KNOWING CLOSER

TRADITIONAL CULTURE OF
THE RISING SUN COUNTRY
This Paper Is Structured To Complete
Cross Culture Understanding Assignment Second Semester
School Year 2013/2014

Created by:
Isnaini Roro Pertiwi / 2E2 / 31801200446

COLLAGE OF LANGUAGES
SULTAN AGUNG ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY
SEMARANG CITY
2013

PREFACE

Assalamualaikum Wr. Wb.

Alhamdullilah gratitude is said by the author owing to His abundance of grace and
bounty, so that this paper is done well and timely. The purpose of this paper is for
compliting Cross Culture Understanding assignment on second semester school
year 2012/2013. The title of it is Knowing Closer Traditional Culture of The
Rising Sun Country. By writting this paper, the author is expected to be more
capable to understand about traditional culture of Japan.
In finishing this paper, the author experienced many difficulty. Yet, owing to
guidance and help from various parties, this paper is done well. Therefore, the
author want to say thanks to:
1. Prof. Dr, H. Laode M. Kamaludin, M.Sc. M.Eng as the president of
Unissula that gives to the author a chance to use existing facility in
Unissula.
2. The lovely parents that gives motivation and funding.
3. Lovely friends that can be mentioned one by one.
The author says sorry if there are many error in this paper. Hopefully this simple
paper can give readers conciousness that so many traditional culture in any
country. Rightly we conserve the traditional culture especially our own country.
Wassalamualaikum Wr. Wb

Semarang, May 2013

Author

TABLE OF CONTENT

A.
B.
C.
D.

Title page............................................................................ i
Preface ............................................................................... ii
Content .............................................................................. iii
Chapter 1...........................................................................
1. Background .................................................................
2. Formulation of problem ..............................................
3. Purposes ......................................................................
E. Chapter 2............................................................................
1. Profile of Japan............................................................
2. Traditional culture of Japan.........................................
F. Chapter 3............................................................................
1. Conclution ...................................................................
2. Suggestion ....................................................................
G. Bibliography.......................................................................

CHAPTER I

A. Background
Japan has so many unique traditional culture. From the way to eat until
how to wear clothe Japan has own style. Japaneses usually eat noodle

hungril until produce sound slurpp as appreciation to the chef. In other

country this way is not polite but in Japan it is a must.
The traditional culture of Japan is interesting to be learned. This paper
contain about clothe, food, and festival of Japan. So, it can increase reader
knowledge about Japan.
B. Formulation of Problem
1. What is Japan?
2. How are the tradisional culture of Japanese ?
C. Purpose
1. To know about Japan.
2. To know about traditional culture of Japanese.

CHAPTER II
A. Profile of Japan
1. Geography
Japan is one of country ,which is located at East Asian Continent dan it
is at west of Pacific Ocean. Japan is the neighbour of China, Rusia, and
Korea. Japan has almost 7000 islands. The main islands of Japan are
Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, dan Kyushu. Honshu is the biggest island
of Japan.
In Japan often occurs nature disaster. The location of Japan is at Pasific
Ring of Fire in the junction of three tectonic plates. So, it is often
shaken by earthquake. Tsunami is not strange thing there. Tsunami can
occur anytime. Japan has many volcanos. The highest volcano is Fuji

