Japan has two-third
of its land covered by mountains, forests, lakes and hills. Along its
thousands-years history, Japanese people have viewed nature not only
objective existing thins, but divine-spirit-living entities.
Tranquility and virgin characteristics of rivers are preserved in Japan.
Even in a larger city like Hiroshima, a river looks peaceful beauty.
Foreigners usually know Japan though high-tech products and J-Pop cultures from Sony TVs, Walkman Stereo cassette player, PlayStation consoles, Toyota cars, Canon camera, and Doremon comic books and animation but rarely about Japan's nature and concepts of beauty and divine spirits.
Garden designing composition, house architecture and public construction are harmoniously arranged for comfort and harmony.
People coexist in nature as connecting elements. People also reflect nature through colors, pattern and cultural beauty.
Traditional outfits are still seen on street, marketplaces, temples on regular days, weekends and holidays. People also participate in a watering festival to begin Summer Time.
Young people casually put on comfortable outfit as contemporary mirrors of modern society.
Nature has existed before a human society was founded. But over a
long history, Japanese people have got along with evolution of nature
and co-exited with nature with their unique culture, religions and
tradition.
Mount
Fuji has lived in Japanese people's minds as the nation's popular image
and spirit. More than attraction for tourism, Mount Fuji carries with
more divine characteristics and traditional virtues for both government
regulations and people's attitudes.
A
tall and old tree lives near a village or crossroad is considered as a
sacred tree. Japanese villagers and people have preserved and protected
their sacred trees for centuries with their respectful worship because
the sacred trees are their guardian spirits.
Sacred
forests with beautiful sites are selected to build Shinto shrines and
temples in Japan. Religious institutions have prestiges to locate their
foundation among beautiful landscapes.
Foreigners can discover both cultural and religious values and virtues by visiting shrines and temples.
Japanese
people have treasured both virtues and values of bamboo totally
different to other Asian people. Their attitudes and bamboo-made
products have rooted into Japan's history and culture.
Japanese
people have made 1400 products from bamboo trees. Their creative power
and innovative capability have transformed bamboo threes into different
daily used products.
Rivers have reflected beauty of nature and other sacred spirits of Japan's culture and tradition.
Rivers' origins from Springs or smelting snows from mountains.
Even in a larger city like Hiroshima, a river looks peaceful beauty.
Foreigners usually know Japan though high-tech products and J-Pop cultures from Sony TVs, Walkman Stereo cassette player, PlayStation consoles, Toyota cars, Canon camera, and Doremon comic books and animation but rarely about Japan's nature and concepts of beauty and divine spirits.
Garden designing composition, house architecture and public construction are harmoniously arranged for comfort and harmony.
People coexist in nature as connecting elements. People also reflect nature through colors, pattern and cultural beauty.
Japanese traditional Kimono for ladies
Mother and daughter in kimono, Japanese tradition clothes
Traditional outfits are still seen on street, marketplaces, temples on regular days, weekends and holidays. People also participate in a watering festival to begin Summer Time.
Young people casually put on comfortable outfit as contemporary mirrors of modern society.
Casual fashion clothes
Japanese maid fashion
Street fashion styles in Japan
Summer fashions for liberal and rebel girls
Japanese school girl fashion (Not school uniform)
Japanese school girl uniform
Japanese salary-men
Japanese salary-man
Japanese office ladies outfits
Japanese office lady outfits
Japanese office ladies on streets
Tokyo Fashion Collection 2011
AKB48 Girls-band
Arashi Boys-band
Kurara Chibana, Former Miss Universe Japan
Maki Yoko, Japanese actress
Kitagawa Keiko, Japanese Actress
Perfume Girls-band
Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, a member of SMAP Pop boy-band
Miki Ando, Japanese female figure skater
Ryo Ishikawa, Japanese golfer.
Ueto Aya, Actress and Model and Designer
Ueto Aya in Vietnamese Traditional dress
Rei Kikukawa, Actress
Shiori Katsuna, Actress and Model
Tokyo Dome
Tokyo Fish-market Tsukiji, the largest fish and sea-food market in the world
Japanese bullet-train, Mount Fuji in the backgrouund
