Kamon the Avant-garde: Interview with Japanese Family Crest Artisans
Kamon: There's a thousand-year tradition that the Japanese pass their family crests from generation to generation. The family crest is…
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Best Tokyo Food Tour 2017: Where Real Japanese Go
We returned to Japan after two years of absence which is long enough for us to long for our families…
Shugendo: Japanese Mountain Worship and Spiritual Powers
Man in traditional Japanese shugendo outfit doing waterfall meditation in winter with ice and snow Shugendo, can be translated into…
Tokonoma: Japanese Alcove Design, Styles, and Scrolls
Tokonoma is the Japanese alcove that we can see in the reception rooms of the traditional Japanese houes. It's taken…
Japanese Garden: History, Design Principles, and Elements
Hamarikyu Garden in Tokyo, Japan Do you want to create a Japanese style garden? Japanese garden has a unique set…
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…
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…
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…
Onryo: Japanese Grudge Spirit and Ghost Stories
creepy doll look scary in high contrast Onryo - Japanese spirits of grudge or ghost, now popular thanks to the…
Yakuza: History of Japanese Organized Crime Syndicates
TOKYO, JAPAN - APR 12, 2019: Kabuki-cho Colorful Neon lights, Shinjuku Famous street Crowd people Nightclub Bar Restaurant Tokyo Japan…