JAPANESE CULTURE:

Culture has always been an identity of a country. In Japan, culture has evolved greately over millenia. From archtect to gardening there is a reflection of these japanse culture. They made it totally unique. Here painting has been an art in Japan for a very long time: the brush is a traditional writing tool, and the extension of that to its use as an artist's tool was probably natural. The flowing, brush-drawn Japanese language lends itself to complicated calligraphy. Calligraphic art is often too esoteric for Western audiences and therefore general exposure is very limited. The written work can consist of phrases, poems, stories, or even single characters.
Japanese architecture has as long a history as any other aspect of Japanese culture. Originally heavily influenced by Chinese architecture . Examples of traditional architecture are seen at Temples, Shinto shrines and castles in Kyoto, and Nara. Some of these buildings are constructed with traditional gardens, which are influenced from Zen ideas.
Some modern architects, such as Yoshio Taniguchi and Tadao Ando are known for their amalgamation of Japanese traditional and Western architectural influences. One thing is aboslutely unique that in Japan the garden has the same status as a work of art. It is amazing and unblievable.


NB: Japan is amazing, totally, even since I started posting about Japan there is a remarkable respoonse from all corner. It is very encourging to know that how people love this country. So I have huge collection of images during one week trip to Tokyo in early October, 2009.