crafts ceramics textiles lacquerware swords dolls bunraku kabuki noh dance rakugo tea ceremony ikebana martial arts calligraphy origami onsen Geisha games Cultural Properties National Treasures Twenty-two sites cultural superpower Asia cultural Japanese
Contemporary Japanese culture combines influences from Asia, Europe, and North America. Traditional Japanese arts include crafts such as ceramics, textiles, lacquerware, swords and dolls; performances of bunraku, kabuki, noh, dance, and rakugo; and other practices, the tea ceremony, ikebana, martial arts, calligraphy, origami, onsen, Geisha and games. Japan has a developed system for the protection and promotion of both tangible and intangible Cultural Properties and National Treasures. Twenty-two sites have been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, eighteen of which are of cultural significance. Japan is considered a cultural superpower.
