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Important Elements of Japanese Culture

Important Elements of Japanese Culture. Rice, Religion & Poetry. Getting Started. What are important elements of Canadian culture? What things us make us Canadian? How does this affect the way we are seen/treated by the rest of the world?

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Important Elements of Japanese Culture

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  1. Important Elements of Japanese Culture Rice, Religion & Poetry

  2. Getting Started • What are important elements of Canadian culture? • What things us make us Canadian? • How does this affect the way we are seen/treated by the rest of the world? • What might be important elements of medieval Japanese culture?

  3. Zen Buddhism • Read page 93 • What is Zen Buddhism? • What are three characteristics of the religion? • Why do you think this religion appealed to people; specifically the samurai?

  4. A Typical Zen Buddhism Inspired Garden

  5. Rice FarmingU.S. Prairies Japanese Hillside

  6. Rice Farming • Read page 194 • Why was rice so important to the Japanese people? • Read the primary source • The gods bless us with rice, so we will give back to him as an act of thanks and appreciation. • Paraphrase the above quote (put it in your own words) • Read page 195 • Why was rice the main crop in Japan?

  7. The Diet of Japan vs. Canada • Make some connections • What are some main crops grown in Canada? • Do we rely as heavily on one crop as the Japanese did?

  8. Poetry – The Haiku • Read page 194 • What are the three poems about? • Why do you think poems were an important part of the Zen beliefs/meditations? • Creating Your Own Haikus • Write three haikus • Two must be about medieval Japan • One may be about any topic you wish

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