Do cranes play major role in Japanese culture? How so? Do cranes live in Japan?
cranes are a japanese bird. they show the symbol of courage. but cranes do not live in japan. i live in michigan and i have cranes roaming my meighbor hood.
They certainly do in the Chinese culture, but I don't know anything about the Japanese. There is a very famous tower in China called the Yellow Crane, it is probably on line.
yea, i think there was this japanese girl, and she was exposed to radiation from that bomb in Hiroshima (i think) so she ended up being diagnosed with cancer and yea, she believed that if she folded enough paper cranes (coz cranes apparently live to very old, so if she could fold 1000 of them, she would live longer), she would get better... so she kept folding them until she died.. TT___TT such a sad story... So now the crane represents peace! yea.. thats all i remember... ^^
Red-crowned cranes (also known as Japanese cranes and Manchurian cranes) breed in Siberia and Mongolia during the spring and summer but migrate in flocks to Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China, and other East Asian countries for the winter season. They are the second rarest crane in the world, and it is known as a symbol of good fortune, longevity, and fidelity in these countries. In Japan, they are considered to be a national treasure. They frequently appear in art, literature, and folklore. I remember a tale about a lonely man in winter and finding a crane nearly dead in the snow. He nursed the crane in his home until it was well enough to fly away on its own. The next winter, the crane came back as a beautiful maiden wearing the finest red and gold silks. She promised to live with his man and weave silks for him to sell. The only catch was that he was to never look at her while she was working. They lived happily for a while, until one day he couldn't hold in his curiousity any longer. He took a peek behind the screen and saw a crane weaving silk with its feathers! Naturally, the crane noticed and flew away, never to return. In Japan, cranes are said to have the legendary lifespan of 1,000 years (hence, the folding of 1,000 paper cranes). Cranes are also known to mate for life, making them a popular motif at weddings and anniversaries.