Mountain. Besides causing dangerous efect, volacano can cause

advantage. With many volcanos, Japan has many hot springs that are
used by society as vacation place.
Society of Japan is homogeneous. Mayority of them live at coastal
areas. This is caused of a high level of danger of other location. The
location is abrupt. So, it is sensitive of landslide, earthquake,etc.
Japans climate is divided to 4 seasons. Yet, Japans climate at north and
south is different. In winter, North Japan has snow, but South Japan is
sub tropical climate. Japans climate depends on monsoon that come
from Asian Continent to Pacific Ocean in winter vice versa.
Japans climate is divided into several zone:
a. Hokaido is clemency region and has long winter. This region has cool
summer.
b. Japan sea, at west beach Honshu island,wind gusts from northwestward
brings very thick snow. In summer, this region has cooler air than
Pasific region.
c. Inland sea of Seto that is mountain ranges at Chugoku and Shikoku
region, obstructs the wind gusts. This makes the region has clemency.
d. Central Highlands, this region has temperature difference between
summer to winter that is very striking. It also has temperature difference
between day and night that is striking too.
2. Demografi
Population of Japanese was predicted about 127,614 million peoples
(2009). Japanese is homogeneous in ethnic, culture, dan language.
Foreign worker at Japan is a little.
The amount of old Japanese is higher than young Japanese. This
problem occurs because the level of life expectation is high (81,25) and
the amount of young peoples that want to marry go down year to year.
This things raise several problem. They are the expenses of social

assurance is high, the population of worked generation is low, and the

amount of Japanese go down year to year.
Mayority of Japanese dont follow a religion. They consider that
religion is just a culture or tradition. Professor Robert Kisala made
prediction that just 30% of Japanese that follow a religion.
3. Education
Education at Japan is very competitive, especially in university
enrollment. The two of the best university in Japan are reached by
Tokyo University and Keio University. In level that is arranged by
International Student Assessment Program from OECD, knowledge and
skill of 15 years old children there is 6th in world.
4.

Economy
Japan is one of country that has the strongest economy in world. Japan
with German and South Korea are the fastest economy development
country in world. The main industry of Japan are banking sector,
insurance, retail business, telecommunication, and construction.
According to Big Macs index, Japans worker gets highest wages in
world. Economy observers make prediction that Japan, South Korea,
India, and China will dominate this world in 2030 and will break
domination of western country on world economy.

5. Prefecture and region

Japan is divided into 47 prefecture. From north to south, the prefecture
are:
a. Hokkaido

f. Yamagata

k. Saitama

b. Aomori

g. Fukushima

l. Chiba

c. Iwate

h. Ibaraki

m. Tokyo

d. Miyagi

i. Tochigi

n. Kanagawa

e. Akita

j. Gunma

o. Niigata

p. Toyama

aa. Osaka

al. Ehime

q. Ishikawa

ab. Hyogo

am.Kochi

r. Fukui

ac. Nara

an. Fukuoka

s. Yamanashi

ad. Wakayama

ao. Saga

t. Nagano

ae. Tottori

ap. Nagasaki

u. Gifu

af. Shimane

aq. Kumamoto

v. Shizuoka

ag. Okayama

ar. Oita

w. Aichi

ah. Hiroshima

as. Miyazaki

x. Mie

ai. Yamaguchi

at. Kagoshima

y. Shiga

aj. Tokushima

au. Okinawa

z. Kyoto

ak. Kagawa

av.
aw. In region division depend on geography location, Japan divided
into 10 region. They are
Hokkaido, Tohoku, Hokuriku, Kanto, Chubu, Kansai (Kinki), Chugoku,
Shikoku,Kyushu, dan Kepulauan Ryukyu
6. Accross nation relationship and military
ax. Japan has conflict with several neighbor country. Japan have a
legal ispute with Rusia about Kuril archipelago and South Korea about
Batu Liancourt. Not only with Rusia and South Korea but also with
RRC and Taiwan about Senkaku archipelago.
ay.
B. Traditional culture of Japan
1. Traditional clothes
az.
Traditional clothe of Japanese calls kimono.
Etymonologically, kimono is clothe. Ki is wear and mono is

thing. Operationally, kimono is a tradidional clothe of Japanese

that can be worn by female and male. Female kimono is consist of
1 part, but male kimono is consist of 2 part. .
ba.

Kind of kimono is divided depend on several case. The age

of wearer, married status, and level of formality the agenda that

will be attended are the case to chose kimono. Each of kimono has
symbol and implicit value.
bb.

