Japan as a Cultural Phenomenon

Japan is a living, pulsating powerhouse of multiplicity with echoes of different cultural strains throbbing in every pore of its nation. As a nation, Japan is one of the most interesting countries in the world with a vibrant culture of the twenty-first century characterised by new-age idea expressions of the self in varied cultural formats and palettes. Japan as a thriving economy has accommodated the multiple voices of people that fall under its demographic. With the rise of Japan as an economic giant in the 21st century was witnessed an ever-encompassing globalised cultural influence from the west resulting in various permutations and combinations of hybridised cultural components.?

Japan has some of the most interesting restaurants in the world with delicious food served up straight from the dragon’s mouth of fire. With innumerable food lanes and by-lanes to explore in Japan, one is shot with a myriad of unusual and delightful flavours stinging the taste buds like the fresh nectar of ripe fruit. With as many flavours as there are leaves on a tree, the true taste of being alive finds a new resonance in scintillating spices and gourmet cuisines. The flames rage as more and ever more spice and sauce are roasted and served up in concoctions only known in Japan. With some of the best herbs and fish the world has to offer, Japan can enliven even the most deadened senses with its culture of gastronomy and eating.

To make things ever more intriguing, areas like Shibuya and Shinjuku in Japan have some of the most vibrant night-life in the world. Shibuya is a haunt for millennials while Shinjuku finds more of the Gen Z crowd thronging its streets. With people able to mingle, eat, drink, play music and dress in fascinating fashion, it’s a cocktail for the eyes.

With futuristic robots already lined up at restaurants and hotels, Japan is the leader in world technology. Belonging to a different order, Japanese technology surpasses its competitors by light years almost.

If that isn’t enough, there are cheap living options for people like manga kissas and net cafes keeping scores of people off the streets. Along with the free availability of manga and the internet at these temporary rent-outs, living facilities have been added so that people feel more comfortable and at home. You can rent anything in Japan from a mother, father, brother, sister, boyfriend or girlfriend.

The traditional Japan of kimonos, sushi, kabuki and Noh theatre survive alongside these options. People still keep a tatami mat room in their homes as a symbol of tradition and sleeping with a bed planted on the floor is customary. The interiors of Japanese homes are modeled along the principles of wabi sabi or beauty in imperfection. With geometry playing a large role in Japanese culture, the philosophy of symmetrical lines within interiors takes breath as a living indoor.

Would you like to be served a traditional cup of Japanese tea sitting on the floor at a local joint somewhere around the local youth centres of Shibuya? Then book a flight to Japan as this land of hustle and bustle and work till you die is up for the giving to those roaming hearts in search of the unknown.