People from Kyushu/九州 are open-minded
Jul 17th 2010 02:08
japan
situation
In my previous entry ( http://lang-8.com/33465/journals/556184 ), I said that many people from Yamaguchi Prefecture/山口県 played important roles in leading Japan to a modern nation about one hundred and fifty years ago. Other than them, many people from Kyusyu District/九州 consisting of seven prefectures, especially from Kagoshima Prefecture /鹿児島県, are listed as historical figures. Since Kyusyu District and Yamaguchi Prefecture are located near the Asian Continent, people there were more likely to be subjected to the influence of foreign countries at the time. They were the most sensitive to the global situation and were relatively used to accepting different values during the period of national isolation.
The tendency of being open to new values still remains in people in Kyushu. Professor Robert Campbell of the University of Tokyo, who is a well-known American scholar of Japanese literature in Japan in part because he often appears in TV, looked back on his life in Japan in a interview. According to the interview, he first came to Kyushu to study Japanese literature many years ago. As soon as he arrived at a university there, a Japanese professor treated him as if he had studied under the professor for a long time. The professor did't care about his poor Japanese and him being American. Local people also had open-minded attitudes toward him. He felt comfortable with that. He concluded the story, saying with feelings that the first experience in Japan made him feel like he wanted to study more in Japan. He's been in Japan for about 25 years since then.
I've heard about an interesting story about school kids. Some statistics have shown that when transfer students come to a class, students in Kyushu have the most interest in them. Students in Kyushu always welcome transfer students warmly whereas ones in other areas tend to hesitate to speak to them. On top of that, many actors/actress, singers and so on from Kyushu have succeeded.
I don't have many friends from Kyushu, so I haven't personally realized it. However, It's most likely to be true.
The tendency of being open to new values still remains in people in Kyushu. Professor Robert Campbell of the University of Tokyo, who is a well-known American scholar of Japanese literature in Japan in part because he often appears in TV, looked back on his life in Japan in a interview. According to the interview, he first came to Kyushu to study Japanese literature many years ago. As soon as he arrived at a university there, a Japanese professor treated him as if he had studied under the professor for a long time. The professor did't care about his poor Japanese and him being American. Local people also had open-minded attitudes toward him. He felt comfortable with that. He concluded the story, saying with feelings that the first experience in Japan made him feel like he wanted to study more in Japan. He's been in Japan for about 25 years since then.
I've heard about an interesting story about school kids. Some statistics have shown that when transfer students come to a class, students in Kyushu have the most interest in them. Students in Kyushu always welcome transfer students warmly whereas ones in other areas tend to hesitate to speak to them. On top of that, many actors/actress, singers and so on from Kyushu have succeeded.
I don't have many friends from Kyushu, so I haven't personally realized it. However, It's most likely to be true.
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The professor didn't care about his poor Japanese and him being American.
They were the most sensitive to the global situations and were relatively used to accepting different values during the period of national isolation.
The tendency of being open to new values still remains in with people in Kyushu.
Professor Robert Campbell of the University of Tokyo, who is a well-known American scholar of Japanese literature in Japan in part because he often appears on TV, looked back on his life in Japan in a interview.
Local people also had an open-minded attitudes toward him.
He concluded the story, saying with the feelings that the he first experienced in Japan made him feel like he wanted to study more in Japan.
I've heard about an interesting story about school kids.
On top of that, many actors/actresses, singers and so on from Kyushu have succeeded.
I have heard that people from Osaka are supposed to be really friendly. I don't know if that goes hand-in-hand with being open-minded, but I wonder if they are.
In my previous entry ( http://lang-8.com/33465/journals/556184 ), I said that many people from Yamaguchi Prefecture/山口県 played important roles in transforming Japan into a modern nation about one hundred and fifty years ago.
Other than them, many people from Kyusyu region/九州, which consists of seven prefectures, especially from Kagoshima Prefecture /鹿児島県, are listed as historical figures.
Since Kyusyu region and Yamaguchi Prefecture are located near the Asian Continent, people there were more likely to be subjected to the influence of foreign countries at the time.
Professor Robert Campbell of the University of Tokyo, who is a well-known American scholar of Japanese literature in Japan, in part because he often appears in TV, looked back on his life in Japan in a interview. (The bold text really is a sub-clause so should be surrounded by commas.)
As soon as he arrived at a university there, a Japanese professor treated him as if he had studied under that professor for a long time.
The professor didn't care about his poor Japanese and him being American.
He concluded the story, saying with feeling that the first experience in Japan made him feel like he wanted to study more in Japan.
I've heard about an interesting story about school kids.
I don't have many friends from Kyushu, so I have no first-hand experience of this.
What about people from 北海道? :) Now a map of Japanese people's characteristics is creating in my head. ^^
Nice to meet you. Thank you for reading my entry, making corrections and kindly comments. I would be happy if you could come to my page again when you have time.
★Hi Smap
Thank you for reading my entry and making corrections.
>I was a foreign exchange student who was randomly assigned by my program to Kyushu. People at my school were very friendly.
That's interesting. Your experience might also prove that the hypothesis is correct.
>I have heard that people from Osaka are supposed to be really friendly. I don't know if that goes hand-in-hand with being open-minded, but I wonder if they are
Although I currently live in Tokyo, I was raised in Osaka. People from Osaka are surely friendly. In my experience, I would say they generally adjust themselves to the environment in foreign countries more easily. However, I'm not sure if this means they are used to accepting different values.
★ Hi Martyn
Thanks for your help. I'm really glad that you came to my page and enjoyed reading my entry!! Thanks!!
★Hi こおり
Thanks for your comments as always.
>面白いです！九州に行ってみたくなりました。;)
If I remember right, you watch 龍馬伝. If so, you will be often able to hear 薩摩藩/さつまはん in the show from Tomorrow. 薩摩藩 is currently 鹿児島県 in 九州。
>What about people from 北海道? :)
I don't know about them well.
北海道 has a very unique history like 沖縄 does. The indigenous people/先住民 of 北海道 are the Ainu/アイヌ民族. They are different from the Japanese. Many place names of 北海道 are from the Ainu language.
When I first went to 小樽 in 北海道, I was surprised to see a lot of Russians.
A few months ago, I watched a Travelling channel, which was introducing 小樽. I remembered there was a river in 小樽, and beside it were many houses which had a Russian style. Many products and goods were sold there and it was an important port long time ago. :)