This document provides an overview of Japanese culture. It discusses Japan's flag, currency, leadership, population, religions, sports like sumo wrestling, kendo and baseball. It also describes Japanese writing systems, family structures with distinct gender roles, the importance of school, and traditional foods like sushi, tempura and soba. Additional topics covered include customs, traditions, celebrations, landmarks, cities and cultural dimensions based on Hofstede's model.

1. JAPANESE
Presented By :
Piyusha Dudhane
CULTURE

2. 日本へようこそ

4. •Adopted by Japan on February 27th, 1870.
•Most commonly known as “Hinomaru” which
means “sun disk” or “Nipon”, the “The Land of
the Rising Sun”
•The red circle in the middle represents
sincerity, brightness, bravery and strength.
Flag

5. About Japan
• Currency: Japanese yen
• Emperor: Akihito
• Prime minister: Shinzō Abe
• Population: 127.3 million

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• Religion- Shinto & Buddhist
• Sports – Sumo & Kendo
• Arts – Origami

7. • Sumo wrestling is a kind of sport.
• Sumo wrestlers weigh up to 300 pounds.
• There goal is to knock each other out of the circle.
• Men have to gain weight and become fat and
strong.
• Another popular sport is kendo.
• Kendo means the way of the sword. Samurai and
ninja do kendo to train.
Sports in Japan

8. • They do fencing . For practice ,they use swords
made out of bamboo.
• Another popular sport is baseball. Baseball is
as important as important as it is here. Also it
is the same.
• Another sport is martial arts. Martial arts is
karate.
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9. Japanese Writing and Alphabet
• Japan has four different
writing styles: Hiragana
and Katakana (which
are the easiest), Kanji
(the most complicated),
and Romaji (Written
using English letters)
• Can be written
vertically right to left or
horizontally left to right

10. Family Structure – Gender Role
– Father
• Wage Earners
• The family head - held absolute authority over the family's property
and its members
– Mother
• Remained at home
• Decision-making power
• Control of money
– Son
• Expected to excel in school
• Limited chores
• Responsible for siblings when they are outside of the home
• Expected to bring honor to the family
• Served before mother, younger brothers and sisters
– Daughter
• Expected to excel in school
• Expected to learn how to organize a home & care for things.
– Elders
• Source of Wisdom

11. School
• Schoolwork is very important
• Even in kindergarten, kids are expected to do
their very best and nothing less
• It’s very serious and rigorous
• Getting into the right school can guarantee
success for their whole life
• School is free ages six to fifteen
• There are often school uniforms students are
required to wear, which helps distinguish
schools from each other
• English is taught in all secondary schools
(which is around high school age) because it is
often used in business deals and etc.
• School is everyday except Sunday and is held
twice a month on Saturday

13. Sushi
Tempura
Tonakatsu
Soba

15. Customs and Traditions
• Traditional Japanese Wedding
 Wedding seasons – Spring & Fall
 Arranged Marriage (Past)
 Engagement Gifts
 Gift to the Groom
 Hakama Pants/Skirt - Fidelity
 Gift to the Bride
 “Obi” Kimono Sash – Female Virtue
 Other gifts
 “Naga-Noshi” Abalone Shell – Sincerity
 Money
 “Katsuo-bushi” Dried Bonito or “Surume” Dried
Cuttlefish – Lasting Marriage
 “Konbu” – Happy & Healthy Children
 “Shiraga” or Hemp – Strong Family Ties
 “Suehiro” A Fan – Happiness
 "Sake" Casks – Pledge of Obedience & Gentleness

16. • Traditional Japanese Wedding
 Wedding Ceremony
 The Shinto wedding is
performed before a Shinto
sanctuary.
 "San-san-kudo," a ceremony of
three-times-three exchange of
nuptial cups, is performed by
the bridegroom and bride.
Drinks of "Sake" are then
exchanged between members
and close relatives of the both
families to signify their union
through the wedding.
 Offering of twigs of "Sakaki"
sacred tree in worship to gods to
end the main part of the
wedding ceremony.

17. • People live in crowded citys. They have small
rooms. Some live in tall buildings.
• People take off their shoes at the door because
their floor is covered in tatami mats.
• At night time lots sleep on mats called futons.
• Kids usually wear what we wear like jeans T-
shirts and sneakers.
Japanese Homes

18. • Business people wear suits. Grown ups
wear robes made of colored silk! The robes
are called kimonos. Today kimonos are
only worn on special days.
• For the preparing for a tea ceremony it is
ordered great. Some wealthy people have
tea houses for ceremony‘s.
• In some traditional homes really thin
screens divide the rooms. The screens can
be moved to make a room big or small.

19. Customs and Traditions
• Tea Ceremony
– Influenced by Zen Buddhism with
the intention of purifying the soul
& becoming one with nature.
– Ritual tea drinking originated in
China.
– Ceremony is performed in a tea
house (garden).
– Water represents yin and fire in the
hearth represents yang.
“yin-yang” – “heaven & earth”

20. Celebrations
 Festivals celebrating the seasons and annual cultural events
• New Year Festival – January 1st
• Seasonal Change – Setsubun – Feb. 3rd or 4th
• Doll Festival - Hina Matsuri – March 3rd
• Children's Day (Boys' Day) – May 5th
• Tanabata Festival – July 7th
• Bon Festival – August 15th
 Local festivals
• Lunar New Year
• Autumn Harvest Festivals
• Summer festivals
• Nebuta Festival
• Okunchi Festival
• Sanja Festival

21. Mount Fuji
• Mt. Fuji is a currently dormant volcano near
the Yamanashi and Karagawa Prefectures
• The last time Mt. Fuji erupted was in
November 1707 and has remained dormant
since February 1708
• Mt. Fuji is 3,776 meters high or 12,388.45 feet
• Mt. Fuji is also known as Fuji-san and is a well
known landmark

23. Cherry Blossoms
• Cherry blossom trees are called ‘sakura’
• A popular thing to do in Japan is go flower
viewing
• There are many cherry blossom parks you can
visit
• Usually schools have cherry blossom trees
outside of them
• There are festivals called ‘hanami’ to enjoy the
flowers

25. Tokyo Tower
• Tokyo Tower is in Tokyo and is the world’s
tallest self-supporting tower
• Based of France’s Eiffel Tower
• 333 meters tall, 13 meters higher than the
Eiffel Tower
• At the top of the tower, there’s a TV and
broadcast antenna
• Built in 1958 as Japan’s birth economically

27. Peace Memorial Park
• Built in Hiroshima after the US dropped the
Atomic Bomb
• 120,000 square meters
• Every year, there’s an anniversary the day the
bomb was dropped with speeches for loved
ones, etc.
• The main facility is the Peace Memorial
Museum

29. Akihabara
• Akihabara is also called Akiba
• In Tokyo
• Hundreds of stores and shops, mostly for
electronics
• Gaming, anime and manga is also popular
• Famous for cosplay cafes: Regular cafes
except where waitresses dress up as anime
characters

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