Japanese tradition
Nippon cultural practice
Japanese tradition encompasses the customs, practices, and cultural heritage passed down through generations in Japan.
This includes arts like tea ceremony, calligraphy, and flower arranging; practices like bowing and removing shoes indoors; festivals and seasonal observances; and aesthetic principles emphasizing simplicity, nature, and craftsmanship.
The phrase often appears in discussions contrasting older ways with modern life: The ryokan maintains Japanese tradition in every detail.
- origamiSculptural paper-creasing art
- rice paperThin edible Asian wrapper
- Zen meditationContemplative sitting from Buddhism
- incense burningIgniting aromatic resins
- templeSacred worship structure
haiku poetry · wabi-sabi · ikebana · flower arranging · tea ceremony · purification rituals · kabuki theater · calligraphy · kimono · taiko · samurai · tatami · shoji screens · sliding doors · sake · hot spring · katana · new year
Japanese traditionAmerican tradition
Established practice in the US
European tradition · Chinese tradition · Korean tradition · Indian tradition · Western culture
Japanese traditionfuturism
Study of tomorrow's possibilities
avant-garde · modernity · technological disruption · novelty · technological innovation
Japanese traditionforeign influence
Outside power affecting domestic affairs
Westernization · cultural imperialism · globalization · Americanization · cosmopolitanism