Exploring the Unique Culture of Japan: From Tradition to Modernity

Culture Shock: The Culture of Japan [Name] Institutional affiliation Culture Shock: The Culture of Japan Introduction Japanese culture is a multi-layered and complexed culture that has been in the process of developing within itself and still changing for over thousands of years. The culture has greatly absorbed influences both from Asia and other parts of the world. primarily, the culture was first developed by the Yayoi people who are said to have settled in Japan between 1000 BCE and 300 BCE. The culture eventually spread to Honshu, which is the main early and gradually mixed with the native Jomon culture. It is estimated that the current population of Japan has 20% Jomon and 80% Yayoi ancestry. This paper aims at exploring various perspective of the Japanese culture including their food, language and music and how the culture has interacted with American culture. Notably, the history of culture of Japan is unique and long. As stated, the culture is said to have originated from the Yayoi people who the settled in the island between 1000 BCE and 300 BCE (Davies, 2016). In the Middle Ages, the culture was largely influenced by various Chinese dynasties and to a given extent by other Asian countries. For instance, the writing of the Japanese language basically uses Kanji characters but the Japanese culture does not have generic link with the Chinese culture. Overtime, the culture has largely been influenced by western countries since