JAPANESE

LITERATUR
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SUBMITTED BY :

FORFIEDA , KRISCAY

GUNTING , AISAH

SOMIRANAO , AISAMIN
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What Is significance of japan?

• Has the worlds third-largest economy , having achieved remarkable growth in the second half of
20th century. It is a major aid donor , and a source of global capital and credit .

Why is Japans Flag red dot ?

• It is made up of red circle , symbolizing the sun , against a whitr background . It is known as the
hinomaru in Japanese. , meani ng circle of the sun. Because Japan Lies at the far west of the
pacific ocean , the sun rises spectacularly over the sea to the east .

What is Japan best known for?

• Known worldwide for its traditional arts, including tea ceremonies , calligraphy and flower
arranging . The country has a legacy of distinctive gardens , sculpture and poetry . It is the
birthplace of sushi , one of its most famous.

Japans Location

 Made up of over 4,000 small islands with 4 main ones : Hokkaido , Honshu , Shikoku
and Kyushu.

 Surrounded by water the sea of Japan and Pacific Ocean .

 The countries across the sea of Japan are North Korea , South Korea , and Russia.

Capital and Location

• Capital is Tokyo , which is one of the world largest cities.

 • The population of Japan is 126, 804, 433

• Japan is also a leading supplier of fish and the united states biggest trading partner.

Family

• A man is the head of the family

• The woman works are rises their children

• Usually the male and female are equal

• There are almost fewer than 3 kids

• The usual marrying age is 27 for males and 26 for females .

• Wedding are important and also expensive and are most commonly held in hotels

• Divorse and single parenthood is very rare.

Tradition

• People go to temples to pray for many things, such as good grade on a test

• You can also buy a goodluck charms

• When people go to a temple they pull a rop and a bell rings and they pray and clap their hands
ones.

• They can get a piece of paper with a fortune on it and if the fortune is bad they tie it to a tree to
get rid of the bad luck

EDUCATION

 6 years of Elementary

 3 years of junior High

 3 years of high school

 4 years of university
Cherry Blossoms

• It is called “sakura “

• a popular thing to do in Japan is go flower viewing .

• There are festivals called Hanami to enjoy flowers .

Tokyo Tower

• It is in Tokyo and is the worlds tallest self supporting tower .

• 333 meters tall , 13 meters higher than the Eiffel tower .

• At the top of the tower there's a TV and broadcast antenna

Costume

• Traditional dress of Japan both Female an female is KINOMO , which are generally ,made of silk
, have large sleeves and reach from the shoulders all the way down to the heels

• They are tied with the wide belt called an OBI

• HAKAMA is also a japanese traditional dress particullarly associated with the japanese men

JAPANESE PEOPLE

• Japanese people are an ethnic group that is native to the Japanese archipelago and modern
country of Japan , where they constitute 98.5 % of the total population .

• Worldwide , approximately 129 Million people are of Japanese descent .

• Approximately 125 Million are Residents of Japan .

LANGUAGE OF JAPAN

Japanese Language of Japan has four different writing styles :

Hiragana and Katakanga – the earliest

KANJI - most complicated

ROMAJI – written using english letters

Can be written vertically right to left or left to right.

POPULAR SPORTS

BOYS

1. Swimming

2. Soccer

3. Baseball

GIRLS

1. Swimming

2. Ballet Dance

3. Tennis / Badminton

JAPANESE FOOD

 Sushi – small rice balls white fish, shelfish, etc on top.

 Tonkatsu – breaded and deep fried pork.
 Shabu shabu /Sukiyaki – are two different types of cuisine, both involving thin slices of beef.
 Ramen – Japanese noodle soup consisting of wheat noodles, rice broth and meath/vegetables
toppings.
 Tempra – seafood or vegetables that have been battered and deep fried.
 Okonomiyaki – small rice balls white fish shelfish, etc on top.
  Unagi – grilled eel rice ball.
 Yakitori – chicken pork and vegetables on bamboo kewers with salt and yakitori sauce.

Haiku

Haiku is a very short form of Japanese poetry in three sentences going in the order 5 syllables 7 syllables
and then 5 again typically characterized by three qualities:

1. The essence of haiku is "cutting" (kiru)

2. Traditional haiku often consists of 17 on (also known as morae through often loosely translated as
"syllables ") in three phrasees of 5,7 and 5 on, respectively.

3. A kigo (seasonal reference) , usually drawn from a saijiki, an extensive but difined list of such terms.

Examples:

The best-known Japanese haiku is Basho's "old pond"

Furu ike ya kawazu tobikomu mizu no oto (transliterated into rōmaji)

This seperates into on as:

Fu-ru-i-ke ya (5)

Ka-wa-zu to-bi-ko-mu (7)

Mi-zu-no-o-to (5)

Another haiku by Bashō:

Hastu shigure saru mo komino o hoshige nari

This seperates into on as:

Ha-tsu-shi-gu-re (5)

Sa-ru mo ko-mi-no o (7)

Ho-shi-ge na-ri (5)

 “The Mad Man on the Roof”

A father named Gisuke was concerned about his 24 year old son, Yoshitaro who climbs
on the roof to watch the sunset. One day, Gisuke tried to meke his son to climb down off
the roof. But, no matter how hard Gisuke tried, his son won't still climb down. So, he
ordered, Kichiji, their servant to get Yoshitaro on the roof. Kichiji went outside to get a
ladder.Tosaku, their neighbor, entered the house and noticed what is happening in the
house. And recognized that it was Yoshitaro again on the roof. Then Tosaku
recommended a Holy woman that could cure Yoshitaro. The Holy Woman came to the
house and she said that Yoshitaro was possessed by an evil spirit. As they was on the
healing procedure of Yoshitaro, Suejiro entered and rescued his brother
Yoshitaro. Suejiro defended and reasoned out his brother's condition with their parents.
Telling them that Yoshitaro was not possessed by an evil spirit rather have a serious
condition.Then, their parents understand and accepted the truth about their elder son,
Yoshitaro. In the end, Brotherly love prevails and made the family unite and compromise.

