The Potential For Intercultural Cooperation Indonesia-Japan

“Batik Kimono”

A nation has the traditions and culture of the nation's hallmark. Indonesia and Japan are some of the many nations in the world, who have the hallmark and advantages respectively. With different cultures and the advantages possessed by the two nations, many things we can do to further introduce and strengthen ties between the two nations.

A bright future awaits, if there is a more advanced changes and developments undertaken with the understanding and transparency one other. Culture is one of the unifying alternative, with different cultures and uniqueness in every corner of society, its will make space for a nation to be mutual understanding and respect for diversity that always grow. It results in relations between nations can be intertwined, even lead to a change in the creation and development of cooperation and innovation that made the exchanges of ideas and active interaction between the two nations.

Batik and Kimono is one of the few cultures that are owned by the two countries, namely Indonesia batik as the nation's cultural and Kimono dress is from the Japanese culture. The culture is very identical to the owner of that culture. A glimpse of the culture from Indonesia and Japan:

Batik Culture is one of Indonesian national culture has been known in the foreign countries. Batik is a craft that was created by way of describing any kind of pattern on the textile by using a solution of “malam” and “canting”. Formerly , batik cloth made by java people like Solo and Yogyakarta. Its done traditionally, usually done by the women of Indonesia. Batik cloth was formerly worn only by certain a circles of people (imperial or royal palace) and at formal occasions, such as the use of “Kebaya” for female and “Blangkon” batik is used by males.

Along the development of modern periode, knowledge and technology, Batik textile are not only used by certain circles. But has a lot of people who use them in any activity. A variety of interesting and beautiful pattern has also been designed, as well as in practice can be done using a special technology such as the manufacture of batik design. However, the batik tradition keep to be done by using craft as a baseline.

Next is japan culture, a kimono. Use of Kimono dress is a tradition of the Japanese nation. Kimono is Japanese traditional clothing. Kimono formerly worn by Japanese people in everyday life. For now, kimono used to pass the traditions or certain ceremonies. Models and patterns were varied kimono dress, for women and men. Now, Kimono be one of the expensive clothes in Japan. Model and desaign was now a symbol of well-being of the wearer.

Batik and Kimono culture, they have meaning and characteristics of the owners representing Indonesia and Japan. Its would be nice, if the two nations work together to integrate their culture for advances, popularize and strengthen ties between nations. Potential cooperation between the culture that is making batik on cloth kimono. Such cooperation must be done with the agreement, a promising and the trust that has been approved by both nations.

Integrating the two cultures are certainly mutually beneficial to both parties, especially the nation of Indonesia. Kimono dress with batik model also feel the freshness of the people in Japan and the Kimono is the new model will become a trend among Japanese people, who will spread the word through advanced technologies available. Thus indirectly the two countries can popularize the culture and the existence of good relations. Another form of cooperation can also be seen in the advancement of technology in Japan. Where advances in technology can be utilized to popularize “Batik Kimono” with a variety of media and also in the manufacture of advanced technologies to design models.

Cooperation between cultures, the preservation of continuous culture. Able to make a country will keep victorious with a strong cultural identity and attached as a nation.