What are Japan's special cultural arts?

Japan's characteristic cultural arts are

1. Tea Ceremony

Also known as Chado (tea-tasting party), it has been immensely loved by the upper class as a beauty ritual since ancient times, and nowadays, the tea ceremony, which is used as a training for concentration, or for cultivating manners and demeanor, has been widely accepted by the general public, and in Japan there are There are many schools in Japan that teach the techniques of various styles of the tea ceremony, and many hotels have tea rooms where you can easily enjoy a performance of the tea ceremony.

2. Flower Ceremony

Born as a technique of reproducing flowers in bloom in the wild in a tea room, flower ceremony can be divided into more than 20 schools due to differences in the rules and methods of display, and there are many schools teaching the techniques of various schools of flower ceremony in Japan. Art.

3. Sumo Wrestling

The sport of sumo wrestling originates from the religious rituals of Japanese Shinto. People held matches for the god of harvest at the Shinto shrine in the hope of bringing in a good harvest. In the Nara and Heian periods, sumo was a court spectator sport, and during the Kamakura Warring States period, sumo became part of samurai training, and in the 18th century, professional sumo emerged, which is very similar to the present sumo tournaments, with the Shinto rituals emphasizing the sport of sumo, and the stomping ritual (Shiku) before the matches to drive away bad spirits from the grounds, as well as the rituals to encourage evil spirits to come. evil spirits away and also serve to relax the muscles.?

4. Kimono

It is the name of the traditional Japanese national costume. It is also known in Japan as "with things", the kimono is modeled after China's Sui and Tang Dynasty clothing style. In the eighth and ninth centuries A.D., Japan once prevailed in the "Tang style" clothing, although there are changes in the formation of Japan's unique style.

5. Judo

has a wide reputation in the world. The basic principle of judo is not to attack, but to use the opponent's strength to protect the art of judo, judoka's level is indicated by the color of the belt (junior: white / senior: black).