Transcript Japanese Entertainment

Japanese
Entertainment
芸脳
By: Brett and Michael
ブレットとマイケル
A Geisha’s job is to entertain a customer, whether it
involves communication, dancing, singing, serving, or
performing an instrument.
Geisha
芸者
The word consists of
two kanji, 芸 (gei)
meaning “art”, and 者
(sha) meaning
“person” or “doer”.
Traditional Makeup
Maiko
まいこ
Young woman varying between the ages of 15 to 20.
Maiko are known as ‘apprentice’ Geisha until they
come of age and are accepted as a fully fledged
Geisha in the community.
Video Games
Arcade
ビデオゲーム
Handheld
The most popular Video
Game companies in the
world originated from
Japan, including Sony
and Nintendo.
Console
Nintendo
Sony
Animation/Manga
アニメーション/マんが
Olden day Animation
Modern
Japanese filmmakers
experimented with animation
techniques originating from
France, Germany, the United
States, and Russia. There are
Japanese Music
音楽
お
ん
が
く
Modern
The word for Japanese music is 音楽
(ongaku), 音 “on” meaning “sound” and 楽
“gaku” meaning “comfort” or “fun”. Just
behind the United States, Japan holds the
second largest music market in the world.
Genres vary under the categories traditional
and modern.
Traditional Music
One of the oldest form of traditional
music is known as Shomyo, literally
Buddhist chanting. Another form of
traditional is Gagaku, which was
classical music performed at the
imperial court.
Modern Music
The early arrival of
Western Music
brought many new
genres to Japan.
Some of the most
popular styles of
music today
include J-pop,
rock, punk rock or
alternative, and
heavy metal, which
mimic the
Popular Music
Groups
V6
Speed
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テレビ
Japanese Television
One of the most popular types of TV
shows are game shows. Different than
American game shows, Japanese test
the strength of your body, and mind.
Japanese drama is also quite a
Check out this game show!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKRQQUVPJJE