有無日本的資料??

日飲食講究，中國飲食講究味、色、質、形、器、名、時、養八美兼具，前四種聚焦在美味，為大家所熟稔（色、香、味俱全，則是比較簡略籠統…）。

而日本飲食文化講究目、色、香、味、音五感

日本飲食文化
日本飲食包羅萬象,精緻美味，想必滿足了不少老饕們的胃口。然而或許是因為日本人謹慎且要求完美的個性也反映到了飲食生活上的緣故吧!日本料理可說是最精緻也最有原則的一種料理。同時呢，大家經常都能看到，在壽司店裡專業的師傅會在客人面前製作握壽司，或是呢，在懷石料理中，一道道精美且恰到好處的食物都再再顯現出師傅了得的功夫等等幾方面看來，日本飲食也可說是一種重表演的料理。當然，並非每一種餐館所供應的每一種食物，都有大師級廚師力求完美的演出，即使是小食亭的經營者，他們也對食物的品質深感自豪。正確的洗切法和新鮮度是日本料理的基本要求。現在，由於溫室耕作的普及，許多在某些季節才吃得到的食物，如今終年都有新鮮的產品。儘管如此，日本人還是偏好當季的食物，因為新鮮永遠擺在第一位。

另外值得一提的是，其實日本飲食受中國影響不少，許多食物更是由中國傳入的，至於有哪些例子，在接下來的內容裡我們會陸續提到。然而有一種說法是，自古以來，中國<易經>中的陰陽五行這道，影響著日本烹飪的美觀，味道與烹調法。從五行中演變過來的五味五色五法之菜的基本說法，一直流傳至今。

所謂＜五味＞乃辣，酸，苦，甜，鹹；＜五色＞指白，黑，紅，青，黃；＜五法＞指生，烤，煮，蒸，炸的烹調法．可見，日本飲食是精工細作的佳肴。為保持原料的原有風味，講究色，香，味，重視春夏秋冬的節奏感，並且盛菜時，不同的菜肴，在不同的季節，選用顏色，形狀，質地相應的盛器。這些精心的搭配才是完美的日本烹飪！
所謂「日本」,你所問的大約是東京,大阪等大城市的情況吧。
衣,其實這沒上限,因人而異,最便宜的大概是約1000円一件t shirt.
食,就我所知,最便宜拉麵180円也有,普遍而言是700-800円;迴旋壽司,最便宜的100円一碟;牛肉飯約400円
住,租房子,約20平方米,一個月6-8萬円,另加電,水,石油氣,手機
行,交通,jr最短單程130円;通常日本人花在上班下班的時間各約1小時,一個月的話約5-6000円吧
一個月的基本消費約11-2萬円吧;關於娛樂,分年齡階層有所不同;去卡拉ok,打保齡球,去旅行,去演唱會,去秋葉原......或什麼也不做....個人覺得日本人愛喝酒,似乎每天都喝啤酒。間中飯局都大飲特飲。
以都敍述的都是住在東京的情況,對於其他地方,物價有所不同,生活亦有差異。

Lifestyles in Japan changed dramatically after World War II, when large numbers of people moved from the countryside to the cities to make their livings as office workers. As cities grew in both size and population, more and more people commuted from their apartments or houses in the suburbs to their workplaces in central areas. While a traditional Japanese household consists of three or more generations of the same family living under one roof, urban households today tend to consist of parents and children, with grandparents living elsewhere.


A Japanese-style room with a tatami floor (Misawa Homes Co.)

HOUSING
Traditional Japanese homes are made of wood and supported by wooden pillars, but today's homes usually have Western-style rooms with wooden flooring and are often constructed with steel pillars. More and more families in urban areas, moreover, live in large, ferroconcrete apartment buildings.

Two big differences with Western homes are that shoes are not worn inside the house and that at least one room tends to be designed in the Japanese style with a tatami floor. Shoes are taken off when entering a house to keep the floor clean. The genkan, or entrance, serves as a place for removing, storing, and putting on shoes. People tend to put on slippers for indoor use as soon as they have taken off their shoes.

Tatami are mats made of a thick base of straw and have been used in Japanese homes since about 600 years ago. A single tatami usually measures 1.91 by 0.95 meters, and room sizes are often measured in terms of the number of tatami mats. A tatami floor is cool in the summer and warm in the winter, and remains fresher than carpet during Japan's humid months.


A traditional Japanese meal (The Japan Forum)


Tempura (Hisago)

FOOD
The word for "meal" in Japanese is gohan. This word actually refers to steamed rice, but rice is such an important food to the Japanese that gohan has come to mean all sorts of meals. A traditional Japanese meal consists of a serving of plain, white rice, along with a main dish (fish or meat), some kind of side dish (often cooked vegetables), soup (often miso soup), and pickled vegetables. Japanese rice is sticky when cooked, making it ideal for eating with chopsticks.

Japanese today eat many dishes from around the world, notably from Europe, North America, and Asia. In addition to rice, Japanese people eat bread, noodles, and pasta and enjoy a wide array of meats, fishes, vegetables, and fruits. Sushi, tempura, sukiyaki, and other Japanese foods famous abroad are, of course, also popular in Japan.

Cities, in particular, have many fast-food restaurants offering hamburgers and fried chicken, which are especially popular with young people and children.
Before eating, Japanese people say "itadakimasu," a polite phrase meaning "I receive this food." This expresses thanks to whoever worked to prepare the meal. After eating, people again express their thanks by saying "gochiso sama deshita," which literally means “It was quite a feast."


Children wearing casual, everyday clothes


Girls dressed in yukata (Azamino Shirayuli Kindergarten)

CLOTHES
The traditional dress of Japan is the kimono. Kimonos, which are generally made of silk, have large sleeves and reach from the shoulders all the way down to the heels. They are tied with a wide belt called an obi. Kimonos are now usually worn only on special occasions, such as the Shichi-Go-San festival, weddings, and graduation ceremonies.

2007-01-24 11:32:44 補充：
Compared to Western dress, the kimono tends to limit one's movement, and it takes more time to put on properly.

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