A TRIP THROUGH

JAPAN
José Alejandro Ortiz Castro
Sebastián Ortiz Agudelo
Jeam Paul Núñez Orozco
Mónica Lizeth Orjuela Diaz
 Japan
• Is an island country in east Asia. It is situated in the
northwest pacific ocean and is bordered on the west by the
sea of japan, while extending from the sea of okhotsk in the
north toward the east China sea, Philippine sea, and Taiwan in
the south.

• Tokyo is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by

Yokoyama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto.

• Population: 126.226.568 hab

• Emperor: Naruhito

• Prime minister: fumio Kishida

• Currency: Japanese yen

 HISTORY
• First settlers arrived in the Japanese archipelago called the jōmon.
They had a diverse hunter-gatherer and early agriculturalist
population.

• In ancient times, each emperor began a dynasty, and currently it is

one of the governments that preserves the parliamentary
monarchy.

• It is the only country in the world that was attacked by atomic

bombs. (Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

• 2011 tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, followed by the Fukushima

Daichi nuclear disaster.

• Japan is a unitary state with a constitutional monarchy in which the

power of the emperor is that of a head of state with an
arbitration, diplomatic and ceremonial role.

• It is one of the oldest and traditional countries in the world

 • Religion in Japan is not a defined concept, as the Japanese do not believe in a
particular religion. Instead, they incorporate the traits of many religions into
their daily lives in a process known as syncretism.

• According to official data from 2017, Shintoism is the religion with the
RELIGION IN JAPAN largest number of adherents with around 86,166,133 people, followed by
buddhism with around 85,333,050 and in third place is christianity with
1,921,834. However, many people declare themselves buddhist and Shinto, so
the numbers are difficult to separate between these two religions
FOOD IN JAPAN
AS WE TOLD YOU, JAPANESE GASTRONOMY IS VERY
WIDE AND RICH IN FLAVORS. OF ALL THE TYPICAL
JAPANESE DISHES, WE HIGHLIGHT THE FOLLOWING:

SUSHI: YOU CANNOT START A LIST OF TYPICAL

JAPANESE DISHES WITHOUT THE FAMOUS SUSHI,
THE MOST FAMOUS DISH OF ITS ENTIRE
GASTRONOMY.

RAMEN: ANOTHER OF THE MOST INTERNATIONAL

DISHES IS THE RAMEN OR NOODLE SOUPS TYPICAL
OF JAPAN. THE NOODLES ARE ACCOMPANIED WITH
ALL KINDS OF INGREDIENTS BECAUSE THE VARIETY
OF TYPES OF RAMEN IS VERY WIDE.

TERIYAKI: ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS MEAT AND

FISH MARINADES IN JAPANESE CUISINE IS
TERIYAKI. ONCE MARINATED, COOKING ON THE GRILL
IS FINISHED.

