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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 (…
Urushinuri, the beautiful and traditional Japanese craft!

The famous and traditional Japanese craft work "Shikki or Sikki" (lacquer ware). The Japanese lacquer (urushi…
Katana and Nihonto | The Japanese sword

Japanese swords—nihonto—have recently become explosively popular among young female otaku. Do you still think…
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…