Blog Assignment #3

For my exploratory essay, I wanted to take a closer look at Japanese culture, as it's always been a big interest of mine. A fact that surprised me was that they are completely comfortable with pornography. It just shocked me. They have pornographic material on streets without worrying about kids seeing it. I was also blown away by the fact that J-Pop music is said to be so similar and mainstream, but completely unique at the same time. I still want to know more about the varieties of Japanese noodles. I would plenty of different types of noodles, but I wanted to find a little more of the history. The most memorable thing I read was that Miso soup, a personal favorite of mine, is made with soya beans, and then is made into "miso paste". What I really want to teach someone about this subject is just how creative and different their culture is from ours. It was enlightening to me, so I would assume it would be enlightening to others.