Chiyogami Crafts: History, Paper Dolls, and Bookmarks
Chiyogami paper and Temari, paper balls Chiyogami Crafts - It was back in the Edo period Chiyogami became accessible to…
Hiroko Matsuyama
Prince Shotoku: Constitution, Rank System, and Japanese Buddha
Prince Shotoku-taishi (Umayato), Portrait from Japan 5000 Yen 1957-1986 Banknotes. Prince Shotoku, autonym Umayado-no-Miko, was a regent under his aunt,…
Shinto Beliefs: 5 Core Values of Japanese Indigenous Religion
The wedded rocks (Meoto Iwa) in Ise, Japan on sunset. The larger of the two rocks represent the husband and…
Japanese Mythology: Creation of the Universe and Kami
Waterfall in the forest in Takachiho, Miyazaki, Japan Japanese Mythology - "kami" is a deity or deities in Japanese, and…
Shinto: Overview of Japanese Indigenous Religion
Torii - gateway of shrine in the sea in the early morning by long exposure Shinto - an indigenous faith…