JAPAN,

a country of great things

And great people
Objectives
1 To Provide Information About Japan

2 To answer Questions the audience might

have about Japan, its culture, cuisine, and traditions

3 To explore the the different culture, cuisine and

traditions of Japan
JAPAN
Japan is an island country in
East Asia.
It is in the northwest Pacific
Ocean and is bordered on
the west by the Sea of
Japan, extending from the
Sea of Okhotsk in the north
toward the East China Sea,
Philippine Sea, and Taiwan
in the south
FESTIVALS
 Japanese Festivals
Japanese festivals are traditional festive occasions
often celebrated with dance and music in Japan.
Many festivals have their roots in traditional
Chinese festivals, but have undergone extensive
changes over time to have little resemblance to
their original form, despite sharing the same name
and date.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_festivals
 Awa Odori
The largest traditional dance festival in Japan, Awa
Odori takes place in Tokushima City in the secluded
prefecture of Tokushima on Shikoku Island. Occurring
for several days during mid-August, the Awa Odori
boasts over 400 years of profound history and is
counted amongst Japan’s Three Great Bon Odori
festivals, which are all large-scale traditional dances
occurring during the summertime holiday of Obon.

Source: https://www.tsunagujapan.com/10-popular-japanese-festivals/
 Nagasaki Lantern Festival
Beginning as a humble Chinese New
Year celebration, the Nagasaki Lantern
Festival is now a dreamlike display of
over 15,000 lanterns transforming the
city into a tapestry of fiery reds and vivid
yellows.

Source: https://www.tsunagujapan.com/10-popular-japanese-festivals/
 Japanese cuisine encompasses the regional and traditional foods of Japan, which
have developed through centuries of political, economic, and social changes.

Japanese
Cuisine
The traditional cuisine of Japan is based on rice with miso soup and
other dishes; there is an emphasis on seasonal ingredients.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_cuisine
 Centuries before Japanese people were eating sushi, they first
enjoyed raw fish without the rice.

Japanese
Cuisine
While the name “sashimi” refers to any thinly sliced raw food, including raw beef
(gyuu-sashi), chicken (tori-zashi), and even horse (basashi), fish and seafood are the
most popular varieties.
Source:https://theculturetrip.com/asia/japan/articles/the-10-best-traditional-japanese-dishes
The ultimate in Japanese fine dining, kaiseki is a tasting course comprised of
small, seasonally themed dishes crafted with the utmost precision and attention to detail.

Kaiseki was born from the traditional tea ceremony, where small
morsels of food were offered alongside the bitter green tea, and over
time these offerings evolved into a multi-course haute cuisine meal.

Source:https://theculturetrip.com/asia/japan/articles/the-10-best-traditional-japanese-dishes
 Japanese Traditions

Bowing,
Family
Formalities Japanese
Culture
And Dining
And
Showing Etiquette
Traditions
Respect
 Non-verbal communication is another
Bowing, important way to show respect in Japan.
Formalities Smiling, bowing, and avoiding direct eye
And
Showing contact are all common forms of non-
Respect verbal communication that are used as a
sign of respect in Japan..

Source: https://www.japannihon.com/what-is-the-japanese-way-of-showing-respect/
Family (kazoku) is a foundational part
of Japanese society. An individual’s
identity, reputation, obligations and
responsibilities are deeply connected to
their family. Japanese family structures Family
have been influenced by Confucian Culture
ideas of and defined hierarchical And
social relationships over the centuries. Traditions

Source: https://culturalatlas.sbs.com.au/japanese-culture/japanese-culture-family
In Dining with the Japanese There
are specific rules a person must
follow in order to follow the
traditional Japanese dining etiquette.
Japanese
These rules include things such as Dining
the way you are sitting, eating, Etiquette
drinking, showing. appreciation, and
more
That’s it!