日本温泉文化的特征——从“汤治”到“治愈”

Characteristics of Japanese Hot Spring Culture——From “A Hot-Spring Cure”to“Healing”

日本的温泉集保养、休闲娱乐、旅行、美食等为一体,从多方面满足了日本人的诸多身心要求,体现了颇具日本特色的生活文化。该文将日本温泉文化的发展变化分为四个阶段,从各个时代温泉在国民生活中的作用入手,分析归纳了其在各阶段所表现的主要特征,导出了日本温泉文化的三个特点,并阐明其与日本人的自然观密切相关,从而获得对日本文化更为直观和贴切、对日本国民性格更具普遍性和代表性的认识。

Japanese hot springs are part of its culture with Japanese characteristics.They combine maintenance,leisure,travel and delicacy and satisfy the various physical and mental needs of the Japanese in different ways.The paper generalizes the four stages so far as the development and changes of Japanese hot spring culture are concerned.From the role of hot springs in Japanese life in every age,it sums up the main features in each stage,analyzes the three characteristics of Japanese hot spring culture,and clarifies the fact that its essence is closely related to the view of nature of Japanese people.It helps the readers become familiar with the Japanese culture and get a better understanding of Japanese national character.