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A list of Citizendium articles, and planned articles, about Culture of Japan.
See also changes related to Culture of Japan, or pages that link to Culture of Japan or to this page or whose text contains "Culture of Japan".

Parent topics

  • Japan [r]: East Asian country of about 3,000 islands; one of the world's largest economies; population about 125,000,000. [e]
  • Culture [r]: Please do not use this term in your topic list, because there is no single article for it. Please substitute a more precise term. See Culture (disambiguation) for a list of available, more precise, topics. Please add a new usage if needed.

Subtopics

Popular culture

Language

  • Japanese language [r]: (日本語 Nihongo), Japonic language spoken mostly in Japan; Japonic family's linguistic relationship to other tongues yet to be established, though Japanese may be related to Korean; written in a combination of Chinese-derived characters (漢字 kanji) and native hiragana (ひらがな) and katakana (カタカナ) scripts; about 125,000,000 native speakers worldwide. [e]

Poetry

  • Shigin [r]: A form of Japanese poetry, which is usually chanted, either individually or within a group. [e]
  • Shichigon-zekku [r]: Japanese term for a poetry verse form consisting of four phrases each seven Chinese characters in length. [e]

Visual arts

Clothing

  • Kimono [r]: Traditional Japanese garment, worn by both men and women, consisting of a long, ankle-length gown with full, flowing sleeves. [e]
  • Geta [r]: A kind of Japanese shoe with a flat wooden sole raised by one or more 'teeth'. [e]

Cuisine

  • Sushi [r]: (寿司, 鮓 or 鮨) any food made with vinegared rice in Japanese cuisine; may include raw or cooked vegetables, raw fish (刺身 sashimi) or other ingredients, and is typically served with soy sauce and wasabi (わさび or 山葵). [e]

Sports

  • Sumo [r]: Japanese form of heavyweight wrestling. [e]
  • Judo [r]: An unarmed combat sport of Japanese origin in which a contestant uses holds and leverage to unbalance their opponent. [e]
  • Karate [r]: From the Japanese word meaning "empty hand", a form of unarmed combat in which hands and feet are used to deliver and block blows. In competition, all blows must fall short. [e]
  • Aikido [r]: A Japanese martial art developed by Morihei Ueshiba. [e]
  • Kendo [r]: Add brief definition or description

Religion

Other related topics

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