As a concept distinctively indicating the Japanese culture, the term 'Wa' is often used (e.g. Wago (words of Japanese origin), Wabun (Japanese text), Waka (a traditional Japanese poem of thirty-one syllables), Wafuku (traditional Japanese clothes), Washoku (Japanese food), Wafu-ryokan (Japanese hotel), etc.).
日本文化を特徴的に示す概念として、「和（わ）」という言葉がしばしば用いられる（例：和語、和文、和歌、和服、和食、和風旅館など）。