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Originally Posted by dogsbody70
for those who are crazy about japanese culture-- what is your idea or knowledge of it and its history?
surely its not all about manga and anime.
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For most people, it is mostly anime and manga. Simply because "real" Japanese culture, history.....is in fact pretty boring.
Come on now, do you care about your own country's history and culture and all that stuff? I mean, would you go to a bookstore and buy a history book about your own country, sit down, and read it like it's the most exciting thing ever?
You probably wouldn't right? You probably think it's dreadfully boring.
I'm sure if you want to get a taste of "real" Japanese culture. You would probably want to attend Kabuki shows, 落語、watch Japanese traditional dances like 舞踊、Listen to えんか、watch movies like 怪談, read novels like こころ、先生の鞄、安倍清明、Go eat some traditional Japanese food, read about its history blah blah blah...
let me tell you...a lot of stuff cannot really hold my attention long. And it's quite boring for even Japanese people as well. There's a reason why everyone would rather watch Manzai than Rakugo, or people rather listen to Southern All Stars rather than Enka.
I saw the movie 怪談 and liked it, so I went to Japanese websites and read what Japanese people thought about the film....it puts them to sleep, a lot of them think the movie is just straight up boring.
That's how it is these days, can't do much about it.