Japanese chess, Shogi board Shogi Strategy – Shogi is Japanese chess, which is a two-player strategy board game belong to the same family as the Chess, Chaturanga of India, and Makruk of Thailand. Playing Shogi...
Author - Hiroko Matsuyama
Hiroko Matsuyama
Ikebana: History and Styles of Japanese Flower Arrangement
Ikebana – also known as “Kado”, the way of the flowers, is the art of traditional Japanese flower arrangement. It is more than a simple floral decoration but appreciated as a piece of art like a...
Noh Theatre: Meanings of Dreadful and Eerie Masks
Japanese mask “Noh-men” Noh theatre – Japanese traditional musical drama, Noh, has been played for more than 600 years, which invites us today to experience the world of “Yugen” and “Myo”...
Taiko: History and the Effect of the Sound Awakens Your Soul
Traditional Japanese drummer Taiko is a Japanese drum which has played important roles on many occasions. Their size and shape range widely and the sound they make differ as well. Let’s take a look at the Taiko...
Sake: Drink Guide to the Whole Wellness
Pour sake into a transparent sake set Sake – Japanese alcoholic beverage (rice wine) made from fermented rice which has an effect of raising the body temperature, not like other alcoholic cousins. Let’s take...
