Japan

• Traditional arts in Japan influenced by Shinto, the indigenous spirituality of the people of Japan, Zen Buddhism from China also became a dominant influence in Japan's arts and culture
• Ukiyo-e


  A genre of art, mainly in the medium of woodblock print, Subjects include narratives from history, landscapes, and townscapes, among others
• Types of traditional painting in Japan

  • Buddhist painting (Butsuga)
  • Scroll painting (Emakimono)
  • Ink painting (Suibokuga)
  • Screen and Wall Painting (Shoheiga)
• Japanese Gardens


  Gardens with symbolic aesthetics arising from the expression of Shinto beliefs and Buddhist intellectual conventions
• Ikebana


  Japanese flower arrangement with origins in early Buddhist flower offerings, Developed into a distinctive art form in the 15th century
• Origami


  The art of paper folding, which started around the 17th century
• Bunraku


  Japanese puppetry which developed also in the 17th century
• Buddhist chanting? More on acapella and monophonic

  Shomyo
• court music and oldest traditional music in Japan?

  Gagaku
• First theater form of Japan and considered as one of the most important genres of Japanese traditional music?

  Noh
• A drama consist of singing in Noh?

  Yokyoku or utai
• puppet theater of Japan?

  Bunraku
• Highest musical style of Gagaku?

  Togaku
• form of Gagaku introduced into Japan from Korea?

  Komagaku
• vocal Japanese court music that existed during Heian period?

  Saibara
• Types of traditional Japanese music

  • Shomyo (Buddhist chanting)
  • Gagaku (court music)
  • Noh (first theater form)
  • Kabuki (all-male theater)
  • Bunraku (puppet theater)