2019

Japanese Copper Kabuto helmets. Also for Children’s Day decoration!

Traditional copper craft of Kabuto helmets from Takaoka Children’s Day is a Japanese national holiday which takes place annually on May 5th. The purpose of the Children’s Day is to celebrate children’s happiness and to respect their personalities.  While the Girl’s Festival is known as Momo no seku the Boy’s Festival is called “Tango no seku”. 

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Must-have high-quality Japanese kitchen knife brands

Best 6 Japanese kitchen knife brands       There are countless kitchen knife brands in the world. Among them, Japanese kitchen knives are famous for their sharpness and long-lasting. Because Japan is a country where the technology cultivated with Japanese swords (Katana or Nihonto) still continues. However, Japanese knives also have both high and low quality

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What is Japanese Tanka poetry: forms and examples by famous poems

Tanka, the oldest Japanese poetry’s definition and examples Although haiku is famous as traditional Japanese poetry throughout the world, Tanka that has more 1000 years history than haiku. Tanka has been closely attached to the lives of people and loved by them still today beyond the years. What is and how to write Tanka Poetry? Tanka

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Japanese clutch and Gamaguchi bags from Nishijin Okamoto, Kyoto

Nishijin Okamoto’s Kinran (gold brocade) bag       Nishijin-ori is a traditional handicraft product produced in the area of Nishijin, Kyoto Prefecture, which is the representative site for silk fabrics in Japan. Nishijin-ori, which is a high-grade silk fabric, has many types and low volume production. First of all, it inherits the Japanese kimono technique

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