JAPAN

A country in East Asia, located between the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, and
the eastern Korean Peninsula. The Chinese called the country the Land of the
Shining (source) of the Sun, due to its location in the far east of the inhabited world at
.that time

The customs and traditions of Japan in dress in

English
)浴衣 – yukata(
It is one of the types of traditional Japanese clothing that is usually found •
What she wears in the summer, more often during
Fireworks shows or Bonn Festival given it
Feeling cold in the summer heat
The yukata is the casual dress worn in
Regular encounters or after going out of the bathroom on the opposite
The kimono, which is often worn on formal occasions
Like weddings
The word yukata means “bathrobe,” but it is not used
It is limited to bathrooms only, but also to a nice extent
Wide range of uses inside and outside the home
Yukata is usually made of cotton to give a feeling
Coolness in summer and cheap
Compared to the kimono which is usually made of silk
Under the yukata is usually worn on the feet
Zuri or Gita when worn outside
)Kimono – 着 物(
It is the traditional dress in Japan. • The word kimono in the Japanese language •
means clothes
In general (where ki 着 is a verb with an ambiguous meaning)
and in this way it is “kimono”, meaning )Mono 物 means something(
Meaning the thing that wears) but it is currently used
It is widely used to refer to traditional Japanese dress
The long one worn by men, women and children
Kimonos are known for their beautiful looks and colors
Al Zahia, especially the women’s kimono
The kimono is a garment in the form of a letter
)T(
.It reaches ankle length and has a wide collar and sleeves
The kimono is wrapped around the body so that the left side is above the right side
except in
Cases of death and burial, so the right-hand side is above the left and wrapped with
a belt to launch
It has the Obi name attached to the back to secure it
Wearing a kimono is usually accompanied by a traditional pair of shoes
Dubbed Zuri Ogita with a pair of tabi thumbs

Children’s recréations
Kiddyland – In Tokyo ‘s Shibuya district, the store stacks up an incredible mess of
video games, models and stuffed animals from anime characters like Hello Kitty,
.Furby, and other Pokemon and Pikachu
National Children’s Castle – Your little darlings will have a blast in this palace of the
Tokyo interactive game: music room to practice their favorite instrument, huge jungle-
.gym where to let off steam without limit – among other activities
DisneySea – This Tokyo Disneyland annex (special entrance ticket) requires you to
.spend a whole day there as the exhibitions abound
Universal Studios Japan – Japanese version of the famous Hollywood studio, located
.in Osaka
Miraikan – Among the major exhibitions of this National Museum of Emerging
Science and Innovation in Odaiba, Tokyo Bay, is the real-time display of the
.country’s seismographic data

Amazing concepts
Commercial stations – In Shinjuku, Nihombashi, Ikebukuro or Shibya, you will get off
the train directly in a large shopping center where shops and national brands share
.every corner of these mazes in the capital
Toilets – Far from the traditional toilet – Turkish toilet in the land of the rising sun –
the woshuretto borders the hygienic revolution: air-conditioned bezel according to the
season, adjustable flushing jet, air dryer, ventilation, massages, not to mention the
choice of background sounds to cover the annoying noises. Thrones worthy of an
!emperor
Capsule Hotels – Sit in your cell, slide the door and fall asleep … Claustrophobes
.abstain! Capsule Hotels, we like or hate – it’s up to you
Distributors – While the concept is not innovative, their number and diversity are
unique: more than 7 million machines sell everything from noodle dishes to sex toys
.to underpinnings. disposable clothes and fresh flowers

Zen gardens
Koishikawa Korakuen – The oldest park in Tokyo, manicured with care, nevertheless
.exudes an atmosphere of wild and informal nature
Shinjuku Gyoen – In Tokyo, besides its admirable cherry groves, you will discern in
.these gardens of different styles a wide variety of floral and arboreal species
Daitoku-ji – A set of equally beautiful gardens, the most famous of which, Daisen-in,
.seems to reproduce a landscape in Indian ink in Kyoto
.Ritsurin-koen – Completed in 1745, this park on Shikoku Island is a beautiful walk
Ryoan-ji – Kyoto preserves the most famous kare-sensui (dry garden) in the world: its
composition of rocks and gravel tends towards an infinite space where the
.contemplative spirit is supposed to reach the Zen state

Architectural follies
Fuji TV Building – With its large tungsten sphere, the work of Kenzo Tange erected
on the artificial island of Odaiba in Tokyo recalls the interior of a cathode-ray
.television
Tokyo Big Sight – While the inverted pyramids of the Odaiba Island Exhibition Center
seem to defy the laws of gravitation, they offer an original Tokyo view of the
Observation Bar
Umeda Sky Building – In Osaka, you can not miss the twin towers, 173 m high,
.connected at the top by an impressive atrium bridge
Acros Fukuoka Center – Under the vegetable waterfall that covers this modern
.ziggurat lies the cultural center of Fukuoka in Kyushu
Tokyo Sky Tree – Completed in 2012, the newest skyscraper (634m) may not hold
the world record of height – it is only 2 nd behind Dubai’s Burj Khalifa – but it is
however the pride of the Japanese who do not tire of going to the Tembo Deck, 350
.m footbridge

Ancestral traditions
Himeji-jo – Like a bird ready to take flight, the sparkling castle of the White Egret, one
of the 12 who survived the wars, proudly takes its graceful lines over the Senba-
.gawa
Koya-san – On the slopes of Mount Koya, a beautiful forest of mosses and cedars of
Japan conceals 117 Buddhist temples, some mausoleums – including that of Kukai,
the founding monk of the site – and a vast necropolis where rest near 200,000
.samurai, members of the imperial family or mere mortals
Sumo – If, according to mythology, two gods were the first to oppose in a fight to the
death during the creation of the Japanese archipelago, it is certain that this sport was
.already practiced in the eighth century during rituals Shinto
Fireworks – Summer rhymes with fireworks as evidenced by the most beautiful of all,
.that of Sumida-gawa in Tokyo (late July)
Matsuri – To thank the gods or seek their protection, festivals and festivals punctuate
.the calendar of the Japanese

High-tech innovations
Shinkansen – When it went into service in 1964, this Japanese TGV (210-320 km /
h), operating on a dedicated line network, made Japan the pioneer of high-speed
.trains