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Marugame Uchiwa – Colorful paper fans

The Uchiwa fan is a hand-made product from start to finish, consisting of a body...

Senbazuru Paper Cranes and the story of the little girl...

The image of paper cranes must be no stranger to most of us. Although the paper ...

The art of wood carving Ukiyo-e

If you have ever set foot in Japan, you must have seen Ukiyo-e, also known as re...

History of Japanese Calligraphy

Shodō (書道 _ calligraphy, ), or simply put, the art of beautiful handwriting, t...

Takoage (凧あげ) game

Since the Edo period, kite flying has been widespread, and people often fly kite...

Zabuton – Important Japanese Objects

Zabuton (座布団) is a cushion for sitting in Japan. Zabuton blinds are usually u...

Learn about Shoji door shields

It can be said that Japan is a place of strong development and become an industr...

Kanda Festival

The Kanda Matsuri is one of Tokyo's three most famous festivals, along with the ...

Nihonga painting style

Nihonga (Japanese painting) is a term broadly applied to Japanese paintings of t...

Suminagashi water painting art

Suminagashi is a technique of painting in water to create an effect on paper. Us...

Kotatsu – how to keep warm in winter in Japan

Kotatsu is a low wooden table frame, covered with a futon or a thick blanket on ...

Culture of using the Japanese Seal

Unlike many other countries in the world - only companies (legal entities) use s...

Japanese Business Card Culture

According to the latest statistics, an average businessman in Japan uses about 2...

Maguro nakaochi – Japanese style of eating without leav...

Maguro nakaochi is one of the most typical dishes of the land of the rising sun ...

Spiritual beauty from Kintsukuroi art

Kintsugi – also known as Kintsukuroi (“golden mend”), the art of “healing with g...

Saisen culture when going to temples and pagodas

When going to temples or sacred places, it is common sense that there are money ...

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