Japanese Culture
Japanese culture is a fascinating and multi-faced one, steeped in the deepest of traditions dating a few thousand years back, but, it is also a society indulging in the modern influences of the west and absorbing it into historic traditions. Its culture is ever changing, new fads and fashions and technological developments have become parts of Japanese everyday life.
Most often when thinking of the Japanese you often think of its traditional sports, sumo wrestling, even though it has not received a sport as Japan's national sport it's is often considered to be. Sumo wrestling is a sport that is deeply rooted in Japans culture and began over 1,500 years ago. A Japanese legend has said that the very survival of the Gods relied on the outcomes of a sumo match, which originally originated as a ritual in the Shinto religion. Tournaments/ basho take place every two months in the cities of Japan, the fights are said to be a magnificent blur of flesh. Though the number of foreign wrestlers has increased over the years sumo wrestling will always be synonymous with the Japanese.
Japan is widely reputed to be a food lovers paradise, many towns and cities of Japan are known for their specialty food, and many see it as the primary reason to travel to Japan. Fish is an integral part of Japanese cuisine and diet, the Japanese have tried every method available of preparation of the fish whether it be eccentric like eating it live of just plain deep frying it. The vast array of Japanese fish available shock many visitors, and a popular tourist destination is the Tsukiji Fish Market (the world's largest).
Geishas distinctive white faces and their red lipstick partnered with their elaborated hairstyles are an image portrayed by the world as an entrance to a magical and mystical place. The Geishas were not always this perfect and came from seedy beginnings during the Edo period of Japanese culture in which they performed erotic dances, as they were seen by most people by unobtainable. As the centuries passed entertainment also progressed and the Geisha soon became men, this is when women caught and started accepting this idea and around the 18th century the modern day Geisha as we know it appeared.
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