Abstract: In the 1980s,the Silk Road cultural identity widely formed in Japanese society was closely related to the exchanges between China and Japan. It is a cultural phenomenon caused by the interaction of different mechanisms.The connotation of this cultural identity lies in the Chinese origin of Buddhist culture and Japanese culture.The prerequisite of its formation mechanism is the signing of the Sino-Japanese Treaty of Peace and Friendship.It is conditional on the innovation of cultural consumption patterns and the growth of cultural consumption demand in the mature period of Japans modernization. It uses new media channels such as television and movies as its means of dissemination. It is based on the ancient cultural exchanges between China and Japan that introduced and integrated Chinese Buddhism into Japan, which became a Japanese cultural tradition. It takes the form of reinterpreting traditions and cultural memories.From the perspective of the timeliness of Sino-Japanese communication,Sino-Japanese diplomatic relations at that time produced immediate effects,which opened the way for the emergence of this cultural phenomenon,while the results of the ancient Sino-Japanese cultural communication have paved the way.

Key words: Sino-Japanese Treaty of Peace and Friendship, cultural identity, Buddhism, tradition, aging