Culture

Japanese Traditional Toys

toy

A local toy is a toy made in Japanese various places from ancient times. It is also a traditional-handicrafts …

Karate

karate

Although there were various views in the origin of karate, generally the China martial art was taken in the ma…

Origami Folded Paper

origami

The paper of rich coloring called colored paper in ancient times was used. Although there is one paper which u…

Okaki,Cake

cake

The Japanese sweets of Kyoto were dedicated to the Imperial Court, the Imperial Court and temples and shrines,…

Traditional performing arts

art

The Organization for the Preservation of Kabuki is… Kabuki has been designated as Important Intangible C…

Nambu_tekki,Nambu iron cast

nanbu

It is said that the casting of Morioka started when a Morioka local lord, Mr. Nambu, built the Morioka castle …

Matsuri, Festival

maturi

The word “festival” is a nominal of “deifying” and it points out deifying God original…

Edo_kiriko, Glass

glass

Edo_Kiriko was manipulated with a file, an iron rod, and emery powder at glass of lead with transparent uncolo…

Kimono

Kimono

According to the scene to wear, the rule based on “Sence of the kimono” which gathered from ancien…

Japanese Doll

Doll

Pottery and Porcelain When a samurai’s child was married at the Edo period, the clothes doll had a custo…