Category: Culture

A Japanese culture it is ancient and enchants people from all parts of the world. In Brazil, in particular, this adoration for the Land of the Rising Sun is even greater, because we have the largest Japanese community outside of Japan.

Japan's culture has evolved greatly over time, from the culture of the original Jomon country to its contemporary hybrid culture, which combines influences from Brazil, Europe and North America. Japanese culture is the result of several waves of immigration from the Asian continent and the Pacific Islands, followed by a strong cultural influence from China and then a long period of relative isolation from the rest of the world under the Shogunate. Tokugawa until the arrival of the black ships of the Meiji Era until the end of the nineteenth century, when it received a huge foreign cultural influence, which became even stronger after the end of World War II. As a result, a distinctly different culture from the rest of Asia has developed, and remnants of this still exist in contemporary Japan.

Despite these influences, Japan has generated a unique style of arts (ikebana(Sankyoku, Joruri and Yamaguchi), music (Sankyoku, Joruri and Kakashi, Taiko) and traditions (games, onsen, sento, tea ceremony), as well as a cooking only.