TEMPURA: TEMPURA IS THE TYPICAL JAPANESE WAY

OF MAKING BATTERS. TEMPURA CAN BE VEGETABLES
OR SEAFOOD
 THE ANIME

THE ANIME OR アニメ IS A TERM WITH WHICH

THE ANIMATION OF JAPANESE ORIGIN IS
GENERALLY IDENTIFIED. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
A VERY POWERFUL INDUSTRY, WHICH FUSES
ENTERTAINMENT WITH THE COUNTRY'S
CULTURAL HERITAGE. ONE OF HIS GREAT
VIRTUES IS HAVING BEEN ABLE TO SEDUCE
AUDIENCES OF ANY TASTE AND AGE.
 POPULAR CULTURE AND ENTERTAINMENT
MUSIC
Traditional Japanese music is known as hōgaku, while
ongaku refers to music in general. The modern name J-
Music refers to certain branches of Japanese music with
Western touches.
Local music often appears at karaoke places, which is
rented from record labels. Traditional Japanese music
differs markedly from Western music in that it is often
based on the intervals of human breathing rather than
mathematical timing.
Japan's musical culture comprises a variety of traditional
styles as well as a diverse offering of exported styles
including pop, rock, electro, punk, folk, metal, reggae, salsa,
and tango as well as country and hip hop music.
DANCE
In traditional Japanese dance, the movements are
relatively limited, even due to the costumes: the feet are
not raised off the ground, the body is held upright, and the
gestures are made with the hands. The face does not
usually express itself.
The first Japanese dances were ritual dances whose main
purpose was purification.
Its origins are found in the ceremonial dances of the Court
(Bugaku), in the dances with a ritual sense (Kagura), in the
dances and popular celebrations and in the Buddhist dances
called Ennen. Medieval artistic expressions such as Noh and
Kowaka mai also imprinted important features on their
techniques and aesthetic principles. Later, the Kabuki
theater ended up defining the style of what is qualified as
Japanese dance.
THEATER
Traditional Japanese theater is characterized by its
colorful and fascinating combination of dance,
drama, and musical accompaniment, which is still
performed in hundreds of theaters across the
country.
There are four forms of classical theater in Japan:
Kabukithe, Nohk, Yogen, Buraku.
There are 6 national theaters across the country
that perform works of excellent quality, from
kabuki, bunraku, nōh, folk entertainment, traditional
Okinawan performing arts to opera, ballet, and
classical theater. They also train the successors of
these traditional arts and are a strong supporter of
Japanese performing arts.
 GAMES
The popular games of Japan continue to maintain their
traditional aesthetic, with wooden pieces and rudimentary
tools.

children's games with wooden pieces, board games with

tokens, Japanese card games, and handmade toys,
checkers and chess, which have nothing to do with what is
played in the rest of the world with the aim of to
maintain the spirit of their culture.

SPORTS
The sports panorama in the different branches of martial
arts that have more practitioners both in that country and
in the rest of the world are sumo, the Olympic sport since
1964, karate and kendo fencing in its different modalities.

Soccer and baseball are two of the most popular sports

among boys, while girls love to play sports like bowling and
badminton. Swimming is a sport widely practiced by both
sexes.
TOURISM
Tourism in Japan is entering a millenary culture that at the same time, it
had adapted also Japan has led the technological advance and the cultural
vanguards, the Japan tourist as its main cities it will surprise you because in
them it mixes with wonderful modernity and tradition, its spaces will
transmit you peace.

A tourism place in Japan that you shall visit first is Tokyo, its capital, It’s
one of the most popular cities of world it has more than 13 million
inhabitants also it count some commercial streets most spectacular so in
Asia as than world, In Tokyo can make a tour for the classic Japan, through
the streets of its old town, where it ubicate most of the monuments of the
city, you will can find temples too, among which is the Imperial Palace
"Kokyo” it should be part of your tour.
COSTUME
The typical costume of Japan is the kimono. Kimonos, which are usually
made of silk, have long sleeves and reach from the shoulders to the heels.
They are girded with a wide belt called an obi. Today, kimonos are only worn
on special occasions, such as during the shichi-go-san festival, weddings, and
graduation ceremonies.

Compared to Western dresses, the kimono tends to limit the wearer's

movements and takes longer to wear properly. However, during the summer,
a much easier to wear, lighter and more informal kimono, known as yukata, is
in style and is worn by children and young people during festivals, fireworks
shows and other special occasions. However, for daily wear, young people
tend to prefer clothing that is more comfortable and easier to wear, such
as t-shirts, jeans, polo shirts and sweatshirts
ARCHITECTURE
The interior space of the houses is usually diaphanous, organized by mobile
panels and sliding doors. the houses lack everything that is considered
necessary: ​the decoration is fair and appropriate and, on the outside, clear
and simple volumes are manifested. The interior floor is decorated with a
bare cover, the tatami, made of pressed plant. In general, in the houses
where it is available, the garden is involved with the building