Shinto shrine

the year of 1910, Japan defeated the Yi dynasty and gained total control of the Korean peninsula in order to expand its empire (Salter 52). As part of an assimilation policy, Japan required Koreans to adopt Japanese style surnames, worship at Shinto shrines and learn the Japanese language. Koreans could also volunteer in the Japanese army to which they later fought for japan in the Pacific War (Kim xxii). For thirty-five years, Japan built up the northern part of the peninsula with industrial…

During the decades of Japanese colonial rule, Korean self image underwent significant changes. Due to the rapid modernization brought about by the Japanese takeover, Korean culture became significantly more nationalistic. Nationalism refers to the process of desiring a nation’s well-being and autonomy as though it were your personal interest. The Korean self-image of scholars and politicians during the time of colonial rule was one which desired power, autonomy, and held a fierce sense of…

Japan. Land of mystery, intrigue, tradition, technology, and oneness within the culture. A unique hybrid society of traditional animism and Buddhism, a theme of combining outside structures with national ideas that appears throughout its history, the Japanese culture has little standing in its way of social progress as compared to the thick stew of conservative religion that is pervasive in the United States. Combined with its beautiful vistas, clean cities, and incredibly low crime rate, Japan…

Introduction Commonly called, “The Heart of Japan” Kyoto was the center of Japan’s culture, literature, Japanese Imperial Court, and arts during it’s hayday. Looking at Japan’s long history, it was first introduced 1200 years ago as Japan’s capital during the Heian Period (794 to 1185 C.E.) as Heian-kyō meaning, "tranquility and peace capital.” The four centuries of the Heian Golden Age changed the course of Japan’s history because of the emergence of the intertwining elements such as…

Both Japan and Cambodia are countries which belong to Asia, the largest continent on Earth. On the other hand, based on the term “geographical realm”, they are in different realms. One is in East Asia, and the other is in Southeast Asia. They also have the distinction in many aspects such as physical pattern, history, population features, economic and political issues, and socio-cultural issues. The characteristics of Japan and Cambodia will be explored obviously by looking at the similarities…

The University of Florida’s Architecture Building, located at 1480 Inner Road, Gainesville, Florida, was built in the late 1970s (“Grove Hall: A Trip Down Memory Lane”) in what would be considered the brutalist style. This style is typically characterized by raw concrete, expanses of glass, and a massive, heavy feel. It emerged largely from the work of architect Le Corbusier, and often has a unique way of tying into and fitting alongside “century-long narrative[s]” and historic buildings or…

The Heian Period, was a period of both chaos and beauty. Marked with the decline of the imperial family, and the rise of the Fujiwara Regency, the Heian period was filled with dramatic shifts of power, and the emergence of new political and economic powers. While literature and the arts prospered in court, as seen with the Tales of Genji, greed and manipulation also bled throughout. From the rise of the imperial statehood, and to the dominance of the aristocracy, the Heian Period was muddled…