The followings are kinds of kimono:

a. Female kimono
1) Tomesode
bc.
Tomesode is formal clothe for married woman. A
unmarried woman can wear tomesode when she is old or
doesnt want to wear homongi. This kimono is worn to
attend familys wedding party or formal agenda. There are 2
kinds of tomesode. They are kurotomesode and
irotomesode.
bd.
be.
The following is table of difference between
kurotomesode and irotomesode.
bf.

Difference

bg.

Kurotomesode

bh.

Irotomesode

bi.

Color

bj.

Black

bk.

Colored

bl.

Material

bm.

Crepe without

bn.

Crepe without weaving

bo.

Familys

weaving motif

motif or with weaving motif.

bp.

bq.

5 pieces: 1on back, a

3 pieces: 1 on back and a

symbol

pair on upper chest, and a

pair on back of arm / just 1 on

br.

pair on back of arm.

bs. It is not allowed to

back.
bt. Wearing irotomesode to

Using

wear kurotomesode

attend formal ceremony at

for attending formal

kingdom.

ceremony at kingdom.
bv.

bu.

One of the tomesodes thew is there is a picture

under it. The picture are crane, seasheore flower, etc as

symbol of luckiness. The location of this picture show the

age of the wearer.
bw.

bx.

Kurotomesode

Irotomesode
by.
2) Furisode
bz.
Furisode is kimono for unmarried woman with main
specific characteristic wide armed. This type is formal
kimono same as tomesode and homongi. Furisode is worn

a)
b)
c)
d)

when attend wedding party, formal ceremony,etc.

ca.
cb.
Furisode has some specific chracteristic. They are:
Color cloth
Motif : flower, plant, the beauty of a season,star , bird.
The cloth looks luxurious with gold embroidery.
Wide armed.
cc.

Furisode is divided into 3 types. They are:

a) Oburisode
cd.
The wide of arm is 144 cm
b) Chuburisode
ce.
The wide of arm is 90cm-102cm. This furisode is
the commonest.
c) Koburisode
cf.
The wide of arm is 70 cm 80 cm.
cg.

Furisode can be worn as wedding gown. Wedding

gown usually has picture that symbolize luckiness,

example: crane. The color of this furisode is brighter that

ordinary furisode. Wedding furisode is oburisode type.
ch.

Shiromuku is white wedding furisode with white

woven motif.
ci.

A woman always wear zori when she wears

furosode. Zori is fabric or cane work footwear.

cj.
ck.

Furisode

3) Homongi
cl.
Homongi is kimono for married woman and
unmarried woman. The difference is homongi for married
woman is wide armed. According to the formality level
homongi is 1 level under tomesode. Homongi is worn for
attending other family wedding party, drinking tea
ceremony, celebrating new year and party.
cm.
cn.
The main specific characteristic of homongi is
fabrics design that meets on stitching of homongi. If a
homongi is widened, so the fabrics design will shape a
picture. This is the difference between homongi and
tsukage.
co.

cp.
cq.
Homongi
cr.
4) Tsukage
cs.
Tsukage is kimono for married woman and
unmarried woman. According to formality level, tsukage is
one level under homongi. There is no family symbol on
tsukage. This kimono is for attending nonformal agenda.

ct.
cu.
Tsukage
cv.
5) Iromuji
cw.
Iromuji is half formal kimono. Yet, iromuji can be
formal kimono if it is added with family symbol. There are
no motif on iromuji. The fabric is soft color, example: pink,
bright blue, bright yellow, etc.
cx.
cy.
The formality level of kimono is accorded to the
amount of family symbols. Family symbols can be amount
1,3, or 5 that is located on back, arm, and chest. Iromuji

with 5 symbols can be worn to attend wedding party. Yet, if

you just want to attend drinking tea cerem
cz.
ony, its enough to wear iromuji with 1 symbol.

da.
db.
Iromuji
dc.
6) Komon
dd.
Komon is nonformal kimono that can be worn by
married woman or unmarried woman. The design of
komon is multiply little simple picture. Komon is usually
for attending reunion party, watch a show, etc.
de.
Komon is informal kimono for married woman and
unmarried woman. The design of komon cloth is mutiply
little picture .
df.

