JAPAN

JAPAN

日本

Third Partial / Final Project / 4-BM

2021

MEMBERS

 MORALES GONZALEZ PALMYRA

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 PEREZ ORTIZ ANDREA

 RAMÍREZ GARCÍA ALONDRA VALERIA

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History

Japan is a land of incredible contrasts - from neon

skylines and ancient castles to serene shrines and
speeding bullet trains, a tour of the Land of the
Rising Sun never fails to fascinate. With us, travel to
Japan in style, staying in the country's finest hotels
and enjoying insider access opportunities rarely
available to the ordinary traveler.

In Tokyo, marvel at the unique balancing act between Japan's ancient traditions
and its modern outlook. Participate in a traditional Japanese tea ceremony at the
Happo-en Garden, zip to the top of Tokyo Tower for panoramic views of Japan's
capital and discover fashion-forward style in the Harajuku neighborhood. Take the
bullet train to Kyoto, the cultural center of Japan, and marvel at the colors and
tastes of your exclusive, multi-course kaiseki banquet, complete with a geisha or
maiko. Visit I.M. Pei's striking Miho Museum
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I Travel to Osaka and view a 17th-century
castle, or go further afield and explore
Hiroshima, where you ferry to tranquil
Miyajima Island and overnight in one of the
country's finest ryokans.

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Whatever version of Japan you want to discover, rest assured that a vacation to
this spellbinding country will provide you with inspiring memories to last a lifetime.

Gastronomy of Japan

1.- Sushi

It’s a Japanese dish of cold cooked rice

shaped in small cakes and topped or wrapped
with other ingredients such as variety of fishes,
vegetables, nori, etc. Sushi can be: Nigiri
sushi, Maki sushi, Oshi sushi, Temaki sushi,
etc.

2.- Ramen

Ramen is one of the most

popular options at the
moment of choosing a place
to eat. It is a wheat noodles
bowl served in a soy sauce
or miso soup mixed with
many kinds of ingredients.
The most typical ones are
slices of pork, green onion,
seaweed and egg.

3.- Miso soup

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Miso soup it is served as a side dish in mostly

every meal and with almost every dish. It is a
soup made from a miso paste and dashi.
Inside this kind of base soup, you will find
pieces of tofu, onion wakened seaweed, and

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sometimes vegetables like sweet potatoes, carrots and radish. It is never served as
a main dish. It always comes with a bowl of rice and one or 2 more dishes.

4.- Yakitori

It is the Japanese brochette. At the beginning

the meat used was chicken, but nowadays it is
also made with pork, beef and fish. So, this
brochette is a mix of vegetables and meat
cooked in a grill and dipped in teriaki sauce. It
is also a very typical kind of fast food in
Japanese style.

5.- Green Tea / Flavored sweets

This is the last one, Green tea in Japan is the most

famous drink. The Tea Houses are always
harmonious and quiet places where you can enjoy a
peaceful time
through the
most typical drink in Japan. Usually, the
green tea in Japan has to be also
accompanied with sweets, Japanese sweets.
The most common sweets in japan are made
with beans or sometimes with matcha. Japan
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I Actions and attitudes

Things you can do

1. People can sleep on the trains with their head on your shoulder. 

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If someone in Japan falls asleep with his or her
head on you shoulder, it is common practice to
just tolerate it. People have very long
commutes and work dreadfully long hours, so
many will often fall asleep on the train.

2. You must always bring a host a gift. 

It is an honor in Japan to be invited to

someone's home, and if this happens, you
must always bring a gift. The gift should also be
wrapped in the most elaborate way possible,
and lots of fancy ribbons are suggested.

3. You can Slurping noodles, is not only

seen as polite — but it also means you have enjoyed your meal.

Slurping is considered polite in Japan because it shows that you are enjoying your
delicious noodles — in fact, if you don't eat loudly enough, it can be  mistaken as
you not enjoying your food.

4. Language

Japan isn't an English speaking country. When you speak English — speak slowly
and be patient. Learning a few basic words of Japanese is recommended. It puts
you on the same level (as you struggle with Japanese the person helping you is
struggling with English).

5. There are designated people who will push you into a crowded subway
car.
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Oshiya, or "pushers," wear uniforms, white gloves, and hats and literally push
people into crowded subway cars during rush hour.

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Things you shouldn’t do

1. You shouldn’t blowing your nose in public is considered rude. 

Blowing your nose in public is seen as not only rude, but simply disgusting. Instead
people will generally sniffle until they find somewhere private. If you simply must
blow your nose, it is recommended that you do so as discreetly as possible. 

