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Popular Culture
Diversity (Art) Culture Mass culture Folk culture

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1. Diversity (Art) Culture

Japanese high culture There are a small number of elites are infatuated towards traditional culture such as classical literature, the art of flower arranging, tea ritual (chanoyu), drama (Noh and kyogen), musical instrument (koto), puppet (bunraku), classical dance (Buyo) and Western classical music.

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 Popular culture On the other hand, there are also the majority of ordinary people who like the style of Japanese culture that is more informal, vulgar, trendy, and mass culture and; undergo variety of forms of folk culture, from colorfull of agricultural festivals and local dances (folk culture) Counterculture There are various groups counterculture although not overly appearing in fron of the public.
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2. Mass Culture
Elements of Japanese mass culture today: 1. Cultural entertainment of television and radio are mass entertainment and the most widely spread 2. Popular printed media, contained about gossip, scandal etc. 3. Culture of fashion and trends, marked with goods production and mass marketing. 4. Entertainment culture that developed in the theaters, restaurants, entertainment centers.

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 5. High-tech culture, marked by computer and computer-based information networks as the primary device; 6. Traditional elite culture commercialized through courses, for example: the art of flower arranging, tea ceremony and other traditional cultural arts, with a high cost.

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Commercialization and popularization of elite culture

High art forms survive because it is still used as a role model and followed by many people. -Curriculum in schools include some of the activities of this high art -Mass media were also popularized -Giant mass media founded "cultural centers" -national newspapers have regular columns for arts and culture -Companies and community groups are invited Buddhist monks and Shinto to give lectures. -Some forms of high culture propagated through the system iemoto -There is also a community group or a particular art lovers
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3. Folk Culture
Folk culture (folk culture) is a type of popular culture that have been made uniform in the daily life of the population. These include festival or matsuri in these areas, holidays are associated with the seasons and traditional games It can be seen from three aspects: Festival local Variations of local culture Suburbs Arts

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