Thursday, December 13, 2012

All A's for Japan

http://www.gojapango.com/culture/culture.html
http://novaonline.nvcc.edu/eli/evans/his135/Events/Anime62/Anime62.html
Not only in my journey through Japan did I find the country fascinating  I found some unique characteristics about their culture that stood out for me. One of the big things was Anime, their cartoon animations. I found it amazing  that it wasn't just cartoons for children and teens but that many adults watch it for entertainment. When I talked to people about it they were proud of this type of animation as it was created by a Japanese man called Osamu Tezuka. It was founded after World War II when Tezuka broke from the governments demand to only draw cartoons for propaganda. He then formed his own company and published his best famous work, Astro Boy. From there Anime sprung to life and is popular all over the world.


Not only did I find Anime interesting to see and talk about I found their Unique architecture interesting too. I found their Temples to have interesting structure and associated a lot with Japan. Most of these temples are Buddhist temples and some date back to a thousand years ago. Many are World Heritage sites and contain many information of Japan's history, style and pictures. 


Here is a video on Japenese culture and activities:

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