JAPAN CULTURE
やあ (kon-no-chi-wa, Hi)Welcome to see this post, and I going to tell you guys the Japan culture. This a Japan flag, Japan is a full of history traditional culture country. In history this country is a very powerful country and it was wrote in history book in 80% country. OK , now lets us move to the main title: JAPAN CULTURE.
FASHION
Talk about Japan's fashion, the first thing we can think is KIMONO, one of the famous fashion style in the world. Kimono style is the traditional garment worn by japanese people. The word of "kimono" meaning thing to wear (ki=wear;mono=thing).
Diagram1
The diagram 1 is showing a young lady wearing kimono,the name of kimono is FURISODE.
Furisode is one of the traditionally kimono's style, this style is worn by unmarried women people. As the kimono name has another name,call as GOFUKU. The earliest kimono were heavily influnced by traditional HANFU. A kimono look like a simple "long dress", but actually it is not easy to make and nowadays the cost of a kimono is very high!!!! A women's kimono can exceed $10000 dollar U.S. !! It is much expensive comapre in the past. The accessories may over $20000 dollar U.S. !! The kimono in Japan is separate to 12parts! (Shown in diagram 2)
The 2 pictures show the girl and boys are wearing the kimono, not only only girl is wearing kimono, boys also can wear it, are they very cute? YES, of cause :)
Manga
Manga are comics created by Japan or by japanese creators language conforming to a style develop in Japan in the late 19th century. Manga also call as Japanese comics. They have a along and complex history in earlier japanese art. In Japan, manga is read by all people, child, adult, old people also read it. Manga became a major part of the japanese publishing industry. The manga market value keep increasing year by year. Although it is one of the traditional art in Japan, but the market value is not drop. The manga is totally defeated American Comics, compare the readers between Manga and American comics, there have more 75% people choose to read manga.
A lot of manga are very famous over the world, these manga very succesful in U.S.A , Germany, England, Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia etc.
These are the examples of manga that very famous in the world. Example: "Naruto", "One piece" and "Dragon Ball".
"Dragon Ball, Naruto, One Piece"(Left to Right)
They are the main character in those manga, I sure you knew it, right?^_^
CUISINE
In Japan food culture, the consumption of rice has always played a central role. It is different between western food and japanese food, most of western food use meat as main material but most of the japanese food use rice as main material. The rice centered japan food culture evolved following the information of wet rice cultivation over 2000 years! The rice are usually serve with miso soup or other dishes. The side dishes often consist of fish, pickled vegetables. Fish also is a common in japanese food, it is often grilled.
Talk about Japan cuisine, what food you can think immediately? I think most people will think sushi at the first time. Actually not only sushi is a japanese food that come from Japan only. A lot of food they also are the traditional japenese food in Japan, example: TEMPURA, ONIGIRI, SUSHI AND SASHIMI.
-Onigiri
Onigiri, one of the traditional japan food. Onigiri also known as rice ball. It is oldest traditional food in Japan, its history is over 2000 years! Onigiri is made since 11th century, at that time known as TONJIKI, often consumed at outdoor panic. Until 17th century, war is always happen, Samurai (Japan soldiers name) are usually eat onigiri as a meal, because it easy to carry and make many in the shortest time. At the past time, onigiri always made into small rectangular shape because easy people to bring it out to eat. In the 1980s, a machine that able to make triangular onigiri was devised. This machine able to make the onigiri more sticky and moist.
-Sushi
Sushi is a japanese food consisting of cooked vinegar rice, japan known as sushi-meshi. You may also call it as sushi rice. The rice is combined with other ingredients, usually raw fish, seasonal fish or other seafood. In a sushi vinegar rice is a common. Because vinegar rice can stick together easily and not easy to break. the first made sushi is name as nare-sushi in 8th century.
Sushi have few type, they were: nigirizushi, makizushi, temaki.(start from left to right)
-Sashimi
Sashimi is a food that cut the fresh raw fish or meat into a thin pieces or thin slice without cook, You can taste the original fresh taste of a meat or fish. But it is not acceptable to eat by most of the asian old age people because they say it full of bacteria without cook. Actually it is not, becfore the sashami cut into thin piece, it is store the meat in a very low temparature, to make the bacteria low active and at the same time keep the meat fresh. Sashimi often is the first course in a formal Japanese meal, but it can also be the main course, presented with rice and miso soup in separate bowls. Many Japanese people believe that sashimi, traditionally considered the finest dish in Japanese cuisine, should be eaten before other strong flavors affect the fresh taste of sashimi. Salmon is the famous sashimi in the world.
-Tempura
Tempura is a Japanese dish of seafood or vegetables that have been battered or fried.
A light batter is made by cold water and soft wheat flour. Egg baking soda or powder and other cooking material may add into also. That why tempura made by different people have different taste because the material added is not same. But if you over mixing the batter will result in activation of wheat gluten, this will cause the flour become chewy when u fry it. During the frying process, the plant oil are most common. Cooker are usually use plant oil because when we fry it plant oil able to make the tempura lighter and crispier compare to animal oil.
SPECIAL ADDITION
In Japan's hotel, cooker will not allow customer or anybody to go inside the kitchen during they are cooking. They will only allow their assistant or the hotel worker go inside, because for a japan cooker the food cooked by them is their 'secret recipe' they will not allow people to know how they cook the food or make the food.
ありがとう arigatou(thank you) for seeing the post hope this post help you know more about Japan culture. If you travel to Japan must try the sashimi in Japan, there is much fresh compare to other country! XD
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Written By:
Jing Hong
Fia Group Six
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