Culture & Arts
Traditional Japanese Culture
Learn about annual observances, performing arts, crafts, architecture and food culture.
Learning where familiar annual observances and traditional performing arts come from makes the culture woven into daily life feel new again. Once you have touched the particular Japanese sense of beauty, seasonal occasions and travel take on more depth.
Take the Japanese culture quizThe pleasure of knowing it
Annual observances, performing arts, crafts, architecture and food culture all carry wisdom and an aesthetic sense cultivated over a long history. Even customs you take part in without thinking turn out to have deep meanings and origins. Knowing the background makes daily life and the turning of the seasons richer.
What you will learn here
In multiple-choice form, you will learn the basics of annual observances, performing arts, crafts, architecture and food culture. It deepens your understanding of Japanese culture and helps in conversation, in travel and when introducing it to people from abroad, as well as tying in with schoolwork and general knowledge.
How to approach it
Starting with something familiar — an occasion you observe, a food you eat — makes it easier to get into. Learning each item together with its origin and meaning helps it stick. Treat it as a quiz and deepen your understanding a little at a time.
Pick a set and start
2 sets · 20 questionsYour results are saved on this device. Start with a single set.