Komon

dg.
7) Tsumugi is informal kimono for married woman or
unmarried woman. Tsumugi cloth is simple woven cloth
from cotton thread or low quality silk that is thick and

rough. Tsumugi usually is worn when working at field. Yet,

tsumugi also can be worn for taking a walk or shopping.

dh.
di.
Tsumugi
dj.
8) Yukata
dk.
Yukata is nonformal kimono for male, female, and
child. Yukata is for attending firework party, matsuri, obon
celebration. Yukata also can be worn after bathing.
dl.
dm.
Yukata is also worn by actress, actor, and sumo
wrestler. When traditional dancers practise, they wear
yukata as substituter of expensive kimono that will be worn
to real perfomance. The aim of this is to keep the expensive
kimono from damage. Sumo wrestlers wear yukata before
and after the competition.
dn.
do.
This table contains of the differance between yukata
depend on the wearer.
dp.

Wearer

dq.

Color

dr.

Design
ds.

dt.

Male

du.

Dark.

Example: black,
dark blue, dark
purple, etc.

dv.

Dark lines

dw.

Female

dx.

Bright

dy.

Sakura,

summer flower,
ea. Bright

dz. Child

fish, etc.
eb. Anime
character.
Example:
hamtaro,
doraemon,
etc.

ec.

Yukata kids

ed.
b. Male kimono
1) Formal kimono
ee.
This kimono is called montsuki. Formal kimono
is kimono consist of a set of black montsuki with hakama
and haori. This kimono is worn for attending formal
agenda.

ef.
eg.

Montsuki

eh.
2) Nonformal kimono
ei.
Nonformal kimono for man calls kinagashi. This
kimono is worn as daily clothe.

ej.
ek.
Kinagashi
el.
1. Makanan tradisional
a. Ramen
em.
Ramen is Japan boiled noodle. The peculiarity of
ramen is the ramens gravy. Ramens gravy is made of pigs
bone or pork, spices, and vegetables that are boiled for
more or less 6 hours.
en.
eo.
One thing that differ ramen and others is the
topping. Ramens topping is meat slices, boiled egg, fish
cakes (beautiful shape fish meatball), and green onions.
ep.
Ramen
eq.

a. Yakiniku
er.
Yakiniku is baked or roasted meat. The meats are
pork, beef, lamb, etc. Barbeque can is also called yakiniku.
es.

et.

Before the meat was baked, it have been skewer by

metal stick with vegetables: paprika, leek, etc. Then, it is

covered by sauce.
eu.
ev.
Yakinikus sauce is tare sauce. There are two kinds
of tare sauce. They are niku tare sauce and soto tare sauce.
The difference between them is in niku tare there are
sesame seed but soto tare not. Sauce that coverd the meat
before it have been baked is niku tare sauce.

ew.
ex.
Yakiniku
ey.
a. Yakisoba
ez.
Yakisoba is fried noodle ala Japan. There is 2 type
of yakisoba according to the pack.
fa.
1) Plastic packaging
fb.
Plastic packaging yakisoba is considered not
practical. Cup packaging yakisoba is more populer
than plastic packaging yakisoba.
fc.
1) Cup packaging
fd.
Cup packaging yakisoba is more popular
because it is more practical. Dry vegetables and
meat are encased with noodle in Styrofoam cup.
fe.

There are some different variations between one

region to another region. They are:

1) Nokute yakisoba (Kota Yokute, Prefecture Akita).
2) Otayakisoba (Kota Ota, Prefecture Gunma).
3) Fujinomiya yakisoba (Kota Fujinomiya, Prefecture
Shizuoka).
4) Italian yakisoba (Prefecture Niigata). The specific
characteristic is on the sauce. It is spaghetti sauce.

