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Japanese Traditional Culture and Society
by Steve McCarty
Yeungnam University Short-Term ProgramDay 1 at Kansai University, 14 January 2016
Self-Introductions
Warm-up: Getting to know each other First, let’s introduce ourselves. Say your name and what you are studying or researching. Then tell us something interesting about yourself, or an intercultural experience you have had. During the presentation, please think of any questions or comments you have about history, Japanese culture, people, etc. I will ask you later.
Geography & climate Prehistoric periods: Jomon pottery, Yayoi rice, Kofun mounds Mythical origins of the Imperial family & Japanese nation Japanese religions
Indigenous Shinto religion Asian civilization adopted through Buddhism Co-existence & fusion of Shinto with Buddhism First country to spread Buddhism to the masses
Classical periods: Asuka, Nara, Heian (Kyoto) From Asian influences to distinctive Japanese culture
Capital moves from west (Kansai area) to east (Tokyo area) Kamakura Period: Shogun, samurai, martial arts, tea, Zen Edo Period: from warring states to peace and isolation
Modernizing, not so religious anymore, war and peace again Meiji, Taisho, Showa, & present Heisei periods
Conclusion / last questions & comments
Outline
The ancient is renewed:3D projection mapping onto the Shinto shrineKashihara Jingu in Nara(橿原神宮、奈良県)
Screen shots from aSankei newspaper1 April 2014 video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FMdfB6-DMA
The Hashihaka Kofun ( 箸墓古墳 ) also in Nara (Yamato), around 250 AD, may be the tomb of shaman Queen Himiko (or Pimiko). The Yamato clan may have begun the Imperial family after that time, but the Kojiki & Nihon Shoki do not mention her name.
http://matome.naver.jp/odai/2139478598254597201/2139651501531105703
伊勢神宮 外宮別宮 月讀宮 - Tsukiyomi no miya (Geku of Ise Grand Shrine) by Tamago Moffle, 2010, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/7QLJKP
Ancient styleShinto architecture
NARA: 法隆寺 Horyuji temple by ume-y, 2013, CC BY 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/eSekCB
Nara PeriodBuddhist architecture
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yayoi_periodhttp://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/history/b_chron-txt.htm
Japaneseperiods
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K = KoreaJ = Japan
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Least Religious Countries Today
http://i100.independent.co.uk/article/how-strongly-different-countries-around-the-world-feel-about-religion-in-one-graph--WkKNcG11nx (2016)
Questions & Comments
Let’s discuss traditional East Asia Please ask any questions you have about Japanese history, culture, or ways of thinking. Or make a comment: for example, compare traditional Korea with traditional Japan, or say what you think about East Asian history. At the end of the presentation, and tomorrow, I will ask for questions or comments again.
Japanese ways of thinking• Other-oriented values• Individual and peer group• Concept of time• Environment and nature• Status and hierarchy• Male-female differences• Importance of age• Reasons for many suicides• Human relations most important
Social behavior & relationships• Levels of social distance– Intimate circle, face relations, strangers
• Politeness, indirectness, formality– Avoiding confrontation
• Inside and Outside – uchi & soto, honne & tatemae– Private self (reserve) & public self (restraint)
• Many Obligations: gimu, on, giri• Balancing give & take of gifts & favors– Symbolism of gifts and objects
Discussion / Conclusion
Final Questions or Comments Please volunteer any questions or comments you have about Japan or this presentation.
Tomorrow I will ask for questions or comments about contemporary Japan. Enjoy more interaction including a fun quiz to check your understanding.