Foreigners yearn for it! Introducing 8 Japanese lessons that symbolize Japanese culture

What are some lessons for foreigners to feel the "Japanese" of Japan when they learn about Japanese culture? Japan's unique Japanese culture, which does not exist in other countries, is very interesting for foreigners. Japanese culture seen by foreigners has a calming charm in its dignified beauty. Many Japanese cultures may be everyday sights for us growing up as Japanese people. However, I think it is a part where foreigners strongly feel Japanese culture. In this article, we will introduce 8 Japanese lessons that are interesting for foreigners. Please reaffirm the charm of Japanese culture that only Japanese people can understand, and refer to Japanese lessons that can be confidently recommended to foreigners.

Foreigners send a hot look! Japanese lessons where you can feel the essence of Japanese culture everywhere

Japanese Japanese lessons are exotic and very fascinating to foreigners and are of great interest. One of the reasons is "politeness", and the various gestures and movements hide a careful spirit. There are many Japanese lessons that you can feel "beauty" by cultivating "politeness". As we grow up as Japanese, we naturally have "politeness". Therefore, there is widespread recognition overseas that Japanese people are polite in everything in every situation. Because of this Japanese culture, if you want to become a Japanese teacher, it is one of your strengths to be familiar with the knowledge of Japanese lessons.

I want to wear it! 8 Japanese lessons that symbolize Japanese culture

By challenging Japanese lessons and acquiring knowledge, you can introduce the charm of Japanese culture to foreigners in detail. Below, we will introduce eight Japanese lessons that symbolize Japanese culture.

1. Tea ceremony

In the tea ceremony, it is not the expression of making tea, but the expression of "making tea."In the tea ceremony, hot water is added to matcha powder and stirred with bamboo to complete the tea ceremony. The tea ceremony has a series of methods for making the tea, and it is characteristic that it differs depending on the school.

2. Flower arrangement / flower arrangement

Ikebana is one of the traditional Japanese arts that grows flowers in each season, and there is a method that has been passed down from ancient times. There are also schools in flower arrangement, and each school is characterized by different ideas and flower arrangement theories depending on the founder of each school. A typical school is "San-Senke", and there is a school spread by Sen no Rikyu's grandson.

3. Dressing

Dressing refers to the method of beautifully dressing other people in traditional Japanese costumes such as kimono and yukata. Kimono (Japanese clothes), which is also a Japanese tradition, has certain rules such as underwear and obi fastening, and you can get the beauty of Japanese by wearing it neatly.

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4. Pottery

Pottery is one of the traditional Japanese arts, and is characterized by its timeless charm and delicate aesthetic sense. The material is pottery made only from soil, but when a potter makes it, it turns into art by dyeing and kiln change, and it is also a culture that fascinates the heart just by appreciating it. Pottery is an art that is also suitable for adjusting the mental state because art is born by making it with a calm mind.

5. Japanese dance

Japanese dance is one of the same traditional performing arts as Noh, Kabuki, Bunraku, and Kyogen. In particular, it is said to have developed Kabuki's "dance", and the word "dance" is used because it dances. Among the traditional Japanese methods, Japanese dance is to dance to music and rhythm.

6. Calligraphy

Calligraphy is a traditional Japanese culture that expresses the beauty of letters by writing them. In addition, beautiful calligraphy has an artistic appeal, and it is expressed by writing characters with a long history correctly and neatly. The difficult part of calligraphy is to calm the mind and bring out the original beauty of the letters.

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7. Koto

Koto is one of the traditional Japanese musical instruments played in Japan. Craftsmen make it using traditional methods that have been passed down from ancient times, and the tones they play have the power to calm the mind and attract listeners. The history of koto is said to have been from the Heian period, and it is also described in "The Tale of Genji" and "The Pillow Book", so you can see that it has been a favorite in Japan since ancient times.

8. Tanka / Haiku

Tanka and haiku are fixed verses that represent traditional Japanese culture. Haiku has 17 characters of 5, 7, and 5, and Tanka has a total of 31 characters of 5, 7, 5, 7, and 7. Tanka does not have seasonal words, but haiku is characterized by the use of seasonal words, both of which are characterized by words such as human emotions, landscapes, and nature.

Summary

Japanese lessons, which symbolize Japanese culture, have an exotic charm that makes foreigners feel Japanese, and have characteristics that lead to the root of Japan's "politeness."If you want to become a Japanese teacher, we recommend that you acquire and experience the knowledge of the following eight lessons introduced in this article.

tea ceremony
Flower arrangement / flower arrangement
Dressing
Pottery
Japanese dance
calligraphy
Koto
Tanka / Haiku

By teaching that culture to foreigners, you can smoothly convey the Japanese culture of "Japanese". Because I was born in Japan, if I can get in touch with Japanese culture, learn the charms and manners of carefully selected lessons, and introduce it to foreigners, Japanese culture will be inherited forever even over time. Please deepen your knowledge about the Japanese lessons that symbolize Japanese culture introduced in this article.

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