Japanese culture On the one hand, Japanese culture constantly absorbs foreign cultures, but also produces its own characteristics. From the 4th century to the 9th century, ferry people brought mainland culture. At the same time, the Japanese also sent envoys to the Sui and Tang Dynasties to actively absorb the culture of China. Then, around the 10 century, the communication between Japan and the East Asian continent decreased, and the national culture with its own characteristics began to develop. /kloc-In the middle of the 6th century, European culture entered Japan, which brought great stimulation to Japanese culture. But then it came to a standstill because of the ban on religion and the lock-up of the country. /kloc-after the 0/7th century, the edo period developed its own unique culture again in the stable environment of closed doors. After Meiji Restoration, Japan was rapidly westernized, and its traditional culture was restrained to some extent. Japan quickly absorbed European and American cultures, and its cities were also rapidly westernized, which brought great changes to the lives of ordinary people. Because of the economic prosperity in Taisho period, Japan absorbed American popular culture such as sports, movies and other hedonic cultures. However, after 1920s, due to the military policy, European and American cultures were strictly controlled under the wartime system of World War II. After Japan's defeat, the US military promoted American culture while promoting democratization. During this period, there were also voices that denied Japanese traditional culture. During the period of rapid economic growth, great changes have taken place in living habits, and many traditional habits have been lost. On the other hand, Japanese people are more and more confident and re-examine their own culture. In recent years, Japanese culture has gone international, and animation and video games have great influence overseas. The earliest Japanese classics in literature, such as ancient books and Japanese books, are written in Chinese characters. It was not until heian period that a unique writing-pseudonym appeared in Japan. Murasaki shikibu's Tale of Genji is regarded as the first novel in the world. Wakayama is a Japanese poem written under a pseudonym, which usually consists of five rhymes and 3 1 pseudonyms. Ye Wan is the most famous choral work. Haiku is also a unique literary genre in Japan. Matsuo Bashō, a well-known Lisu nationality, is known as a "Lisu sage", and his "Ao Xi Dao" is famous all over the world. After Meiji, Japanese literature was influenced by the West, and famous writers such as Natsume, Sasaki, Mori Yoshiro, Akutagawa Ryunosuke, Junichiro Tanizaki, Yukio Mishima, Kawabata Yasunari, Haruki Murakami and Ry? Murakami appeared, which were called "two villages". There are two Japanese Nobel Prize in Literature winners, namely Yasunari Kawabata (1968) and Kenzaburo Oe (1994) [60]. Art Japanese traditional performing arts include kabuki, energetic drama, raving, literary music, rambling, last words and so on. It can be a classical musical unique to Japan, and all actors have to wear masks. Kabuki originated in the late Warring States period, and the actors must be male, which is a more popular art than Neng. Le Wen, also known as humanoid transparent glass, is a puppet show. Japanese traditional music is called Bangzi music, including elegant music, sentences, divine music, singing and so on. Bangle plays a wide variety of musical instruments, such as Sanweixian, shakuhachi, (flute), Zheng, Sheng, Taigu and so on. After Pipa was introduced to Japan from China, it also developed into different forms. /kloc-At the end of 0/9th century, western music was introduced to Japan, which had a great influence on Japanese pop music. In the late Showa period, J-POP, which combines western elements and Japanese characteristics, came into being. Karaoke is one of the most important leisure ways for Japanese people. Japanese lacquerware technology is world-renowned, and the word "Japan" refers not only to "Japan" but also to lacquerware. Japanese lacquerware is decorated with gold and silver, that is, the so-called "painting". After drying and polishing, gold and silver scraps are embedded in the lacquer solution, showing extremely luxurious gold and silver colors. Sometimes flowers, birds, insects and fish or auspicious patterns are also embedded with mother of pearl, silver thread and gold Shen, which has high artistic value. Flower path, tea ceremony and fragrant path were all introduced into Japan with Buddhism, and now they have taken root in Japan and become a part of Japanese art. Japanese painting can be divided into monochrome painting and bicolor painting. Ukiyo-e painting is one of the most famous Japanese paintings, which has a great influence on western impressionist art. Japanese animation and game industry have a high position in the world. Shintoism and Japanese Buddhism are the main religions in Japan. At present, most Japanese people do not have specific religious beliefs psychologically, but many religious ceremonies or activities have been integrated with Japanese life, such as weddings and funerals. Shinto is a religion developed in Japan, and the place of worship is a shrine. Shinto believes that everything in nature is God. In The History of Japan, Buddhism was introduced to Japan in 552 AD. At the beginning of the 7th century, Shoto Kutaishi built the Horyuji and devoted himself to promoting Buddhism. From 1549, Catholicism entered Japan, and by the beginning of 17 century, there were about 750,000 Christians. However, the Tokugawa shogunate later implemented the policy of banning religion, and missionary activities did not flourish again until the late19th century. At present, the number of Christians officially baptized in Japan does not exceed 1% of the total population. Please adopt it, thank you ~