Japanophilia

Lafcadio Hearn, an early Western Japanophile, with his wife Setsuko in 1892.

Japanophilia is a strong interest in Japanese culture, people, and history.[1] In Japanese, the term for Japanophile is "shinnichi" (親日), with "shin (親)" equivalent to the English prefix 'pro-' and "nichi (日)", meaning "Japan" (as in the word for Japan "Nippon/Nihon" (日本)). The term was first used as early as the 18th century, switching in scope over time. Its opposite is Japanophobia. The study of Japan is Japanology.

  1. ^ "Japanophile". Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Merriam-Webster. 200. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2016. one who especially admires and likes Japan or Japanese ways