What does chrysanthemum stand for in Japan?

Chrysanthemum, a symbol of wealth. People are not allowed to use chrysanthemums, and cherry blossoms are the representative of the national spirit advocated by Japan, which means dying for a moment of glory, so they are often misunderstood by outsiders. In fact, there is no national flower in Japan, and chrysanthemum, which is loved by the royal family, is usually used to represent the national flower.

Japan has no national emblem in law. Generally, the family emblem of the Japanese royal family is regarded as the national emblem of Japan, and the family emblem of the royal family is "sixteen petals and eight heavy chrysanthemum patterns". Benedict said, "Chrysanthemums and knives make up a picture." Chrysanthemum and knife, seemingly incompatible, are actually interdependent. Grasping the image of chrysanthemum and knife is an excavation of Japanese national spiritual history.

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Japanese culture

1, Japanese sake

It is a Japanese national wine developed from the brewing method of China yellow rice wine. Japanese often say sake is a gift from God. 1000 years, sake has been the most common drink in Japan. People can see sake at large banquets, weddings, bars or ordinary people's tables. Sake has become the quintessence of Japan.

2. Japanese tea ceremony

Serving tea to guests in Japan is a ritual thing. Originally called "tea soup". Japanese tea ceremony, like other East Asian tea ceremonies, is a special culture developed mainly by tasting tea, but its content and form are different. Japanese tea ceremony originated in China. Nowadays, Japanese tea ceremony can be divided into matcha road and frying tea ceremony, but the word tea ceremony refers to matcha road which developed earlier.

3.japanese sumo

Japanese wrestling, known as plain dance in ancient times, consists of two Hercules naked and wrestling with each other. A more accurate written record of Japanese sumo is the Annals of Japan compiled at the beginning of the 8th century, in which the 35th emperor (64 1-645) called court guards to hold a sumo contest in order to receive the envoys of ancient Korea's Baekje country.

Baidu encyclopedia-Japan's national flower