, which is famous because
    of its inventions, companies and
    arts. Here we are going to reveal
    some Japanese cultures, and some
    of their heritage that have a great
    effect on their culture.
    JAPANESE STYLES
    Japan as a country has a past with
    its styles in its own tradition, in
    clothing, building and foods.
    -Clothing:
    Japanese people used their
    traditional clothing in the past, now
    they wear it just in special occasions.
    Yukata “for men”,
    Kimono “for women”,
    Zori “sandals” .
    JAPANESE STYLES
    Buildings & Gardens:
    In Japan there are many different
    buildings and gardens, that are a big part
    of its culture. They do not actually come
    from Japan, their ideas come from China.
    JAPANESE LITERATURE

    Japanese
    Literature is one
    of the major
    literatures of the
    world comparable
    to English
    literature in age
    and variety.
    JAPANESE LITERATURE

    Japanese Literature is one of the major


    bodies of Oriental Literature. It is less
    voluminous than Chinese Literature
    but comparable to Arabic, Persian and
    Indian Literature. It covers the period
    from the fifth century A.D to the
    present.
    JAPANESE LITERATURE

    Poems and odes to the Gods were


    composed in the early Japanese
    Language before the art of writing was
    known in Japan. Only fragments of this
    Literature have survived, but these are
    thought to have been extensive. During
    the first centuries of writing in Japan,
    the spoken language and written
    language were identical.
    JAPANESE LITERATURE
    The Tale of Genji
    Written by Japanese writer Murasaki
    Shikibu in the 11th century, is
    generally regarded as the earliest
    novel in any culture and as the
    greatest masterpiece of Japanese
    literature. In this scene from the novel,
    Prince Genji is visiting with his
    favorite wife, Murasaki, while
    watching his housemaids, whom he has
    sent outside to build a snowman. The
    novel is remarkable for its detailed
    depiction of the refined culture of
    Heian-period Japan.
    Classical and Heian Period (700-1185)

    Man’yoshu (Collection of Ten Thousand Leaves)


    (ca. 700-750)

    The Man’yoshu, the oldest collection of Japanese poetry,


    was compiled in the 8th century and consists of more than
    4,000 poems, some of which date from as early as the 5th
    century. While consisting mainly of 31 syllable poems
    (tanka, also called waka), it also contains many examples
    of long poems (choka). The subject matter of the poems
    varies from travel descriptions to elegies and poems of love
    and loss. There are also poems reflecting Chinese and
    Buddhist influences. The Man’yoshu poems are direct and
    accessible to any audience unfamiliar with Japanese
    culture and the conventions of Japanese poetry.
    Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

    Child’s Play (1895-96) by Higuchi Ichiyo


    (1872-1896)
    Set in the pleasure quarters of the late Meiji era, this
    short story focuses on neighborhood adolescents who
    experience the beginning of adulthood. A gang of boys
    and one girl, once close-knit playmates, drift apart as
    they face the inevitabilities of growing up. Two
    characters in the story, Nobu, a boy following the path
    to priesthood, and Midori, a girl who will eventually
    become a prostitute in the licensed brothel quarters,
    hold mutual affection for one another but sadly realize
    that their paths will never cross as they are about to
    shoulder life’s responsibilities.
    Medieval and Tokugawa Periods (1185-1868)

    The Tale of the Heike (ca. 1250)

    The Tale of the Heike is a warrior epic of the


    historic battles between the Genji (Minamoto clan)
    and the Heike (Taira clan) between 1169 and
    1185. The Tale follows the rise of the Heike, their
    arrogance and abuse of power, and their
    destruction at the hands of the Genji. Students who
    are interested in the transition to and the rise of
    the warrior class in Japanese history will find this
    a content-rich work.
    JAPANESE LITERATURE
     In written form from at least the 8th
    century AD to the present.
     One of the oldest and richest national
    literatures. Since the late 1800s, Japanese
    writings have become increasingly
    familiar abroad.
     Genres such as haiku verse, nō drama,
    and the Japanese novel have had a
    substantial impact on literature in many
    parts of the world.
    Japanese Ancient Literature (pre-8th Century)

    With the introduction of kanji (漢字, lit.


    "Chinese characters") from the Asian
    mainland, writing became possible, as there
    was no native writing system.
    Consequently, the only literary language was
    classical Chinese to begin with; later, the
    characters were adapted to write
    Japanese, creating what is known as the
    man'yōgana, the earliest form of kana, or
    syllabic writing.
    Japanese Ancient Literature (pre-8th Century)

    • Nara Period include Kojiki (712: a partly


    mythological, partly accurate history of Japan)
    •Nihonshoki (720: a chronicle with a slightly
    more solid foundation in historical records than
    the Kojiki), and Man'yōshū (759: a poetry
    anthology).
    • The language used in the works of this period
    differs significantly from later periods in both its
    grammar and phonology. Even in this early era,
    significant dialectal differences within Japanese
    are apparent.
    Writers Behind Japanese Literature

    Natsume Soseki
    • Japanese author Tanizaki Jun’ichirō
    • first gained public attention with his
    • Many of the works of Japanese
    Wagahai wa neko de aru (1906; I Am a
    Cat, 1961) author focus on male-female
    relationships.
    •a generally light-hearted series of
    observations that a cat makes about • He is best known for Tade kuu
    humans. Soseki later published more mushi (1929; Some Prefer Nettles,
    serious psychological novels. 1955), about a failing marriage.
    Japanese Writings
    Japanese Writings
    1. KANJI The Kanji includes about 2000
    "characters" derived from Chinese
    starting more than 1500 years ago, with
    more than 5,000 possible pronounciations
    [a single character may have from one to
    more than six or seven] and covering at
    least 5000 possible "meanings" or
    "semantic fields" which form the heart of
    the writing system. Most of these would be
    recognized by most educated Japanese
    readers. Several thousand
    more Kanji were also adopted for use by
    the Japanese (and have "standardized"
    Japanese pronounciations)
    2. KANA Some time after adopting Chinese characters, the
    Japanese developed two syllabaries (KANA), partially derived
    from Kanji. Syllabaries are writing systems in which whole syllables,
    rather than discrete sounds (phonemes), are represented by signs
    which cannot be broken down into their constituent sound elements.
    2a. Hiragana In this syllabary verb endings and other
    grammatical elements--not present in the Chinese character system--
    and other features of the Japanese language are reflected in
    writing.Hiragana appears to be more cursive ("rounder")
    than katakana.
    2b. Katakana This syllabary, which covers exactly the same
    syllable sound-system, is used primarily for writing out the sounds of
    borrowed words (especially of non-Asian origins) and for
    emphasis. Katakana is written in a more angular, linear form than
    is hiragana.
    2c. Furigana These are smaller than usual syllable signs
    (usually hiragana) that are written alongside or above
    a Kanji primarily to indicate its correct pronounciation (remember
    that any Kanjimay have several pronounciations or readings which
    may or may not alter its meaning).
    JAPANESE CEREMONIES

    The Tea Ceremony


    The Wedding
    Ceremony
    JAPANESE CEREMONIES

    Death Ceremony
    The Birth Ceremony
    Festivals and Celebrations
     Many festivals and
    celebrations had its
    own customs:
    Many involved contests
    that tested athletic,
    poetic, or artistic skill.
    For example, in the
    Festival of the Snake,
    cups of wine were floated
    in a stream. Guests took
    a cup and drank from it.
    Then they had to think up
    and recite a poem.
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