CHARACTERS :

Yoshitaro – 24 years old who always climb to roofs

Suejro – educated 7 year old brother of Yoshitaro

Gisuke – their father

Oyoshi – Their mother

Tosaku – Their Neighbor

Kichiji – servant

A priestess – 50 years of age.

SETTING :
A small island in the island sea

EXPOSITION:

Yosshitaro is sitting on the roof again and so Gisuki asks Kichi , the manservant to bring Yoshi down
because he might get a sun stroke.

RISING ACTION :

Gisuki and Kichiji think that Yoshi is under the influence of evilspirits . Kinchiji mentioned that the
people on the island say he’s under the infuence of a fox . Gisuke thinks it is a monkey-spirit working on
him because when Yoshi was born he bought a rifle and shot every monkey on the island .

CLIMAX:

The priestess came and prayed for Yoshi , she said he is under the influence of a fox spirit and she asked
them to hang him up on a branch of tree and purify them with the smoke of green pine needles.

FALLING ACTION :

Suejiro reveals to everyone that the priestess is fraud and that all she wants is the money.

Gisuke Told Suejiro that the Doctors can’t cure him so Suejirosaid in reply.

RESOLUTION:

We can see that for all Yoshi’s madness there is affection for his brother

MORAL LESSON :

The moral lesson in the story is “Don’t be ashamed of your own kind , especially if it doesn’t harm any of
your neighbors .Be thankfull of what you have and the people who are there to love you , never mind
anything else . Be yourself
 Chapter 1 summary: The Paulownia Court

The story begins with a woman. The emperor takes a special interest in one of his lovely ladies.
The woman in question is known as Kiritsubo. The emperors other concubines are extremely
upset by this affair because of Kiritsubo’s low rank; she has no backing in court as her father had
died some time earlier. The emperor’s top lady, Kokiden, is of the Fujiwara lineage, a family that
always marries daughters to the emperors. So technically, she has the highest ranking and she
‘deserves’ the emperor’s attention.

But Fujiwara is so damn beautiful, that the emperor would go to her instead of waiting for her to
come to him. Eventually, a child is born (GENJI!). The baby is astoundingly beautiful (“a jewel
beyond compare”). The emperor favors this child. This enrages the concubines. They are cruel to
her, and Kiritsubo falls very ill due to the bad vibes. The she up and dies. The other court ladies
are super psyched about this, but the emperor mourns for an absurd amount of time.

The emperor decides that he must have a part of his lost love and demands that the child lives at
court with him. The emperor continues to grieve, however, for like 3 more years.

An embassy comes from Korea and they get to meet Genji. They are floored by his beauty (at
seven years old). They informed the emperor that he should rule the country one day because he
is so beautiful. Okay.

After years of grieving the loss of his favorite concubine, the emperor meets a lady who looks
exactly like his lost love. Her name is Fujitsubo (which means fourth princess). Genji finds her
beautiful too, as he is intrigued by the idea that she looks like the mother he can’t remember. “He
wanted to be near her always….”. That means exactly as it sounds.

So, Genji turns 12 and has a large ceremony that involves him getting 'the cap of an adult’, his
hair cut, and a wife. He marries the daughter of the Minister of the Right, named Aoi. However,
Genji is bitter with this arrangement, as he really only wants to be with his step mother…..

And this is the perfect introduction to the main character!

POINT OF VIEW

The tale of genji deals with theblife of a prince and his seemingly endless affairs with various court
ladies. This novel depicts a refined japanese Court life during the heian period.

Characters

Hikaru Genji- is the protagonist of murasaki shikibu's important heian-era japanese novel the tale of
genji.

Emperor-father of genji, and his favorite concubine is lady kiritsubo the mother of genji.

Kiritsubo consort- is a fictional character in the tale of genji. She is the mother of genji.

Murasaki -refers to both the heroine of the genji monogatari, and the books author murasaki shikibu.

Lady fujitsubo-lady fujitsubo is a fictional character in murasaki shikibu's the tale of genji. Daughter
of a previous emperor and thus imperial princess.

Aoi no Ue- is a fictional character in the tale of genji, daughter of ybe minister of the lefy and genji's
first principal wife.

Ukifine - (a boat set adrift) - is the nickname of a princess in the tale of genji, the unrecognized
daughter of the eight prince.

Setting

The story is set at the heian period during the reign of emperor daigo, 897-930 CE

THEME:

love, lust and the interaction of members of the opposing sexes.

Affection, friendship, filial loyalty, and family bonds.

Plot:

The tale of genji, tells the story of prince genji. The novel carefully twists through his depressing and
often tragic love affairs. When genji dies the tale switches focus to his son.

Conflict

The man versus himself or moral

In this tale the main character struggles in a great dillema living between pleasure gratification, deceitful
acts or living principled and decently.