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Archive for the ‘ Crafts ’ Category

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  Ooedo Onsen where you can enjoy the atmosphere of the Edo period

  The place where you can fully enjoy the atmosphere of the Edo period is Ooedo Onsen Monogatari located in Odai…
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  Tenugui is not any ordinary towel!

  Tenugui is used from old times in Japan. Literally it is a cloth to "te o nuguu(wipe your hands), in short, it…
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  Sensu is great for the hot and humid Japanese summer!

  It's hot and humid during summers in Japan. The heat seems to be increasing year by year. In a 2014 survey, ab…
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  Kintsugi: a work of art borne from recycling

  I dropped the dishes! How often has this occurred to everybody? And when it's your favorite tableware, it's …
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  Origami is a Japanese folkcraft requiring great dexterity

  The origami can produce various animals and toys from just one piece of paper. It is the culture only by the …
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  Taketombo, a “dragonfly” made of bamboo?

  Taketombo is a Japanese toy. "Tombo" means "dragonfly" in Japanese, but it is not a real dragonfly. Actually…
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  Ukiyo-e, the woodblock print art created in the Edo period

  Ukiyo-e is a way of painting a picture created in the Edo Period and now ukiyo-e usually indicates Nishiki-e (…
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  Urushinuri, the beautiful and traditional Japanese craft!

  The famous and traditional Japanese craft work "Shikki or Sikki" (lacquer ware). The Japanese lacquer (urushi…
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  Temari is Beautiful! Japanese traditional art

  "Temari" is a Japanese traditional art that originated over 1200 years ago. The meaning of the letter is a ha…