JAPAN

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LANGUAJE
HISTORY

The history of the Japanese language dates back more than 2,000
years, believed to have originated in the Kyushu region of Japan.
In the 3rd century AD, contact with China and Korea had a great
influence on the Japanese language, resulting in the adoption of the
Chinese script and the incorporation of many borrowings of Chinese
and Korean origin.
In the 9th century AD, Japanese began to develop its own syllabic
script, known as hiragana and katakana.
In the 20th century, Japanese experienced greater influence from
Western languages, especially English, and there was an expansion
in the amount of foreign borrowings in Japanese vocabulary.
 GASTRONOMY
TRADITIONAL JAPANESE FOOD

ONIGIRI
is a rice ball filled with different ingredients such as salmon
or pickled plum. It usually has a triangular shape and is
wrapped in a small strip of nori seaweed.

SASHIMI
It is a Japanese delicacy consisting mainly of raw seafood or
fish. It is served alongside it soy sauce, wasabi, and a simple
garnish such as grated daikon radish.

SUSHI
This dish is one of the most popular in Japanese gastronomy.
It is made with cooked rice marinated with rice vinegar,
sugar, salt and other ingredients, including fish or seafood. It
can also have vegetables, egg, or any other accompaniment.

MOCHI
It is a cake made of glutinous rice.In confectionery we have
daifuku or daifukumochi: a small mochi with sweet filling,
commonly anko (sweetened azuki bean paste).
TRADITIONS
The year in Japan is characterized by the passage of the
four seasons, but each month has its own traditional
festivals and other customs, some ancient and others a
little more recent that place us in the time of year.
NEW YEAR
Festivals of fire and water (by way of purification) are
common in January. Shinto also emphasizes the renewal of
time: which is why many of these festivals are held at the
beginning of the year.
SHICHI-GO-SAN
November 15 Literally, the festival of seven (shichi) five (go)
three (san). Girls aged 3 and 7, and boys aged 5, are taken
to a sanctuary as a sign of good health received by the
guardian gods.
NEW YEAR'S EVE
New Year's Eve December 31 Namahage: On the Oga
Peninsula, men in demon masks go from house to house
asking, "Are there useless children around here?" At Okera
Mairi, Yakusa Shrine, Kyoto, a sacred fire is lit at the
shrines. Fire is believed to bring happiness to all who cook
their first meal on the coals of the fire.
 WEATHER
[September to November] Fall: The quietest season, the
weather is nice and if there's rain it is going to be very light,
With beautiful blossoms of Arce and a beautiful landscapes,
the scenes are majestic, making it quite a pleasant month to
visit the country.

[December to February] Winter: if you like the cold, the best

season to go is this one, it snows and there's lights of
christmas eve in the city.

[March to May] spring: The sakura trees blossom, during the

months of spring the temperature is normal, the temperature
in tokio during this months is of 17 °C, The rains, if there are,
they are very slight.

[June to August] Summer: In these months it gets dark later

around 7 p.m., There is a lot of humidity and heat, there are
bugs and mosquitoes, the rainy season begins. The
temperature in the tokyo city in summer is to 25 °C
 INTERESING PLACES
MOUNT FUJI
Active volcano of 3776 meters high,
the highest point of the country. It
is located in the center of Japan,
120 kilometers from Tokyo, its
capital.
TSUMAGO
Tsumago is one of the towns that
preserves its essence of the time.
You will not see electrical wiring in
public places or vehicles traveling
through its main streets.
FUSHIMI INARI SHRINE
Another emblematic place is the
Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto, which
is there to pay tribute to Inari, the
god of rice.