Japan’s culture is instructive in the understanding of Japan becoming what it is today and as well the first non- western country to gain power status. Japan adapts and absorbs with curiosity from other powerful countries like China and as well the Western countries.the influences from American and European countries are shown in their literature, the visual arts, music, education, science, recreation, and ideology (Britannica,2020). As well they adopted Buddhism, and created many shrines and temples. They adopted many cultural changes and modernization in rationalism and socialism based on Chrsitianity and Marxism. Even though japanese architecture was influenced by the Western culture, they adapted their houses and significantly changed them into more modernist shapes.
For Japan’s New Year’s Day it’s traditional for people to engage in pilgrims to shrines and temples, to their families, and friends homes. As well celebrate Children’s Day which celebrates children reaching ages of three, five, and seven. Golden Week is a vacation holiday, and Bon Festival is the celebration of spirits that are deceased ancestors are celebrated. As well with the famous Cherry Blossom viewing which is very popular during the Spring.
