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10 interesting facts about the Japanese culture
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10 Facts about
JAPAN The Japanese are very interesting people. Their unique culture has developed in relative isolation due to the mountainous and island-based nature of the country. As the Summer Olympics from 2020 wil l take place in Tokyo, thousands of people are expected to travel to Japan. If you're one of them, or if you just want to visit this country some day, here are a few things that you should know about the Japanese.
10 Facts about
JAPAN
1. Japan’s Haiku poetry is
the shortest in the world,
consisting of exactly
17 syllables.
2. Japan has produced
18 Nobel laureates (in chemistry, medicine and physics),
3 Fields medallists and
1 Gauss Prize laureate.
3. The first Japanese novel,
The Tale of Genji, was written in 1007
by a Japanese noble woman,
Murasaki Shikibu.
4. Animated Japanese films and
television shows (Anime)
account for 60% of the world’s
animation-based
entertainment.
5.
There are almost
130 voice-acting schools in the country.
6. Geisha means
"person of the arts“ and the first geisha were
actually men.
7. Japan is home to many different
forms of martial arts: Karate, Judo, Sumo, Ninjutsu,
Kendo, Jujutsu, and Aikido to name a few.
8. Ikebana is the Japanese art of
flower arrangement. It focuses on harmony, colour use,
rhythm, and elegantly simple design. It is meant to act as a symbol to
something greater than the flower itself.
9. Japanese gardens are
traditional gardens that create
miniature idealized landscapes.
The basic garden elements
are water, rocks and sands, bridges, stone lanterns and water basins,
fences, trees and flowers and fish.
10. Origami, the art of folding paper to create objects or
animals, is a Japanese
tradition that is important in
many celebrations.
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