Ancient Japanese Culture

By Laura Leyba Michelle Castillo

Delia Craciun

Discover the world of Ancient Japanese

culture

Japanese Foods

• Sushi

• Tempura

• Yakitori

• Katsudon

• Sukiyaki

Sushi

• Consists of thin slices of raw fish or seafood

• In Japan, is served with spicy Japanese horseradish sauce

• Famous for its delicious taste

• Plays an important role in Japanese kitchens

Tempura

• Seafood or vegetables dipped in batter and deep fried

• Comes from the Portuguese“tempero” meaning gravy or sauce

• Can be served with a side bowl of rice and soup

Yakitori

• Means broiled chicken• Cuts of chicken

including heart, liver, and cartilage

• Cooked on skewers over a charcoal grill

• Flavored by using a tangy sauce

Katsudon

• Is a bowl of rice topped with a deep- fried pork cutlet, egg, condiments

• Became a modern ritual tradition for Japanese students to eat this the night before taking a test

• Common lunch dish

Sukiyaki

• Stew of vegetables and beef

• Dipped in a bowl of beaten raw egg

• Vegetables used are green onion shiitake mushrooms, and leaves

• cooked with soy sauce

Festival the of New Year

• Most important festival on the Chinese Calendar

• Looked as the rebirth of spring itself

• Called the Japanese New Year

• Would celebrate, rituals

Children’s day

• Celebrated May,5th and 3rd

• Stresses importance that each child has their own character, stresses their health, and their happiness.

• Childrens day is split up;boys are the guetss of their sister’s festivals or girl festivals and girls are guets to their brothers on May 5 or boys day.

Ancient Japanese Religion

• Shintoism

• Buddhism

• Confucianism

Shintoism• Native Religion• Worship of Kami

spirits• Translated as “The

Way of the Gods”• Shrine dedicated to a

specific Kami• Practices that show

their beliefs

Buddhism• More to do with

afterlife• Means “Teaching of

the Awaken One”• A significant religious

and cultural force• Originally started in

India

Confucianism

• Moral, social, political, and religious thought

• Championed familial loyalty

• Ancestor worship• Respect of elders• No specific god• Did not believe in

afterlife

Bibliography• http://hkuhist2.hku.hk/nakasendo/shinto.htm (Shinto) Date visited: May 4, 2007

• http://www.cs.indiana.edu/~port/teach/relg/shinto.sketch.html (Shinto Religion) Date visited: May 4, 2007

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confucianism (Confucianism) Date visited: May 4, 2007

• http://www.jcch.com/jt.htm (Japanese Tradition) Date visited: May 4, 2007