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  Koma is a traditional Japanese toy. How do we play?

  Koma is a Japanese traditional plaything. We play by spinning it on its axis. The axial point running the ce…
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  Seiza| Lots of pins and needles from this way of sitting!

  Seiza is a traditional, proper way of sitting that has been past down in Japan. You go from a kneeling positio…
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  Beauty was defined differently in Old World Japan

  What kind of face do you think of, when you heard the word "beautiful"?  For example, actresses like Mirei Kir…
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  Washoku | Japanese food to be included in UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list

  What do you imagine when you hear the word, washoku (Japanese food)? Is it tempura? Is it sushi? Is it soba? …
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  Futon, a tidy Japanese bed

  The Japanese spreads "futon" on the floor and sleeps. There may be the person to feel to be dirty. The big…
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  KOTO | The dragon instrument that plucks mystical tunes

  While in Japan, you might have heard the following melodies: "Haruno-Umi" over the New Year holidays, or "Saku…
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  Syamisen is indispensable to the music scene in Japan

  Syamisen is indispensable to Japanese classical music. It is a stringed instrument to play three strings. …
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  Ikebana and Kado is the heart of the Japanese people

  Flower arrangement is the art of displaying cut flowers, and there are various forms all over the world. In Ja…
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  Shodo is Japanese calligraphy art

  "Shodo" where is familiar as for the Japanese. It is Japanese style calligraphy. There are many parents lett…
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  Furin helps us get over summer with its relaxing sounds!

  In Japan when walking in a residential area in summer, we often hear the timbre of "Furin." The cool sound of …