famous things in Japan
 

Hi guys,

What is Japan really famous for?

From what i've been hearing, Japan is famous for its anime and technology.
What do you think?

Japanese culture..

what about the samurai, the amazing art, there must be so many things.

All the buddhist shrines. the beautiful kimono's.

The hard work they do== working long hours.

A similar question was asked at Yahoo Answers:

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Kome Kome Club's 1998 song "Funk Fujiyama" cleverly pokes fun at foreign stereotypes and caricatures about Japan including Samurai, Ninja, Geisha, Pagodas, Kamikaze Pilots, Mt. Fuji, the "Hino Maru" flag, Sailor Uniform students, Yakuza, Salary Men, Sumo Wrestlers etc.

YouTube - FUNK FUJIYAMA

The other stuff like Anime, manga and brand names like Sanrio-Hello Kitty are more along the lines of Japanese pop-culture stuff. Jpop and its artists like Utada, Koda Kumi, Hamasaki Ayumi, AKB48 etc. are starting to become more and more known especially in Asia.

The Shinkansen, Onsens, Sakura flowers, sushi and sake are also pretty identifiable with Japan.

Harajuku.
Japan is famous for it's language -> everyone know Konnichiwa and Arigatou.
Sushi.
Love Hotels?

Eh, most people wouldn't know what those are unless they're actively studying Japanese culture, IMO.

I wasn't really sure though :o

I think, that evrybody knows that Japan is a own (little) world.

And I think that's the famous and interesting thing in japan, including other things ofc. :)

Godzilla, Gundam, Robots, Fuji san and Onsen to name a few things.

its bullet trains that they say are always on time.

would any one say that the group system is still part of the culture.

MY japanese friend yesterday told me that in her English Class here in UK the various students from different countries were describing the way tourists behave. Apparently it is easy to recognise a group of japanese tourists as they visit famous places take lots of photographs then rush off to the next destination -- then when they go to a restaurant they all eat the same food. I wonder if the younger generation are like that as always choosing to eat the identical meal. Maybe they all like to eat the same food.

MM I do wonder as when I had two japanese students stay with me they were lovely girls so polite and when we took them out for a meal they chose different meals--

I found them very thoughtful and caring--more so I think than some of our own people although one can not generalise.

what about Geisha?

What is Japan famous for ?



Being an enigma.

I like their attitude about minimalism and perfection.

They can do/make something that's looked very simple and not complex, but on the inside it's perfect.