Hamarikyu Garden in Tokyo, Japan Do you want to create a Japanese-style garden? Japanese gardens have a unique composition that makes us feel still and calm. What is it about them? Understanding the basics, design...
Author - Hiroko Matsuyama
Hiroko Matsuyama
Yukata: Japanese Traditional Casual Dress for Summer
A woman in blue yukata with green sash sits on veranda Overview of Yukata Yukata is a traditional dress designed to spend comfortably in Japan’s hot, humid summer. For example, navy and white color combinations...
Japanese Tea House: Architecture of Ultimate Spiritual World
Japanese tea house, Chashitsu in Japanese, is where Chado, the tea ceremony takes place, which expresses Japanese sentimentality and aesthetics through the act of drinking tea. It is a rare place you can reflect...
Japanese Architecture: Overview of Wide Varieties of Buildings in History
Aizu-wakamatsu , Japan – April 21, 2018: Aizu Sazaedo Temple or Entsu Sansodo built in 1796, it’s one of the oldest wooden structures of its kind and a designated Important Japanese Cultural Property...
Onryo: Japanese Grudge Spirit and Ghost Stories
creepy doll look scary in high contrast Onryo – Japanese spirits of grudge or ghosts, now popular thanks to films such as The Ring, The Grudge, or Dark Water. Is an Onryo only female with pitch-black long hair...
