My country's culture

I'm going to introduce Japanese culture.
I hope you enjoy looking at these pictures.

                                               

Material Culture

This is called"Kimono"
We wear this at formal situations.
For example, when people turns 20 year-old, they wear kimono and celebrate.

Non material culture

This is what I like about Japanese culture that people have self discipline.
This picture is when the massive earthquake hit Japan. People made a line to purchase daily goods. This is a standard for us to think others especially when we are in difficulty.

At the station, They form straight line.

Cultural Shock

They never form straight line.

         Norm

All the cellphone should be on Vibration in the train. No talking on the phone.  And near the priority seat, cellphone should be off considering of people who use pacemaker.

   Language

We use three characters.
"Hiragana, Katakana, Kanaji(Chinese character)"

←Kanji.




←Hiragana






←katakana.  We use this when we describe words from foreign countries

     Folkways

This is called " Ozoni".  Each area has different taste and a way to make this soup following group customs. We eat this on new year.

 Ideal Culture

Elder people believe in "Bushido" which is based on " Samurai sprit "
This picture explains what Bushido means by Kanji and English.

 Real Culture

Young people are more free to express themselves compared to the past.

These people gather at specific area and share their hobbies.

                     Cultural Object

  Most Japanese people have PS3 as a DVD player.
Blu-ray is popular in Japan therefore, even if people don't use this as a game machine, many households have PS3.

         Behavior

This is very common behavior in Japan.
Bow means that express "respect, appreciation,apology" We do this for mostly elder people or someone new.