Culture

Religion

Theoretically Japan has two religions:

One is "Shinto", It is the indigenous religion of and based on the worship of nature and ancestors. It has no founder, no doctrine, no scripture and its most important concept is purity. We believe 8 million of Gods existed.

The Torii gates of shrines are the boundary of sacred area to human beings.

Another one is Buddhism which was introduced from China via Korea peninsula in 538.

The early Japanese government respect Buddhism and establish the government system based on it. Buddhism has several sects and the temple are slightly different for each sects.

However generally speaking, the Japanese are said to be very tolerant about religions. From the 7th century to the mid-19th century, Shintoism and Buddhism used coexist, which was referred to as Shinbutsu Shugo, meaning the mixture of Shinto and Buddhism.

Food

Japanese cuisine had been influenced by Buddhism long time. Buddhist is basically vegetarians. Here are still pure Buddhist vegetarian meal "Shojin Ryori".

However Japanese has also eaten a lot of seafood, but no red meat by 19th century.

After Meiji restoration many Western and Chines style cooking has been introduced, and then it has mixed with Japanese style cooking, become modern Japanese cuisine.

Nowadays Japanese dinner course consists of;

Sashimi (raw seafood), broiled meat or fish, steamed or stewed vegetables, Tempra ; a set deep fried seafood and vegetables, with sushi or a bowl of rice or buckwheat noodles on a woven bamboo tray followed by Japanese sweet or some seasonal fruit.

You cam also enjoy casual food such as

Sushi on a rotating belt tray (kaiten zushi) , Tendon; Tepra on a bowl of rice, Udon (wheat noodle) or Soba (buckwheat noodle) in a bowl of soup, Curry on rice, Okonomi Yaki (Japanese pancake), Ramen etc.

Japanese food is in general less oil and healthier.

Sake

Sake is made by fermentation just like wine and beer, but it involves a more complex brewing process. The primary ingredients in Sake are rice, water, and rice koji. Sake is a fermented beverage brewed using a microorganism called koji/fungus and yest fungus. It has an alcohol content of from about 13% to 16%.

Sake can be enjoyed at chilled 5 degrees C, room temperature and warmed 55 degrees C depending on the type of Sake.

I can including a Sake tasting at a cellar at the end of the tour.

You can enjoy the tasting experience and maybe able to purchase a bottle of your favorite.

Entertainment

Kabuki is a traditional Japanese theatrical art together with Noh plays, Kyogen, and Bunraku puppet plays. It is designated as an important cultural asset by the government; In 2009 it was also registered as a world intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO.

Japan Guide Ted

National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter

Culture

Religion

Theoretically Japan has two religions:

One is "Shinto", It is the indigenous religion of and based on the worship of nature and ancestors. It has no founder, no doctrine, no scripture and its most important concept is purity. We believe 8 million of Gods existed.

The Torii gates of shrines are the boundary of sacred area to human beings.

Food

Japanese cuisine had been influenced by Buddhism long time. Buddhist is basically vegetarians. Here are still pure Buddhist vegetarian meal "Shojin Ryori".

However Japanese has also eaten a lot of seafood, but no red meat by 19th century.

After Meiji restoration many Western and Chines style cooking has been introduced, and then it has mixed with Japanese style cooking, become modern Japanese cuisine.

Nowadays Japanese dinner course consists of;

Sashimi (raw seafood), broiled meat or fish, steamed or stewed vegetables, Tempra ; a set deep fried seafood and vegetables, with sushi or a bowl of rice or buckwheat noodles on a woven bamboo tray followed by Japanese sweet or some seasonal fruit.

You cam also enjoy casual food such as

Sushi on a rotating belt tray (kaiten zushi) , Tendon; Tepra on a bowl of rice, Udon (wheat noodle) or Soba (buckwheat noodle) in a bowl of soup, Curry on rice, Okonomi Yaki (Japanese pancake), Ramen etc.

Japanese food is in general less oil and healthier.

Sake

Sake can be enjoyed at chilled 5 degrees C, room temperature and warmed 55 degrees C depending on the type of Sake.

I can including a Sake tasting at a cellar at the end of the tour.

You can enjoy the tasting experience and maybe able to purchase a bottle of your favorite.

Entertainment

Kabuki is a traditional Japanese theatrical art together with Noh plays, Kyogen, and Bunraku puppet plays. It is designated as an important cultural asset by the government; In 2009 it was also registered as a world intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO.

You can visit to the Kabuki theater museum at Ginza.

Culture

Religion

Theoretically Japan has two religions:

​

One is "Shinto", It is the indigenous religion of and based on the worship of nature and ancestors. It has no founder, no doctrine, no scripture and its most important concept is purity. We believe 8 million of Gods existed.

The Torii gates of shrines are the boundary of sacred area to human beings.

​

Food

Japanese cuisine had been influenced by Buddhism long time. Buddhist is basically vegetarians. Here are still pure Buddhist vegetarian meal "Shojin Ryori".

However Japanese has also eaten a lot of seafood, but no red meat by 19th century.

​

After Meiji restoration many Western and Chines style cooking has been introduced, and then it has mixed with Japanese style cooking, become modern Japanese cuisine.

​

Nowadays Japanese dinner course consists of;

Sashimi (raw seafood), broiled meat or fish, steamed or stewed vegetables, Tempra ; a set deep fried seafood and vegetables, with sushi or a bowl of rice or buckwheat noodles on a woven bamboo tray followed by Japanese sweet or some seasonal fruit.

​

You cam also enjoy casual food such as

Sushi on a rotating belt tray (kaiten zushi) , Tendon; Tepra on a bowl of rice, Udon (wheat noodle) or Soba (buckwheat noodle) in a bowl of soup, Curry on rice, Okonomi Yaki (Japanese pancake), Ramen etc.

​

Japanese food is in general less oil and healthier.

Sake

​

Sake can be enjoyed at chilled 5 degrees C, room temperature and warmed 55 degrees C depending on the type of Sake.

​

I can including a Sake tasting at a cellar at the end of the tour.

​

You can enjoy the tasting experience and maybe able to purchase a bottle of your favorite.

​

Entertainment

Kabuki is a traditional Japanese theatrical art together with Noh plays, Kyogen, and Bunraku puppet plays. It is designated as an important cultural asset by the government; In 2009 it was also registered as a world intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO.

​

You can visit to the Kabuki theater museum at Ginza.