time, the Japanese have expressed themselves through art, music, and literature. However, characteristics of Japanese art have been complicated by the expectations and ideas that were established in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when Japan opened to the west (Ulak). Mark Hudson explains ethnogenesis as the ongoing formation of ethnic groups (Hudson). Some of these formations have come out of the political climate in Japan. The Heian period can be used as an example of Japanese artistic achievement
influenced Japanese culture by adopting Buddhism from China, increased Japan’s social standards by having extremely high standards for their education and lifestyle, and they affected Japan’s politics by serving the country’s military leaders, influencing their actions and decisions. The samurai were one of the most vital influences on Japan, playing a key role in developing Japanese culture, social standards, and politics. Their adoption and acknowledgement of Zen Buddhism allowed the Japanese to freely
known as b-kei, or b-style. The b stands for black, and the Japanese youths who follow this style are heavily influenced by American hip-hop culture. In the introduction of her book, Beauty Up, Laura Miller uses the word “creolization”, normally a linguistic term for when two languages have combined to form a new language. Here, Miller uses it to describe when two or more cultures have intermingled to create a unique outcome. Most Japanese sub-cultures fit into this category, for example, seen here
are mainly descended from migrants who came between 1860 and 1945. During the constant displacement process, Koreans ever took on role from refugee, paddy land cultivator, Japanese collaborator, to tax collector. Among all the roles, the ever existed puppet nation-Manchukuo which has collapsed accompanied with the surrender of Japan in 1945 tried to identify its people with a legalize role before. To give the region Manchuria its own identity, for many Chinese, might perilously close to
The East Asian country, the islands of Japan, has a history of over 2000 years, during which there have been countless rulers, invasions, and time periods. Among all of these periods, Japan had one major period called the Heian period that lasted from 794 AD to 1185. The Heian period started after the fall of the Nara period (645- 794) with the change in capital. The ruler of the time, Emperor Kammu, named his new capital “Heiankyo”, present day, Kyoto, during his reign from 781 to 806. During the
AIS4921 Japanese Culture Final Paper Instructor: Dennitza GABRAKOVA Matsuri: Globalizing Ritual and Cultural Identity of Japan By: ZHANG Wei SID: 54019865 Matsuri: Globalizing Ritual and Cultural Identity of Japan Introduction Matsuri is the Japanese word for festival. In general, it means any of a wide variety of civil and religious ceremonies in Japan; more particularly, the shrine festivals of Shintō. Matsuri vary according to the shrine, the deity or sacred power (kami) worshipped
difference, significance and individuality by changing features from the tip of their hair follicle to the very end of their toes. Transforming to elevate or define character, either to refer to social issues, status issues, legitimate power, wealth, aesthetic value within a specific group with the same believes, ceremonial significance, representation of silent informal communication as well as distinguishing the interface between private and public space. (Schneiter,2001:4) The human body became a three
Wave off Kanagawa is one of the most iconic works in the history of Japanese art. Presumably created in Japan around 1829-1832, the woodblock print was part of the Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji series which featured ravishing sceneries of Mount Fuji. Being the first print in the series, The Great Wave off Kanagawa was a phenomenal success. Hence, Hokusai added ten more designs into the collection. Before the emergence of Japanese printmakers such as Katsushika Hokusai, woodblock printing technique
counterculture arises in the heart of Japan. Tadanori Yokoo’s work explores around all things avant-garde with his subversive, autobiographical and playful style of art crafted by the influences socially and culturally. In the 1960s, artists such as Tadanori Yokoo was affected during the post-war period, where in the poster “Koshimaki-osen” was influenced by the movement such as avant-garde where the avant-garde movement and the counterculture arises in the heart of Japan. Tadanori Yokoo’s work explores
Japan is one of the countries known for its different styles in architecture. Its different architectural forms vary between farm houses and grand imperial palaces. This diversity is due to the change in architectural styles that evolved from pre-historic to modern times. Early designs were influenced by Asian architecture and were imported from local tastes, but the recent history saw the introduction of Western architecture into Japan. Many architects have lived through the evolving of these different