- January 6, 2025
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Ningyo Joruri
Story performance of puppetshow Ningyo Joruri is one of the three major traditional performing arts in Japan, along withNoh and Kabuki. The performance form of telling stories through puppetry originated…
- December 20, 2024
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What exactly is the “Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva” who distributes candies like on Halloween?
About 30 years ago, Mr. Sawai walked around Osaka City to investigate Jizo. In addition to distributing candy like I experienced this time, there are many other ways to do…
- December 20, 2024
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When I saw a bottle of champagne, I noticed the eco-friendly sake produced by a long-established sake brewery in Yamagata
Kojima Sohonten, a long-established sake brewery in Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, is famous for its Toko brand and produces carbon-neutral sake that does not emit carbon dioxide (CO2), and has received…
- December 20, 2024
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The legend of the Dai Water Splashing Festival
A long time ago, there was a ferocious demon king. He had magic in his body. He could not float away when he fell into the water. He could not…
- December 17, 2024
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Why do we eat glutinous rice balls during the Winter Solstice? If you can’t eat odd numbers, what can you eat to attract wealth? 3 customary stories about the Winter Solstice
Some customs have long lost their original origins. The real beginning may not be sure, but the public will still follow it silently. Jintian is the winter solstice. We all…
- December 13, 2024
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In the cold winter, the grass and trees withered, on the ground in the inner courtyard of the Byodoin Temple, the samurai died. – Onigan
Byodo-in Temple in Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture was founded by Fujiwara no Yorimichi in 1052. The temple’s pond, Aji-ike, was built to resemble the Western Paradise, and the Phoenix Hall,…
- December 11, 2024
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Japanese memorial
What to do with the remains? As I age, I can hear the footsteps of death. It is certain that I will be burned to ashes after death. So, after…
- December 11, 2024
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24 solar terms Beginning of Spring
When is the solar term “Beginning of Spring”? The Beginning of Spring falls on February 3, 4, or 5 in the Chinese calendar every year. The Beginning of Spring in…
- December 9, 2024
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Is the origin of New Year’s Eve because of a monkey? Legend of Lantern Monkey
New Year’s Eve is one of the most important festivals in the Chinese area. On this day, families scattered all over the country return home to have New Year’s Eve…
- December 5, 2024
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The origin and legend of the Lantern Festival. Where did the Lantern Festival come from?
The Lantern Festival is one of the important festivals of the Chinese nation. As the saying goes, the Lantern Festival is celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first lunar…
