对“文化”这一概念予以确切的定义是很困难的,从某种意义上讲,存在于当今日本社会的所有事物、现象均可称为日本文化。日本文化的特征之一,就是日本自古至今,许多文化都是从国外传入的,在日本的传统文化中向中国、朝鲜学来的尤为突出和丰富,直至近、现代日本文化仍然不断受外国文化的影响。日本文化的另一个特点是变化快。昭和初年与现在相比,住房、饮食等生活条件乃至方式都 It is very difficult to define exactly the concept of “culture”. In a sense, everything that exists in today’s Japanese society can be called Japanese culture. One of the characteristics of Japanese culture is that since ancient times, many cultures in Japan have been imported from abroad. They have been particularly prominent and enriched in traditional Japanese culture to China and North Korea. Until recently, modern Japanese culture continued to be influenced by foreign countries Cultural influence. Another characteristic of Japanese culture is changing fast. Showa New Year compared with the present, housing, food and other living conditions and methods are