The term “Japanese Traditions” signifies the customs or practices that have been passed on from one generation to another in Japan. Each and every facet of Japanese lifestyle is influenced by the traditions in Japan. Japan traditions thus incorporate a wide array of customs such as the following:
Japanese Traditions
- Geisha
- Kimono, Yukuta
- Japanese Gardens
- Tea Ceremony
- Cherry Blossoms
- Festivals
- Sumo
- Japanese Traditional Music
- Autumn Leaves
- Japanese Plum
- Public Bath
- Japanese Swords
- Japanese festivals
- Japanese Tea Ceremony
- Hanetsuki
Some of these enriched traditions in Japan are briefly explained in the following:
Japanese garden: This corresponds to an eminent part in Japanese architectural plan as it explains so many views of Japanese traditions. The Japanese garden is a feature of Japanese traditions which has not distorted much in the contemporary age. Japanese garden still depicts how the Japanese perceive nature, their divinities, themselves as well as their own precedents. Japanese Traditional ‘Landscape Gardens' can be roughly classified into three variants as Chaniwa Gardens or ‘Tea gardens', Karesansui Garden or ‘Dry Gardens' and Tsukiyama Gardens or ‘Hill Gardens'. The huge variety of Japanese Traditional Gardens includes the gardens like Nijo Castle, Ryoanji, Byodoin, Sankeien, Hama Rikyu Park, Ritsurin Koen and Kenrokoen.
Japanese Traditional Music: Traditional Japanese Music is widely known as ‘Hogaku'. A few forms of ‘Hogaku' are Minyo, Sokyoku, Biwagaku, Shamisenongaku, Gagaku, Shakuhachi and Nogaku.
Japanese Festivals: The captivating and dazzling traditional festivals of Japan are made more attractive by their processions. This spectrum of festivals includes Sanja Matsuri, Sapporo Snow Festival, Kyoto Gion Matsuri, Takayama Matsuri, Chichibu Festival and Nagasaki Kunchi.
