Fundamentals of upbringing and education in Japan: history and modernity

Vorkina K., Sarkisova D., Sharova A.

The article examines the role of upbringing and education in Japan and their features in the historical and modern realities. In any society, the system of upbringing and education of children is one of the most important components of development, a kind of a "cultural code". The peculiarity of the Japanese experience lies in the traditions, in the historical heritage, in the cultural specifics and national character of the Japanese.

Keywords:upbringing, education, children, school, Japan, traditions, family, сonfucianism, Tokugawa, Meiji.