Cultures in Japan

I like seeing how the world understand Japanese culture or people. I think Japan has an unique culture. I mean even though Japan is a developed country, some parts still have some sort of old atmosphere, many temples in Kyoto for example. Also, there is a very long history in Japan and many of that still not extinct. It not that big matter whether they notice it or not but Japanese have that thick background so that it might looks strange for non Japanese. In fact, I heard some foreigners often say Japanese are so polite and they don't know why.

There is another thing in Japanese culture, what we called high quality of sub-culture. Animation is one of biggest industries in Japan. On the other hand, not so many Japanese realize that importance. It needs is huge from specific people (otaku) and that otaku wave is now spreted around the world. Not only Japanese but also everyone who loves the culture enjoying it a lot.

These mixed cultures are very interesting for me.
In my opinion, Japanese are strange but I like it.