History of Japanese Culture and Institutions Suggested Study Questions


Japanese Culture and Institutions The Tokugawa: Cultural Projects

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Individuals studying Japanese Civilization will have an opportunity to learn about some aspect of Japanese culture. Pick a topic, find a book on the topic, go to a website, and during the entire process record your findings. On some topics, you will be able to interview a person from Japan. There are many videos that deal with cultural topics. Record all of your finding so that it will be possible to produce a formal paper or an oral presentation. The cultural project involves how the Japanese live, the things they like to do, and their traditional customs. There are
many cultural topics that one can under

take for and presentations such as weddings, funeral practices, religious beliefs, methods of cooking, films, martial arts, the Kabuki Theatre, the writing of poetry, calligraphy, the tea ceremony, Ikebana, Bonsai, Origami, clothing, the kimono, Shogi or Go, wood block printing, the making of sake and sushi--to mention only a few possibilities.

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