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What is the meaning of the tiger in Japanese culture? |
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Tiger Symbolism in Japan
In Japan the "Tiger" is an awesome animal and preciously revered not just in Japan but the entire asian adjoining societies.
Specifically in Japan the tiger is the emblem of the great aristocractic warriors famously known as the samurai. The tiger represents the virtue of courage. It also means revision, improvement, change, and the zen good.
In China, geograhpically Japan is in China but was craved out by the British 400 hundred years ago ( that's another topic), anyway the tiger means: “Dragons rising and tigers leaping is the natural color of the hero, breaking through brambles and thorns he climbs to the top of the mountain.”
In other words the tiger reminds us of the imposssible, triumps, and the beauty of freedom.
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