Japan's East-West Compatibility Culture: Is Japan East or West?

It's really hard to explain. Just as there are many western elements in China culture now, China culture is also an all-encompassing multi-culture. But in essence, Japan is still the East, and there are still many Europeans and Americans coming to Japan to look for the "East". Scarlet torii and ancient temples in the mountains are scenery that the West will never find. Tea ceremony, calligraphy and incense, which represent Japanese culture, all originated from China's "Oriental" culture and were uniquely transformed by Japan. Although Japan has tried to leave Asia and enter Europe in history, its negative effects are well known. However, being both oriental cultures, China, Japan and Korea are more different, which is restricted by many factors such as history, territory and climate of each country.