Chinese influence on Japanese culture refers to the impact of Chinese influences transmitted through or originating in China on Japanese institutions, culture, language and society. Many aspects of traditional Japanese culture such as Taoism, Buddhism, astronomy, language and food have been profoundly influenced by China over the course of centuries.
Bonsai, inspired by the Chinese art of penjing
Taoist Temple known as Seitenkyū, located in Sakado, Saitama
Visual painting of Saichō
Kanji writing, porcelain, tea and the game of Go
Onmyōdō
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Onmyōdō is a system of natural science, astronomy, mantras, almanac, divination and magic that developed independently in Japan based on the Chinese philosophies of yin and yang and wuxing
