What are the characteristics of Japan?

Tea ceremony with Japanese characteristics

Japanese tea ceremony originated in China, but it has its own special connotation.

Japanese tea ceremony is developed on the basis of "daily tea and rice", which links daily life with religion, philosophy, ethics and aesthetics and becomes a comprehensive cultural and artistic activity. It is not only material enjoyment, but also aims to cultivate temperament and cultivate people's aesthetic and moral concepts through tea parties and learning tea ceremony. As Fu Sen Tian said, "Tea ceremony has developed from simple fun and entertainment to the norm and ideal of Japanese daily life culture." /kloc-At the end of 0/6th century, Morino Rixiong inherited the spirit of tea ceremony in previous dynasties and founded the authentic Japanese tea ceremony. His "harmony, respect and silence" is concise and rich in connotation. "Qing Ji" refers to a cold, calm and carefree aesthetic; "Harmony and respect" means respect for the guests.

Sumo with Japanese characteristics

"Sumo" is very popular with the Japanese and is called "national skill" by them. Japanese people will receive sumo wrestlers's business card on the day their new home is built, which is their pride!

The basic form of sumo wrestling is two fat people in a circle! Their dress is very simple, only a "crotch cloth" is tied around their waist to cover their lower bodies. Many sumo wrestlers are children of poor families in rural areas, and they have been educated in the "Sumo House" since childhood in order to achieve the goal of "getting ahead". In order to keep a fat figure, sumo wrestlers hardly exercise every day, because there is no heavyweight in Japanese sumo competitions. In this case, of course, the heavier the better. Therefore, the fatter Japanese male sumo wrestlers are, the greater their chances of winning. In order to gain weight as much as possible, the team members have to sleep for a long time except eating two full meals every day, and only have a short training period.

Nowadays, the Japanese sumo world has made many reforms in order to make sumo an official event of the Olympic Games. Maybe future sumo wrestlers may not need to be so fat.

Japanese characteristic flower path

Flower path, also known as "flower arrangement", is a unique traditional art in Japan. It originated from offering flowers in Buddhism and was introduced to Japan from China with Buddhism. This art focuses on combining the material structure of flowers with the forms of heaven, earth and people, thus creating a beautiful form. There are mainly the following forms:

Vertical flowers are decorative flowers in the niches of the Academy, which were created by Ikebukuro in Muromachi era. Pine, peach blossom, bamboo, willow, red leaves, cypress and so on are all used. It is called vertical flower, which is a method of vertical insertion along the upward posture of vegetation. The purpose of adjusting the appearance of flowers and trees with iron wire is to reproduce the natural scenery.

Flowers are a way of raising flowers, and flowers are useful. In the middle of the Edo period, raw flowers were born to entertain guests, mainly in niches. Flowers mainly show not the local beauty of flowers and trees, but their extended vitality. Noble style, gorgeous and dignified are the characteristics of flowers.

Putting flowers is to insert branches into deep flower pots to keep their natural shapes, just like throwing flowers at will, hence the name. There are three forms: hanging on a niche, hanging on a column, and placed under a niche.

Holding flowers is to fill a water tray or basket with flowers. At the end of Meiji, due to the planting of western flowers and the increase of western architecture, this flower arrangement method, which is not limited to niche decoration, appeared and became the mainstream of modern flower arrangement art.

Cherry blossom country

Sakura is the national flower of Japan. The main Japanese cherry blossom varieties are Yaeyao Sakura, Yoshino Sakura Sakura, Dashan Sakura and Late Sakura. Cherry blossoms are planted everywhere in this country. Every spring, cherry blossoms from all over Japan open in a line from south to north, with a time difference of three months. The Japanese call this phenomenon that the flowering area gradually moves northward "cherry blossom striker", and they all hope that this "striker" can reach their living area earlier.

The Japanese government has designated March 15 to April 15 as the "Cherry Blossom Festival" every year. In Ueno Park, the largest park in Tokyo, the "Cherry Blossom Festival" is held at this time of the year. Enjoy the beauty of night sakura from morning till night, day and night. When the flower season comes, pink flowers are gathering clouds and fog, and the scene is very spectacular. In this season, the Japanese will send their families to help the old and bring the young to enjoy cherry blossoms in various places with large cherry trees and appreciate the open posture of cherry blossoms. Japanese people like to enjoy cherry blossoms and call friends, sitting on the floor under the cherry trees, setting tables and enjoying the "flowers blowing snow" flying all over the sky. When cherry blossoms are in full bloom, there is an extremely gorgeous and sad beauty, because the most prosperous day in bloom is also the time when their petals fall.

Japanese people like cherry blossoms very much, and they want to eat them after enjoying them, so they also have the custom of "eating cherry blossoms". Wuchaliao in Damen Temple of Liang Qing Temple in Kyoto sells cherry blossom ice cream mixed with chopped cherry leaves, which is famous for its unique sweetness.