The influence of Tang poetry on Japan is as follows:
Tang poetry is an important part of Chinese culture and one of the world cultural heritages. During the Tang Dynasty, Tang poetry reached its peak and became one of the important representatives of Chinese culture. As a neighboring country of China, Japan was also deeply influenced by Tang poetry. First of all, Tang poetry had a profound impact on Japanese literature.
Japan’s ancient literature was deeply influenced by Chinese literature, and Tang poetry, as one of the representatives of Chinese literature, had an important impact on Japan’s ancient literature. Japanese literati and scholars created a large number of Japanese poems on the basis of imitating the form and style of Tang poetry, such as "Man'yoshu", "Kojin Japanese Songshu", etc. These poems have obvious traces of Tang poetry in form and style, which shows the profound influence of Tang poetry on Japanese literature.
Secondly, Tang poetry also had an impact on Japanese Chinese character education. During the Tang Dynasty, Chinese character education began to gradually become popular, and Tang poetry, as an important part of Chinese character culture, also influenced Japanese Chinese character education. By studying and imitating Tang poetry, Japanese literati improved their reading and writing skills in Chinese characters and further deepened their understanding of Chinese culture.
In addition, Tang poetry also had an impact on Japanese social customs. Chinese social customs and festival celebrations described in Tang poetry had a profound impact on Japanese social customs. For example, during the Lunar New Year Festival in Japan, people hang calligraphy works of Tang poetry to celebrate the festival. At the same time, at weddings and other ceremonies in Japan, famous poems from Tang poetry will be recited to express blessings and good wishes.
Finally, Tang poetry also had an impact on Japanese religious and philosophical thought. The philosophical thoughts and religious beliefs contained in Tang poetry have had a profound impact on Japanese religious and philosophical thoughts. For example, in Japanese Shintoism, verses from Tang poetry are often quoted to express reverence for nature and gods. At the same time, the influence of Tang poetry can also be seen in some Japanese philosophical thoughts.
In short, the influence of Tang poetry on Japan is multifaceted, ranging from literature, education, social customs to religious and philosophical thoughts. This influence not only reflects the strong influence of Chinese culture during the Tang Dynasty, but also demonstrates the important historical significance of Sino-Japanese cultural exchanges.