Various western customs came into Japan due to the Meiji restoration, but this civilization and enlightenment developed in its own way, having changed by assimilating with Japanese custom, like Chinese culture had in the past.
明治維新や文明開化により、様々な西洋の風習が日本に入り、それらはかつての中華文化と同じ様に日本文化と融合して手が加えられ、変化・変質して独特な展開を遂げた。