5) Yakisoba berwarna hijau (Prefecture Miyagi).

6) Yakisoba pan is bread that is fiiled yakisoba and
mayonese sauce
7) Sobameshi is yakisoba that is made with mixed white
rice . Then, it is stired in order to the noodle become
little sliced.

ff.
fg.
Yakisoba pan
fh.
a. Edamame
fi.
Edamame is green nut. Edamame is sweet and
smooth textured. Edamame is sold at supermarket in frozen
condition. In fact, edamame is a vegetable from China.
fj.
fk.
There are some ways to eat edamame. Edamame is
usually eaten as appetizer. Edamame is mixed with other
vegetables as salad, soup, etc. Besides it, edamame can be
boiled as snack.

fl.
fm.
Edamame
fn.
a. Kushikatsu
fo.
Kushikatsu is fried food with bamboo stick. The
main material of kushikatsu are sea meal, meat, vegetable.
Kushikatsu is usually eaten with uster sauce. Yet, there are
some seller that make available tartar sauce as substituter of
uster sauce.

fp.

Kushikatsu

fq.
a. Shabu-shabu
fr.
Shabu-shabu is meat that is sliced thinly and then it
is dipped into boiled water until it ready to eat. Shabushabu is eaten with tare sauce. It is presented with a bowl
of rice.
fs.
ft.
Kinds of shabu-shabu:
1) Gyushabu : beef shabu-shabu
2) Ramushabu : lamb shabu-shabu
3) Tonshabu / butashabu : pork shabu-shabu
4) Niwatorishabu : chicken shabu-shabu
fu.
Shabu-shabu

a. Tonkatsu
fv.
Tonkatsu is fried pork that is coated by flour and
flake of biscuit. It is eaten with cabbage and tonkatsu sauce.
fw.
fx.

fy.
fz.
Tonkatsu
ga.
a. Sukiyaki
gb.
Sukiyaki is boiled thin sliced beef, vegetables, and
tofu. The way to eat sukiyaki is it is dipped into whisk egg.

gc.
gd.
Sukiyaki
ge.
1. Festival and fun
a. January
1) Ganjitsu (1st)
gf. Ganjitsu is new year celebrating. Time to o-sechi
ryori. O-sechi ryori is a special food for first 3 days in
new year. This days call san-ga-nichi. Tradisionally,
each material of it symbolize happiness and
successness of family. For instance, boiled black soy
(mame) symbolize healthiness, egg of herring fish
symbolize prosperity.
gg.
gh.
gi.

O-sechi ryori

gj.
1) Hatsu-mode (2nd 3rd)
gk. Hatsu-mode is a tradition to visit holy place or
temple in first 3 days of new year for requesting about
familys healthiness, world peace, etc. Millions people
go to famous holy place or temple for example, Meiji
Temple (Tokyo), Naritasan Shinsho-ji (Chiba
Province), Daishi temple (Kanagawa Province), Yasaka
Temple (Kyoto), and Sumiyoshi (Osaka).
gl.

gm.

Peoples go to temple to celebrate Hatsu

Mode
gn.
1) Shin-nen Ippan Sanga (2nd)
go. Tokyo kingdom is closed for public. Yet, special for
second January everyone can go to the kingdom to say
Happy New Year to the king and his family.

gp.

gq. The royal family is waving to society

gr.
1) Kagami biraki (11th. 4 th or 20 th at several region)
gs. A big kagami mochi cake tradisionally is presented
to gods for new year celebrating. Then, at this day the
cake is sliced become small part and it is eaten with ozoni (vegetable soup) or o-shiruko (azuki soup). When
the cake is sliced, new year celebrating is over.
gt.

gu.
gv.

