Japan has been cool through the Centuries!!!! Ancient Japan 10,000 C.E- 622 A.D Nara Period 710-784 Heian Period 794-1160 Kamkura Period 1185-1335 Muromachi Period 1336-1568 National Unification Period 1568-1600 Edo Period 1600-1867 Meiji Period 1868-1912 Taisho Period 1911925 Wartime Japan 1926-1945 Japan has been cool through the Centuries!!!! Postwar Japan and the economic miracle 1945-1989 1990 –PRESENT Japan’s FUTURE !!!!

日本 in the 21st Century Subcultures

ホストクラブ Male hosts pour drinks and will often flirt with their clients Hosts are often an age between 18 and their mid-20s Customer can choose which host to spend the night with

Tezuka Osamu ~Japanese cartoonist, manga artist ~Japanese equivalent to Walt Disney ~Japanese cartoonist, manga artist ~Creator of Astro Boy, Kimba The White Lion and Black Jack Other Titles: “The Father of Manga” “The God of Comics” “Kamisama of Manga”

アニメ Princess Mononoke Dragon Ball Z Naruto Sailor Moon!!!!!! Fullmetal One Piece Fullmetal Alchemist Clannad After Story Bleach Spirited Away Code Geass Death Note Cowboy Bebop

The “coolness” doesn’t end… Cosplay Yankii ~ Dye hair various colors (Blonde, orange, etc..) ~Participate in deviant behavior like smoking ~Known for being “rude” and “loud” A performance in which a person were a costume and accessories that represent a certain character.

Black Culture in Japan ~ B – Style ~ Young women and men travel to tanning salons to darken their skin ~Highly interested in Hip-Hop Fashion, music and dance. ~Consumer Culture of foreign goods

Otaku Lifestyle –Origins Amateur Manga Movement of the 1990’s Amateur Manga movement was organized by teenagers and people in their 20’s In the 1960’s Japanese youth , to rebel against political, social and cultural arrangements. Otaku: is a Japanese term used to refer to people with obsessive interests, particularly (but not limited to) anime and manga.

Thank You Japanese Society is truly filled with wonders…. Tea Ceremonies J-Pop: Tomoni Kasai, Yui Ogura, J-Rock: Gazette, Miyavi, X-Japan, Scandel etc Traditional Japanese Dance: Kabuki, Noh Mai, Bon Odori, and Nihon Buyo Dekotora Gyraru Lolita Visual Kei Traditional tattoos Yakuza Thank You