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- 1. JAPANESE literature THE LANDOF THE RISING SUN
- 2. About Japan: Kanji -makes Japan name means “sun origin” or referred to the “land of the rising sun” Japanese – Language of Japan Tokyo – Capital of Japan Yen – Currency Sumo – National Sport Emperor – Akihito Population – 127. 3 million as of 2013
- 3. - Japan isa volcanic archipelago consisting of about 6,852 islands - The Japanese name for Japan is Nippon - Japan is a sovereign island nation in eastern Asia located at the pacific ocean
- 4. 7 Major JapaneseDialects - Hakata Ben - Osaka Ben - Hiroshima Ben - Kyoto Ben - Nagoya Ben - Sendai Ben - Hokkaido Ben
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- 6. Traditional Cuisine (Washoku )is based on rice with miso soup and other dishes, with an emphasis on seasonal ingredients. Side dishes often consist of fish, pickled vegetables, and vegetables cooked in broth. Fish is common, often grilled, but also served raw as sashimi or in sushi.
- 7. “HELLO KITTY” -Created by: Shimizu Designed by: Yuko Yamaguchi TOKYO DISNEYLAND Mt. Fuji
- 8. Religion Folk Shinto, ornot religious (51.82%) Buddhism (34.9%) Shinto organizations and others (4%) Christianity (2.3%)
- 9. Brief history: 14,000 BCto 300 BC -The first period called Jōmon period. 500 BC - Introduction to wet-rice farming, new style of pottery and metallurgy. NARA PERIOD (710-784) - Marked an emergence of the centralized Japanese state centred on the imperial court in Heijo-kyo. HEIAN PERIOD (794-1185) - A a distinctly indigenous Japanese's culture emerged noted for its poetry and prose.
- 10. 12th century- Samuraisruled (shogun), emperor was only a figurehead. 1853: Commodore Matthew Perry (with four warships) “requested” Japan to begin trading. 1868: After the civil war, shogun resigned and Emperor restored the power. Emperor begins modernization of the country, abolishes samurai class and feudal system.
- 11. Murasaki Shikibu - AJapanese novelist and poet - A lady-in-waiting at the Imperial court during the Heian period. - She is best known as the author of “The Tale of Genji” - Written 1,000 years ago
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- 13. Noh - A classicJapanese drama (1400’s) - Stories are spiritual in nature - Heroic theme - Audience: Aristocrats/upper class - Highly stylized action, costuming, masks and scenery
- 14. - Simple sets,small and no props - Stage has three sides for audience, connects to dressing room (separated by curtain) - Accompanied by music or chorus
- 15. A Traditional NohTheater
- 16. Kabuki - Japanese populardrama developed around 1600’s - Stories are based on folklore and history - Highly stylized makeup - Appeals to middle class audience that often yells during performance - Lavish, exaggerated
- 17. - Elaborate sets,often using special effects - Extensive use of props, especially the fan - Stage has only one side (long proscenium), walkway connects to rear of theater - Accompanied by music or chorus - OMNAGATA: males performing as females
- 18. A traditional KabukiPerformance
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- 20. - A formof Japanese poetry - An unrhymed verse form of Japanese origin - An opening stanza of longer poem - Traditionally, the subject is nature or the seasons
- 21. - Consist ofthree lines - Traditionally, haiku is 5-7-5 (syllables ) - Because Haikus are such short poems, they are usually written about things that are recognizable to the reader.
- 22. Haiku the first coldshower even the monkey seems to want a little coat of straw _________________________________________________________ old pond (fu/ru/i/ke ya) a frog jumps (ka/wa/zu to/bi/ko/mu) the sound of water (mi/zu no o/to) by Matsuo Basho (1644-1694)
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