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Learn about ukiyo-e woodblock! Definition, history, famous artists and prints

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What is a “ukiyo-e”? An introduction to Japanese woodblock printing Ukiyo-e (pronounciation:uː.ˈki.oʊ.ˌeɪ, uːˌkiːjəʊˈeɪ. 浮世絵 in kanji) is essential field in Japanese art . The art never developed without the common people of the Edo Period. Sponsored Links It is said that the beginning of the ukiyo-e, the Japanese art of woodblock printings, is the pictures of Kyoto […]

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Imari ware (Arita ware) for classic Japanese style tea cups

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Japanese yunomi style tea cup of Arita (Imari)-yaki ceramic on Amazon <p style=”text-align: center;”><a title=”Sencha Tea Cup utw448-1-694 [3.8 x 3.4 inch 5.1floz] Japanece ceramic Imari Aya Kon pumping tableware” href=”https://www.amazon.com/utw448-1-694-5-1floz-Japanece-ceramic-tableware/dp/B00T8RPIIK?SubscriptionId=AKIAJRKC6WE3NL42JJSQ&tag=hachihachi-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B00T8RPIIK” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”><img src=”https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41KYCEtjCFL.jpg” alt=”Sencha Tea Cup utw448-1-694 [3.8 x 3.4 inch 5.1floz] Japanece ceramic Imari Aya Kon pumping tableware” width=”500″ height=”500″ /></a></p> Imari-yaki

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Visiting Hakone Shrine and Mt. Hakone

Custermizing your Japanese Matcha tea set for the ceremony

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Let’s find only your Matcha tea set! Tea whisk, tea spoon, tea bowl pottery… When you hope to try tea ceremony, it is good to buy a starter kit. You can instantly experient the Japanese culture with it. But if you intend to drink Matcha green tea on a daily basis, is it enough? You

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Japanese lucky cat figures of Kutani porcelain

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Traditional ceramic in Ishikawa for Maneki-neko cat There are many lucky items also in Japan. The people have loved traditional Maneki-neko, waving good luck cat, as an ornament in a store or room. The waving forepaw means that it bring in fortune or money. We can buy figures of a lucky cat made of plastic at

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Arita (Imari) ware porcelain Kakiemon Style from Japan

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Kakiemon Style. Beautiful flowers and birds on a white pottery. Arita-yaki (Imari-yaki) is the oldest porcelain in Japan. After about 60 years ago, Kakiemon Style was established in 1640’s. Colorful birds and plans are on a clear white base. The way of the style which makes use of spaces express one of the

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Who is Katsushika Hokusai? His bio and paintings

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Katsushika Hokusai who created the famous great wave painting Katsushika Hokusai self-portrait Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) must be the most famous Japanese woodblock printing (ukiyo-e) artist around the world. So, do you know how to pronounce “Katsushika Hokusai”? His art works of images including The Great Off Kanagawa (The Great Wave) and other prints of “Thirty-Six Views of

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What is haiku poetry: format, rules and history

Haiku, Literatures and poems

Format, rule, seasonal words, and famous poets of haiku poetry The rules of haiku is so simple. But do you know how to write haiku poems is different between Japanese and English? What is a “haiku”? The structure in Japanese and in English. The format of Japanese 5-7-5 syllables (17 syllables in all) Must use a seasonally

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Learn about ukiyo-e woodblock! Definition, history, famous artists and prints

Imari ware (Arita ware) for classic Japanese style tea cups

Visiting Hakone Shrine and Mt. Hakone

Custermizing your Japanese Matcha tea set for the ceremony

Japanese lucky cat figures of Kutani porcelain

Arita (Imari) ware porcelain Kakiemon Style from Japan

Who is Katsushika Hokusai? His bio and paintings

What is haiku poetry: format, rules and history

Let’s go to Itsukushima Shrine at Miyajima Island!

Learning about Miyajima Island in Hiroshima, Japan