EAST ASIAN MUSIC

JAPAN
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QUESTION 1
Relate how these aspects of
Japanese culture are influenced by
history.

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• Many of the Japanese cultures are being
preserved and still practiced even until today.
But then, due to change of time, that one
generation passes to the next generation and
being influenced by other countries, hence
some of the Japanese cultures were changed
and being mixed with. This led to the
similarities of Japanese cultures to its
neighboring countries in East Asia.

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QUESTION 2
How do these pictures show aspects
of Japanese culture?

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QUESTION 3
What similarities with other East
Asian countries can you identify in
these objects?

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• Some of the cultures of Japan are similar to
other East Asian countries like some of their
festivals and ceremonies. Also in their musical
instruments, particularly percussion
instruments just like Tsuzumi of Japan and the
Changgo of Korea. And the art of beautiful
handwritings, they both have the calligraphy,
they only differ on their way and style of
writing. These are some of the similarities, this
is because each of the countries in East Asia
influenced each other during the previous times
in history.