In terms of culture, what is China's greatest influence?
The influence of China culture on Japanese has a long history. Although it contains ideas and theories of various fields and factions, it is China's Confucian culture that has always been the backbone. The introduction of Confucian culture into Japan began in 15 (AD 284). China culture includes Confucian culture centered on the Five Classics, Neo-Confucianism in the early Song Dynasty, Yangming Studies and Zhuzi Studies in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties.