Tokyo

Tokyo, Japan sits at the coordinates of latitude 35º 44ˈ51˝ north and Longitude 139º 44ˈ 06˝ east. Japan as a whole is a large island that is surrounded by the Sea of Japan to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east. Multiple rivers and streams flow through the Tokyo area many are large-volume Rivers. The largest rivers in the area include the Arakawa River, Naka River, Edo River, Sumida River and tone River. Other major influencing body of waters includes two connecting bays the Sagami Bay in the south and the Tokyo Bay in the south east. Tokyo was once a marsh and lagoons, but though out the Ieyasu years of rule the area has been built up, into what is now considered the Shitamachi or Tokyo translated to “low city”. (Encyclopedia of World Cities, 2000). As one leaves the city of Tokyo the land gradually becomes hilly. To the other 3 directions, the hills quickly…

The Tokyo Subway Sarin Attack, was considered a domestic terrorism. On March 20, 1995 Japan’s First chemical warfare attack occur. On a Monday morning, what seemed to be normal day in Kasumigaseki subway station. A disasters was about to occur. This act was caused by the members of Aum Shinrikyo, whom had 10 participants. This terrorism was considered to be religious attack. It’s mission was to take upon himself as well as others the sins the people or “world” as he called. Also he claimed that…

international arena. As to say, landmarks like Tokyo Tower, cherry blossoms, bullet train, Tokyo Bay Bridge, etc. and famous video games icon like Pac-man, Hello Kitty and Doraemon were shown in the video clip which caught the attention of foreign entities (The Hindu, 2016). According to (Easton, 2016) in an article, the short presentation or “The Tokyo Show” represented a sense of uniqueness and positivity which embody the soft power that Joseph Nye identifies. Giving the fact that “The Tokyo…

Michio Ito was born in Tokyo in 1893 and eventually landed in America, where he developed his choreography and style of dance. Backtracking a little bit, he studied eurhythmics at the Dalcroze Institute in Hellerau in 1913. At this institute, he saw Adolph Appia’s inventive lighting productions and experienced his training methods. These things influenced his method to teaching and his theatrical work. Ito fled to London when World War I erupted. At this time, he was a young artist who had…

industrialize city with too “many stimuli.” Meiji Era brought about many changes to Japan, but as with other countries that underwent industrialization and modernization, only certain parts experience change. Sanshiro’s hometown in the countryside is vastly less affected by this change than Tokyo. Back home, he has a family, the “only natural” society, according to Rousseau, but in the city, Sanshiro has to submit to other people, and to an industrialize society. He is restricted to a new…

The Japanese American National Museum is a location for anyone to learn and experience the history of Japanese culture and its impact on society today. By observing the museum, people, businesses, and surrounding area, I argue that this location signifies Japanese Americans, which gives people a better understanding and appreciation for their ethnic and diverse culture. Upon observing, reading, and research I will use this to support my argument. Visiting Little Tokyo for the first time was a…

“I” is a character in which loneliness and confusion are the outcome of his failure to commit to his values. The largest inconsistency in value displayed by “I” is a crucial one to the traditional Confucian values - a strong respect for his father. While a strong respect for authority is important in both traditional and modern ideals, truly serving and submitting to one’s father as an authority figure is emphasized in Confucian values, whereas the stress placed on this ideal is lessened in the…

Midterm Assignment – Dojoji (Noh) For my assignment I have chosen to analyse the second act of the Noh play Dojoji, author unknown, translated by Donald Keane. The common and recurring themes of Noh, gender and religion, are hugely prevalent in this piece, and my selected section of the play illustrates this well. Noh, derived from the Sino-Japanese word for “skill” or “talent” is the oldest form of major theatre art still regularly performed today. Popular performance modes of the 10th and…

Introduction Japan, in the nineteenth century, has gone through much reform. Prior to the Meiji Period, much of what the citizens knew was based around farming and agriculture . Japan had not yet explored trade with other countries, aside from China, which happened during the Taika Reform. The Taika Reform, happening in mid-sixth century, “opened Japan to the incorporation of new ideas and institutions from China .” Many scholars associate the Meiji Reform to the Taika Reform, although the…

the story reaches the scene of learning dancing from Countess Aleksandra Shlemskaya, this can match to the Russo-Japan war. There are 2 reasons for match Countess Aleksandra Shlemskaya to Russo-Japan war. The first reason is directly because the Countess is from Russia. Meanwhile, it is the time that Naomi gains the independence and power to go outside. As we know, the result of Russo-Japan war is that Japan was allowed to develop independently. The Great Kanto Earthquake can be assigned as the…