Kagami mochi is broken

gw.
1) Dondo yaki (15th)

gx. This event is celebrated by burning New Year

ornament. New year ornament for example kado matsu
dan shime kazari are burned at holy place or temple.
Warming body by the fire of it can give healthiness and
happiness for 1 year.
gy. Peoples burn new year ornaments .

gz.
1) Seijin no hi (second Sunday in January)
ha. Someone has status as adult when he/she is 20 years
old. Young people that will be 20 years old at the year,
will celebrate seijin no hi. To celebrate this event boys
wear formal coat and girls wear bright kimono. Young
peoples attend a ceremony to listen a speech. The aim
of this event is to araise self conciousness in their status
as adult.

hb.
Adolescents celebrate seijin no hi
hc.
a. February
1) Setsubun (3rd)
hd.
The day is a day before winter change to be
spring. Setsubun ceremony is done to throw away
negative thing and save positive thing. This event is
celebrated by placing baked peanuts in house while

screaming oni wa soto, fuku wa uchi!!!! (devil

out, advantage come). This habit calls mame
maki. Actress, actor, and athlete are invited to do
mame maki at several famous temples or holy
places. It brings additional happiness for pulic.
he.
hf.
hg.
hh.
hi.
hj.
hk.
hl.
hm.
hn.
ho.
A man is placing baked peanuts in house.
1) Sapporo yuki matsuri (6th-13th)
hp.
Sapporo is a city at Hokkaido. The purpose
of this event is to celebrate winter in early February
every year. At Odori park, there are more than big
snow and ice statue that are made for celebrating
this event.
hq.

Ice building
hr.

1) Inukko festival (10th-11th)

hs.
This festival is hold at Yuziwa, Akita. This
event is celebrated by burning candles at temple.
There are snow dog statue that is interesting for
visitor especially children.

ht.

Ice dog statue

hu.
1) Valentine (14th)
hv.
Women celebrate this event by giving a
chocolate to her lovely man.
hw.
Japan valentine shopping

hx.
1) Yokote kamakura (15th-16th)
hy.
This event is hold at Yokote, Akita. A
kamakura is made of compact snow Then, it is
made a big hole to be a comfortable room. Sitting
inside kamakura and eating long mochi and
amazake is one of winter happiness for children.
hz.
Peoples sit inside kamakura and eat

together.

ia.
ib.
ic.
id.
ie.
1) Tokamachi yoki matsuri (16th-18th)
if.
This event is hold at Tokamachi, Niigata.
There, when winter come, the air become so cold.
At road side, the height of snow is almost 4m. The
snow is made become anime characters for
example: doraemon, hello kitty, etc. The event is
start from 6 p.m to 7.30 p.m.
ig.
Ice Doraemon statue
ih.

a. March
1) Hina matsuri (3rd)
ii.
This event is celebrated by litle girls. They
place their dolls that wear kimono, in front of house
as ornaments. They wish to get healthiness and
happiness.

ij.

Hina matsuru dolls

ik.

1) O-mizu tori (12th)

il.
O-mizu tori is important event for Budhist.
This event is hold at Todai ji temple. This event is
hold for two weaks. Start from first March to 12
March. A big torch calls Taimatsu is carried by
running around the room. People can see beautiful
firework on sky.
im.
in.
Other ceremony that is more serious, is hold
almost at same time. Monks take some water from
a well and then give it to Kannon statue.
io.

ip.
iq.
1) O-Kichi festival (27th)

Taimatsu

ir.

O-Kichi festival is hold at Shimoda. This

event is celebrated to memorialize a death of a

deserving girl. She is O-Kichi. There are dances by
many geisha and plants market.

is.
it.

Geishas perfomance

a. April
1) Hanami (early April)
iu.
Hanami is tradition to enjoy the blossom of
sakura flower. Peoples celebrate it by coming
together under sakura tree for eating, drinking, and
relaxing.
iv.
iw.

