Japanese tea ceremony

modesty, courtesy and much more. Japanese women were expected to take care of the personal appearance, their homes, and attend to guests by preparing food or tea. In ancient Japan, women were given the smallest roles in society. Women in Japan were not able to divorce their husbands’, however, husbands were able to divorce their wives if they felt that they were not fulfilling their duties. Though, a great deal has changed in Japan after World War II. Japanese people’s attitude toward divorce had

Connecticut River shaped rock bend. Maybe the painting is a nice resemblance to the arrangement of the garden -- with the theme of flowing river inspiring profound thoughts or stimulating meditative state... This is also a collision of the Chinese and Japanese ways of representing (and potentially symbolizing) rivers [re: James Cahill, The Poetic Journey?]. As etiquette, the garden can only be appreciated from inside the room. So, a viewer encounters concurrently the stream/brook/river in the scroll, and

CERAMICS TERM PAPER in Submitted by: Jenilen M. Capistrano Submitted to: Manuel Valenciano DEDICATION By this project, the author dedicates this to students so that they can know some information about the topic CERAMICS especially to those are not so familiar regarding this topic. ~the Author ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The Author extends her deepest gratitude to her friends who helped her to do this project, to the teachers for the opportunity to make this Term Paper, to her parents

Ikeda is a Japanese city, located in the Osaka Prefecture. The city was founded formally on April 29, 1939. It was developed as an urban town by a local railway company, Hankyu Dentetsu. Its founder, Kobayashi Ichizo, also lived in Ikeda. In the Edo period, Ikeda had a castled occupied by a daimyo (a powerful feudal lord), the seat of a 50,000 goku domain. It was famous for Ikeda-zumi (Ikeda charcoal) that was traded by Ikeda merchants. Today, Ikeda has two popular cultural attractions. There is

would assume that monsoon Asia was isolated with no connections with Europe. However, even though China and Japan are known for their own independent and distinct culture from being isolated from foreign countries, trade routes spread the Chinese and Japanese cultures with European countries and the Roman Empire through the Silk Road and coastal sea ports. Some of the effects of trade with Europe can be seen in some modern day instances in Japan and England. Therefore, monsoon Asia was an isolated region

Introduction: The role of tradition within religion in medieval Japanese society was of great significance. Shinto and Zen Buddhism were two of the major religions practiced in medieval Japan. Shinto was mainly concerned with daily life, while Zen Buddhism prepared the people for the life to come. The samurai also followed an important code called Bushido, a form of warrior philosophy. The ancient Japanese religions helped people understand the universe and also provided a connection between the

The 47 Ronin Story Paper (#1) The 47 Ronin Story takes place in 1701, approximately 100 years after the Tokugawa Shogunate was formed. The story displays much of the changes going on in Japanese society and culture. From the declining importance of the Samurai, to the rising influence of the merchant class, and finally to the inevitable changing of values that are all exacerbated by the long peace imposed by the Tokugawa Shogunate. The changing of values were not just commonplace among the classes

latest episode. This is why I prefer Japanese version than the English dubbed version. I prefer subtitle anime because I only wait once a week for a new episode, it contains the original context and it helps me learn more about the language and the culture. Japan is an amazing culture that makes you want to visit at least once in your lifetime. Not only is Japan the country of anime but it also has its own sense of fashion, art, food, hot spring, tea ceremony, and much more that would peak anyone

Bushido in Japanese history in this paper. I will first give the background information of both Bushido and Zen Bushido, and then give the evidences and analysis. Finally I will make a short conclusion of my paper. Bushido literally means “the way of warriors”. Bushido is the ethic of the samurai class. According to Bellah (1985), the samurai spirit are “loyalty and filial piety, obedience and righteousness, economy and diligence.” (Bellah, 1985, P.98) And it presented the central Japanese values,

development through its adoption of Chinese civilization. The film “Warriors of Heaven and Earth” takes place in 8th-century China and focuses largely on many of the prevalent themes relating to the Tang Dynasty. One of the main characters, Lai Xi, is a Japanese emissary who has been residing in China and killing fugitives for the Chinese emperor. He uses a samurai sword as his weapon of choice. This is an excellent example of the cross overs between Japan and China. Another heavy theme in the film is the