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EALL 211 – Japan: Cultural Odyssey

EALL 211 – Japan: Cultural Odyssey. Sam Orme PAC 110 MTWR 14:00 – 16:20. Introductions. Name What you’re studying Background with Japan Why you’re taking this class. What is Japanese culture?. Japanese geography. Hokkaidō ( 北海道 ). Honshū ( 本州 ). Edo/ Tōkyo ( 江戸 / 東京 ). Kyūshū

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EALL 211 – Japan: Cultural Odyssey

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  1. EALL 211 – Japan: Cultural Odyssey Sam Orme PAC 110 MTWR 14:00 – 16:20

  2. Introductions • Name • What you’re studying • Background with Japan • Why you’re taking this class

  3. What is Japanese culture?

  4. Japanese geography Hokkaidō (北海道) Honshū (本州) Edo/Tōkyo (江戸/東京) Kyūshū (九州) Kyōto (京都) Shikoku (四国)

  5. Japanese geography

  6. Japanese creation myth

  7. Comparing translations • What elements do these translations have in common? • What elements are different? • Which one do you think is the most accurate? Why? • What does this myth teach us about how the Japanese view themselves and the world?

  8. Where do these stories come from? • Kojiki (古事記, “ancient matter record”) • Collection of origin myths written in 8th c. • Nihon Shoki (日本書紀, “Japan chronicle”) • Contains creation myths • Also contains historical records through 8th c.

  9. Where does Japan start? • Jōmon period (14,000 B.C. – 300 B.C.) • “Cord marking” (縄文) • Pottery was thrown by hand • Oldest known Japanese period • Shares little in common with modern Japan

  10. Yayoi period (300 B.C. – A.D. 300) • Saw development of metallurgy (Japan’s bronze and iron ages) • Development of agriculture and rice paddies • Pottery was thrown on a wheel • Coexisted with Jōmon people

  11. Kofun period (A.D. 250 – 538) • Together with subsequent periods, often called “Yamato period” • First truly Japanese period • Development of Shinto religion • Characterized by burial mounds

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