Peoples enjoy the blossom of

sakura flower
ix.
iy.
iz.
1) Miyako odori (whole April)
ja.
Dances are performed by geishas and
maikos (geishas student) at Kyoto.

jb.

jc.
Geishas perfomance in miyako odori
jd.
je.
jf.
jg.
1) Spring festival Takayama (14th 15th)
jh.
Decorated carts are carried around the city.
Decorated carts are decorate with amaze art. This
event shows artists skill at Hida.
ji.
jj.

jk.
jl.

Decorated carts

a. May
1) Hataka and Dontaku festival (3rd 4th)
jm.
This is the best festival at Fukuoka.
Participants wear unique costum, parade around the

city and make noisy sound by Shamoji ( wooden big

spoon).
jn.
jo.

Peoples make noisy sound by Shamoji

jp.
jq.
1) Kodomo no hi (5th)
jr.
Peoples decorate their house by a koi fish
flag to celebrate children days. They wish a
successness and healtiness for sons. Large black
flag symbolizes father. Medium red flag symbolizes
mother. Small flag symbolize son. Five color flag
symbolize house. All mean happy family.
js.
jt.

ju.
Fish flag
jv.
1) Izumo Taisha temple festival (14th-16th)
jw.
This event is celebtated for marriage angel.
jx.
1) Aoi festival (15th)

jy.

Aoi festival is hold at Kamigamo and

Shimogamo temple. 500 participant parade from

Kyoto kingdom to the two temples.
jz.
1) Sanja festival (Friday to first Sunday after May 15)
ka.
Sanja festival is hold at Asakusa temple.
kb.
a. June
1) Weston festival (first Saturday and Sunday)
kc.
This event is hold at Kamikochi. This event
is celebrated to memorialize a deserving
mountainer, Walter Weston and celebrate the
beginning of climbing up season in summer.
kd.
1) Water clock festival (10th)
ke.
Water clock festival is hold at Omi temple.
This event is celebrated to memorialize the first date
the water clock was used in Jepang.
kf.
1) Iris suigo itako festival(last May - last June)
kg.
This festival is hold at Itako.
a. July
1) Hataka gion yamagasa festival ( 1st-15th)
kh.
This festival is hold at Fukuoka. At the end
of this, participants wear hippi jacket and carry
decorated cart on shoulder. The spectators give
motivation by pouring water to the participants.
ki.
1) Tanabata festival (7th)
kj.
There is a myth that a couple can go to
heaven for spending time at night together, on july
7. Couples write a request on color paper flag and
then the paper is put on branchs bamboo vertically.
kk.
1) Nachi no hi fire festival (14th)
kl.
This spectacular fire festival is hold at
Kumano Nachi temple. there are big torchs that light
a way to the temple. Each torch is 50 kg.
km.
kn.
ko.

1) Doyo no ushi no hi (19th)

kp.
This event is hold on the hottest day of
summer. This time is important to keep health by
eating nutriment. According to a myth, roasted
catfish with teriyaki sauce is the best. Peoples stand
in line to buy this meal.
kq.
1) Sumida river firework festival (the last Saturday in
july)
kr.
ks.
kt.

Summer at Japan is time to firework.

a. August
1) Nebuta aomori festival (2nd-7th)
ku.
Four ton decorated cart and 20.000 dancer
are enlived this festival.
kv.
1) Akita kanto lantern festival (5th-7th)
kw.
This event is hold at Akita. Hundreds paper
lantern light the night at the date.
kx.
1) Yosakoi festival (9th-12th)
ky.
Yosakoi festival is hold at Kochi.
kz.
1) Awa odori dance (middle August)
la.
Thousands dancer parade at main street of
Tokushima.
lb.
1) Bon odori higashima insen (13th-18th)
lc.
This event is hold at Aizu Wakamatsu. Color
towers
ld.
are built at shallow river. Tourisms and
geishas dance around the towers.
le.
1) Yamaga toro lantern festival (15th)
lf.

a thousand dancer with lantern on their head

show bon odori dance.

