2. Japan has been cool through the Centuries!!!!
Ancient Japan
10,000 C.E- 622 A.D
Nara Period
Heian Period
Kamkura Period
Muromachi Period
National Unification Period
Edo Period
Meiji Period
Taisho Period
Wartime Japan
Japan has been cool through the Centuries!!!!
Postwar Japan and the economic miracle
1990 –PRESENT Japan’s FUTURE !!!!

3. 日本 in the 21st Century Subcultures

4. 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

5. 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”

6. 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

7. 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.

8. 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

9. 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.

10. 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