The Japanese are also repelled by the idea of a handkerchief.

2. Tipping can be seen as insulting. 

Tipping is considered rude — and can even

be seen as degrading. Tipping will often
cause confusion, and many people will
chase after you to give you back your
money.

3. You shouldn’t cross your legs when

you sit.

It’s rude in Japan, crossing your legs in formal or business situations is considered
rude because it makes you look like you have an attitude or like you're self-
important.

In Japan, sitting with your back straight and your legs

together with one hand on each knee is taught from
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childhood. This posture reads as 'I am humbly listening
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to your conversation.'
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4. You don’t have to eat and walk at the same time.

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It is considered impolite - even rude - to eat and walk at the same time, because
eating in Japan is considered an activity that deserves the effort and time of one to
sit and have a proper meal.

5. You shouln’t speak on your cellphone when using public transportation.

In Japan, etiquette states that you do not talk on the phone while on the train or
bus. With the exception of emergencies, almost no one speaks on the phone on
the train. (While sometimes people do this, usually they get stared at coldly).

In elevators as well, people don't generally speak on the phone or have

conversation so the car is wrapped in silence.

Things are forbidden

1. You mustn’t get into in a line.

This action is considered aggressive and rude. If you do this, you can be arrest or
have to pay a fine.

2. You mustn’t spit in a park.

If you spit in public you can pay a fine or go to jail for 30 days.

3. You mustn’t be riding a bike when you’re drunk.

You can pay a fine of $9600 dollar to do this action.

4. You Mustn’t Receive a Gift or Visiting Card with one Hand.

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If you are in Japan for an official or business matter and you are to receive a gift or
visiting card from a person in Japan, then just don’t take it with one hand.

5. Don’t go into a pool in an Onsen if you have tattoos.

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If you have a tattoo you mustn’t enter in a pool or bath in an Onsen because the
tattoos are associate with the Yakuza and scare the people.

Literature

No testimonies of Japanese native writing are preserved. The Japanese was, then,
a language without writing until the arrival of the Chinese ideograms, the kanji,
whose introduction is not documented until the year 538, although without a doubt,
the Japanese knew them much earlier. Therefore, the first samples of Japanese
literature belonged to the oral tradition. Its origin, like that of other cultures, goes
back to a set of rituals where folklore and religion formed a rich and ancient oral
tradition. Around the year 300 a. C. Documentaries, songs and folk dances are
documented in the rice cultivation cycles they celebrated and the arrival of the god
in spring or his farewell in the fall. Over time these songs and stories will be
compiled in written form, forming part of the first literary productions such as Kojiki,
Nihonshoki and Fudoki or the representations of theater kabuki and theater no.

The five best writers

1. Haruki Murakami

Haruki Murakami ( 村 上 春 樹 Murakami Haruki?) (Kyoto,

January 12, 1949) is a Japanese writer and translator, author
of novels and stories. His works have generated positive
reviews and numerous awards, including the Franz Kafka and
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the Jerusalem prizes among others.
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Yukio Mishima (三島 由 紀 夫 Mishima Yukio, Tokyo,

January 14, 1925 - ibid., November 25, 1970), whose
birth name was Kimitake Hiraoka (平 岡 公 威?), Was

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a Japanese novelist, essayist, poet and critic, considered one of the greatest
writers of Japan of the twentieth century.

3.- Yasunari Kawabata

Yasunari Kawabata (川端 康 成 Kawabata Yasunari, Osaka,

June 14, 1899-Zushi, April 16, 1972) was a Japanese
writer. Considered one of the most important authors of his
country in the XX century (together with Ryūnosuke
Akutagawa, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Osamu Dazai or Yukio
Mishima, of whom he was a friend and mentor), he was the
first Japanese to obtain the Nobel Prize in Literature, in
1968, and the second Asian to obtain it after the Hindu
writer Rabindranath Tagore.

4.- Natsume Sōseki

Natsume Sōseki (1867 - 1916) is the literary pseudonym of

Natsume Kinnosuke (in Japanese, Natsume Kin'nosuke 夏 目
金 之 助 ), was a Japanese novelist, professor of English
Literature, writer of haikus and Chinese poetry. His best
known works are Kokoro (heart), I am a cat, Botchan, The
walker, The herbs of the road and Sanshiro.