1) Go zan no okuri bi (16th)
lg.
After sunset in this day, 5 mountains around
Kyoto

lh.

are set on fire to say good bye to

ancestospirit.
li.
1) Jizo bon festival (24th)
lj.
This event is hold at Kyoto. According to
myth, Jizo god protects children from evil, with the
result that the activities of this event always relate to
children.
lk.
a. September
1) Kaze no bon (1st-3rd)
ll.
This event is hold at Yatsuo machi. The
purpose to held this event is to avoid the damage of
winds. Funereal tone for accompanying beautiful
dance creates myterious element.
lm.
1) Choyo no sekku (9th)
ln.
This day is also called Kiku no Sekku
( chrysanthemum festival ) because Chinese drink
chrysanthemum wine in this festival to chase away
evel sprit. In this era, there is chrysanthemum
exhibition in this day.
lo.
1) Jugoya (18th)
lp.
At this night, peoples have a party to enjoy
the moon, eat cake, drink sake and celebrate the
coming of autumn. At some region, this time is also
time to held a ceremony to be grateful of good
harvest or to visit family that has been died at the
cementery.
a. October
1) Nagasaki kunchi festival (7th-9th)
lq.
This festival is hold at Suwa temple. There
are China style dragon dance that is called Ja odori.
1) Kanname festival (15th-17th)
lr.
This event is hold at Ise temple. Farmers
present rice to angels in a ceremony to be grateful
of good harvest.
ls.

a. November
1) Kami ari festival (12th-18th)
lt.
According to a myth that there are 8 million
angels live at Japan. They will go to a annual
meeting at Izumo temple. the meaning of Kami-ari
is all angels is present.
1) Tori no ichi
lu.
Tori no ichi is chicken day. Chicken is one
of 12 shio in Chinas ancient calender.
1) Shichi go san (15th)
lv.
At this day parents make over their children
with traditional formal clothe and carry them to a
temple to celebrate their growth. Boys celebrate this
event when they are 5 years old. Girls celebrate thin
event when they are 3 and 7 years old.
lw.
a. December
1) Bonen kai (whole december)
lx.
Bonen kai is year-end party. At this time
peoples drink alcohol freely and everyone takes
boiled meal in one pan.
1) Christmas night (24th)
ly.
At Japan new year eve is time to romance
and present. So, christmas at Japan has a little
meaning of religiousness.
1) O misoka (31th)
lz.
New year eve is called o misoka or joya.
Before mid night peoples eat toshi-toshi soba (soba
taht symbolize long life) together with family. At
midnight kane bells at all temples are striked 108
times.
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mc.
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mv.
CHAPTER III
mx.

A. Conclusion
my.Japan has many traditional culture. There are many kinds of food,
clothes, and festival . The following are clothes, food, and festival of
Japan.
mz.
1. Clothes
a. Female kimono
1)
2)
3)
4)

Tomesode
Furisode
Homongi
Tsukage

5)
6)
7)
8)

Tsumugi
Komon
Yukata
Iromuji

b. Male kimono
1) Montsuki
2) Kinagashi
2. Food
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)

Ramen
Yakiniku
Yakisoba
Edamame
Kushikatsu

6)
7)
8)
9)

Shabu-shabu
Tonkatsu
Sukiyaki
Etc.

4)
5)
6)
7)

Kagami biraki
Dondo-yaki
Seijin no hi
Setsubun

3. Festival
1) Ganjitsu
2) Hatsu mode
3) Shi-nen ippan
sanga

8) Sapporo yuki

12) Tokamachi yuki

matsuri
9) Inukko festival
10) Valentine
11) Yokote kamakura

matsuri
13) Etc.
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B. Sugession
15)

Each country has own traditional culture. For example is

Japan. There is so many kinds of clothes, foods, and festival. Not only
Japan but also Indonesia. Indonesia is heterogeneous in ethnic,
culture, and languages. Each region has own clothes, foods, and
festival. So, rightly we converse our own countrys traditional culture .
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