Tojiro, traditional Japanese kitchen knife In Japan, there are famous production areas of cutlery such as Seki, Sakai, and Echizen, but Tsubame Sanjo also produces the high-quality knives as much as them. The magistrate of the area, Otani Seibei invited the smithmakers and made them teach the techniques the poor farmers to promote their lives […]
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Traditional Japanese lanterns for your life and events Until the Meiji Period (1868-1912) when the Western culture flowed into Japan, one of the lights that illuminated the night of the country was the Japanese lanterns (chochin). Sponsored Links And still, it is an indispensable lighting for the traditional festivals and the shops of Japanese restaurants.
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Traditional Japanese paper and the products In 2014, “Washi (Japanese paper), the art of papermaking of washi” was registered as a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage. Washi with a unique touch and warmth has been strongly linked with the formation of Japanese culture and contributed to the artworks such as paintings and calligraphy. Especially,
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Which kokeshi doll do you like? The Japanese traditional crafts with a simple face and decoration, Kokeshi. The expression that the craftsmen draw one by one is modest and pretty. Most popular kokeshi in Japan Kokeshi is a traditional craft that all of Japanese know. However, when it comes to question where is the
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Japanese Buddhism temples The introduction of Buddhism with Buddha statue as present, via the country of Kudara, on the Korean Peninsula, to Japan was at the end of the 6th century(learn more about Buddha statue in Japan). Sponsored Links And Hokoji Temple (法興寺）, Asuka-dera（飛鳥寺）, was built as the first regular Buddhism Temple in Japan.
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Kyoto, the city of the traditional temples and shrines Kyoto, 京都（きょうと）in Japanese, has a population of 2.6 million But more than 80 million tourists visit the prefecture in a year. Sponsored Links Because the area has so many sightseeing spots including old temple or shrine, and traditional dishes. But not only that, people have
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The history of kimono, traditional Japanese clothing <img width=”412″ height=”599″ src=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/23422aa16ab8000eb395b446f6a86972.jpg” alt=”” srcset=”https://i1.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/23422aa16ab8000eb395b446f6a86972.jpg?w=412&ssl=1 412w, https://i1.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/23422aa16ab8000eb395b446f6a86972.jpg?resize=206%2C300&ssl=1 206w” sizes=”(max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px” /> <br /><!– Japacul Link Unit –><br /><ins style=”display: block;” data-ad-client=”ca-pub-2105416879233547″ data-ad-slot=”3145397812″ data-ad-format=”link” data-full-width-responsive=”true”></ins><br /> Most of the today’s Japanese people live in Western style clothing. But traditional Japanese clothing (kimono) is treated as a
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“Landscapes of Autumn and Winter” Sesshu (1420‐1506) was a Zen priest in the late period of the Muromachi Period. And he established Japanese ink paintings (a kind of sumi-e painting, an art expressing only with the light and shade of black ink). The sumi-e painting is one of the “Sabi” world in Japanese
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“The Folding Screen of Fujin and Raijin (God of Wind and Thunder)” <a href=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1024px-Fujinraijin-tawaraya.jpg” data-elementor-open-lightbox=”yes” data-elementor-lightbox-title=”1024px-Fujinraijin-tawaraya”> <img width=”1024″ height=”455″ src=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1024px-Fujinraijin-tawaraya-1024×455.jpg” alt=”Tawaraya Sotatsu, Fujin and Raijin” loading=”lazy” srcset=”https://i0.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1024px-Fujinraijin-tawaraya.jpg?w=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1024px-Fujinraijin-tawaraya.jpg?resize=300%2C133&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1024px-Fujinraijin-tawaraya.jpg?resize=768%2C341&ssl=1 768w” sizes=”(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px” /> </a> <br /><!– Japacul Link Unit –><br /><ins style=”display: block;” data-ad-client=”ca-pub-2105416879233547″ data-ad-slot=”3145397812″ data-ad-format=”link” data-full-width-responsive=”true”></ins><br /> Tawaraya Sōtatsu (1570-1643)
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