5.- Kōbō Abe

Kōbō Abe ( 安 部 公 房 Abe Kōbō?) (Kita, Tokyo, March 7,

1924-ib., January 22, 1993), pseudonym of Kimifusa Abe, was
a writer, playwright, film screenwriter, photographer and
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Japanese inventor. Abe's work has been compared to those of

Kafka and Alberto Moravia for their surreal and nightmarish
explorations of the individual in contemporary society.

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Traditional costume

The kimono is the traditional Japanese dress, which was

the common garment until the first years of the postwar
period.

The kimonos reach the lower parts of the body. There are
several types of kimonos used by men, women and
children. The cut, color, fabric and
decorations vary according to sex, age,
marital status, time of year and occasion.

In the woman, the kimono is dressed covering the body in an

enveloping form as a gift type and fastened with a wide,
rectangular band of different colors called Obi. They use
accessories that manage to embellish it, such as tabi, white
socks that keep the thumb separated from other fingers; and the zori, which are
low sandals of leather and cotton or getas, which are expensive sandals,
rectangular and wooden

The kimono in the man has the same form to use it, only that in them the sleeves
are shorter. The colors of the kimono in men are matte and dark colors like black,
coffee, greens and dark blues. They also use the tobi to hold the kimono around
the waist. Tabi in men can be white, blue and black. And they can use the zori or
getas.
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Japanese television is known for its eccentricity. This basically covers three main
categories: drama (TV series), interviews and gastronomy.

Japanese dramas are often interesting, or at least very informative.

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Interview programs and game
programs are the most popular.
The presenter and a panel of local
celebrities discuss a series of
topics with a humorous approach.

Finally, there are programs

dedicated to gastronomy. Actually
these serve as a kind of advertising
for restaurants in different cities of Japan.

Documentaries or politics do not exist. The news can only be seen on the
extremely serious public television NHK. Movies and cartoons are seen on satellite
channels that are usually not seen in hotels.

The programs most loved by the Japanese are: sing what happens, akbingo,
spread your legs, undress girl, yarn unravel and breasts up pants down.

Places

1.- Kiyomizudera Temple

Kiyomizudera, "Pure Water Temple", is one of the

most celebrated temples of Japan and in 1994, the
temple was added to the list of UNESCO world
heritage sites. Kiyomizudera is best known for its
wooden stage that juts out from its main hall. The
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stage affords visitors a nice view of the numerous

cherry and maple trees below.

Behind Kiyomizudera's main hall stands Jishu Shrine, a shrine dedicated to the
deity of love and matchmaking. In front of the shrine are two stones, placed 18

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meters apart. Successfully finding your way from one to the other with your eyes
closed is said to bring luck in finding love.

The Otowa Waterfall is located at the base of

Kiyomizudera's main hall. Its waters are divided
into three separate streams, and visitors use cups
attached to long poles to drink from them. Each
stream's water is said to have a different benefit,
namely to cause longevity, success at school and
a fortunate love life. However, drinking from all
three streams is considered greedy.

2.- Aokigahara

The Aokigahara ( 青木 ヶ 原?), Known as the

Sea of Trees (樹 海 Jukai?), Is a 35 km² forest
located northwest of the base of Mount Fuji
between Yamanashi prefecture and Shizuoka
prefecture, Japan. The forest has a historical
association with demons of Japanese
mythology, and there are 1,000-year-old
poems that indicate that the forest is cursed.
Tourism has been limited only to guarded areas and, although it is not forbidden to
enter the forest, they put numerous warning signs in several languages to help

EN people who think about suicide to seek help from relatives before leaving
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I 3.- Pug Cage (Living Room)

The Pug Cafe “Living Room” in Kyoto is a dog cafe

where you can take a snack while taking a picture
with 12 Pugs and take a picture.

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Started with four pugs at the start of business, now 12 pugs with individuality
welcome you.

Recently it has been featured in various television, media and magazines,

becoming a popular spot where many pug lovers come every day.

You can also visit with pets.

You also can see their family tree and know a little more about them.

4.- Noboribetsu Onsen

Noboribetsu Onsen ( 登 別 温 泉 )
is Hokkaido's most famous hot
spring resort, offering as many as
eleven different kinds of thermal
waters, that are considered among
Japan's best and most effective.

The resort town consists of numerous

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(mostly large sized) ryokan and hotels

with hot spring baths. Several of them
open their baths during daytime to non-staying guests for typically 700 to 2000 yen.
In addition, there is one public bath house located in the center of town.

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5.- Ueno Park

It is a public park northeast of

Tokyo that is very popular with
Tokiots and tourists. Its museums,
its cherry trees and, of course, the
panda bears of its zoo, one of the
images of the neighborhood and
main attraction among the
smallest. The park is located on
the grounds of the ancient Kaneiji
temple, one of the biggest temples
in the city during the Edo period.

In the park you can see the Ueno Toshogu Shrine, Shinobazu Pond and Bentendo
Temple, five-story Pagoda, the Ueno Zoo and different museums.

Sports (Sumo)

Sumo ( 相 撲 sumō?) Or sumo wrestling is a

type of wrestling where two opposing fighters
or rikishi face each other in a circular area. It
is of Japanese origin, is considered an art in
his country and maintains much of the

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before and after the fighting, the rules themselves are few and far between:

I. The first fighter to touch the ground with some part of his body except for the
sole of his feet is eliminated.

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II. The first fighter to make contact with the outside of the fighting circle (either
with his feet or any other part of his body) is eliminated.
III. A fighter who uses an illegal technique or kinjite, such as hitting the eyes,
strangulation, hair pulling, punches, joint dislocations or others; is
eliminated.
IV. If a fighter loses the mawashi (the only clothing used during a sumo match),
he is eliminated.

Sumo matches usually last a few seconds as one of the fighters is usually pushed
immediately out of the circle. Each encounter is preceded by an elaborate
ceremonial ritual. Athletes who practice sumo are recognized for their large size,
since body mass is a decisive factor in sumo, so the diet their practitioners carry is
specifically designed to gain and maintain weight.1

The sumo rings or quadrilaterals are known as dohyō.

The dohyō is made of clay with sand scattered on its
surface. It measures between 34 and 60 cm in height.
The circle is approximately 4.55 m in diameter and is
delimited by a large rope of rice called tawara, which is
buried in the clay. In the center are drawn two lines, the
shikiri-sen, where the rikishi must position themselves
before beginning the confrontation.

It is the only sport in general that can only be practiced

professionally by men; and that it is completely forbidden to women, because by
tradition they cannot touch the practice room or dohyō since their impure presence
can contaminate it.
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Content
History..................................................................................................................................................... 1
Gastronomy of Japan........................................................................................................................ 2
Actions and attitudes......................................................................................................................... 3
Things you can do.............................................................................................................. 3
Things you shouldn’t do..................................................................................................... 4
Things are forbidden.......................................................................................................... 6
Literature............................................................................................................................................ 6
The five best writers........................................................................................................... 7
Traditional costume........................................................................................................................... 8
TV SHOW........................................................................................................................................... 9
Places............................................................................................................................................... 10
1.- Kiyomizudera Temple................................................................................................. 10
2.- Aokigahara.................................................................................................................. 10
3.- Pug Cage (Living Room)............................................................................................ 11
4.- Noboribetsu Onsen..................................................................................................... 12
5.- Ueno Park.................................................................................................................... 12
Sports (Sumo).................................................................................................................................. 13
Bibliography.......................................................................................................................................... 16
Bibliography of Gastronomy........................................................................................................... 16
Bibliography of Literature................................................................................................................ 16
Bibliography of Actions................................................................................................................... 16
Bibliography of Places.................................................................................................................... 16

EN Bibliography of Sports..................................................................................................................... 16

MS Other data of interest........................................................................................................................... 17

Emails............................................................................................................................................... 17
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Bibliography

Bibliography of Gastronomy
https://triplelights.com/blog/the-13-most-popular-foods-1549

Bibliography of Literature
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haruki_Murakami

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yukio_Mishima

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasunari_Kawabata

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natsume_S%C5%8Dseki

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C5%8Db%C5%8D_Abe

Bibliography of Actions
https://www.japan-talk.com/jt/new/9-Japanese-customs-you-need-to-know-before-traveling-to-
Japan

http://www.businessinsider.com/japanese-customs-that-are-shocking-to-foreign-travelers-2015-
2

https://www.tsunagujapan.com/7-mysterious-japanese-customs/

Bibliography of Places
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3901.html

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aokigahara

https://kyotopug.com/en/221

Bibliography of Sports
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https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumo

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Other data of interest

Emails
palmyramoralesgonzalez@hotmail.com

alfred_cacp@hotmail.com

andrea.perez2000@hotmail.com

alondra441@live.com.mx

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