More links about Japan
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Introduction of Japan
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These links are chosen by Japanese clickers in order to have our foreign friends know more about Japan.
Please enjoy watching videos and sites !
These links are chosen by Japanese clickers in order to have our foreign friends know more about Japan.
Please enjoy watching videos and sites !
Basic information on Japan
- Information on Japan by CIA of America
- Japan/Wikipedia in English
- Japan/Wikipedia in Hungarian
- Japan/Wikipedia in Chinese
- Japan/Wikipedia in Polish
- Japan/Wikipedia in Spanish
Religious reference
If you want to know Japanese religious circumstances in detail, let's try to read these links.
- Religion in Japan/Wikipedia
- Shinbutsu shugo(Japanese syncretism of Buddhism and Shinto)/Wikipedia
- Jinja honcho (the assosiation of Shinto Shrines) Page2
Traditional crafts
"karakuri" is the word that means "mechanical device" essensially, but particularly means Japanese traditional mechanical dolls, models, or devices for entertainment.
We introduce a great karakuri maker in 19th century Tanaka Hisashige.
One of his work Mannen-jimeishou is the clock, which displays the Western time, the old Japanese time, and even the movement of the sun and the moon and works during 1 year by 1 winding of the spring.
He made the karakuri archer doll in that video.
We introduce a great karakuri maker in 19th century Tanaka Hisashige.
One of his work Mannen-jimeishou is the clock, which displays the Western time, the old Japanese time, and even the movement of the sun and the moon and works during 1 year by 1 winding of the spring.
He made the karakuri archer doll in that video.
- Introduction of various Japanese traditional crafts
- Intangible cultural asset in videos(in Japanese)
Traditional manners and customs
It is the custom of Akita area, which the villegers who act monsters go the round of villege threatening chirdren and idler so that they should become moral.
A traditional play of folding paper
A traditional play of putting a ball with 1 hole on a tool with 1 projection and 3 saucers
A traditional play of twining a string with both hands and making figure such as a broom or Tokyo Tower
A traditional juggling
This is the slow-motion video of traditional plays.
The first is taketombo, that is a wooden toy to spin and fly.
Second is ohajiki, that is colorful stones to shoot with finger.
Third is darumaotoshi, that is building blocks shaped like high Buddhist Daruma.It is a play of hitting and removing the under block with hummer not to destroy the building.
Fourth is hyakunin-isshu, 100 cards written famous ancient poems. The reader read a poem, then the one touch the card of the poem faster should get it.
The fifth,the last is menko, round or square cards written pictures. One throws his menko on the ground, and he should gets other menko on the ground if he could reverse it.
The first is taketombo, that is a wooden toy to spin and fly.
Second is ohajiki, that is colorful stones to shoot with finger.
Third is darumaotoshi, that is building blocks shaped like high Buddhist Daruma.It is a play of hitting and removing the under block with hummer not to destroy the building.
Fourth is hyakunin-isshu, 100 cards written famous ancient poems. The reader read a poem, then the one touch the card of the poem faster should get it.
The fifth,the last is menko, round or square cards written pictures. One throws his menko on the ground, and he should gets other menko on the ground if he could reverse it.
Folktales
Traditional music and theater
- Gagaku(Imperial court music)
- Wadaiko(Traditional drum) for example
- Folk song of Okinawa, the most southern area of Japan
- Kyogen
Kyogen is a style of theater since the Middle age.
It is comedy by unique speaking like a song.
Kyogen is related to "Nou", mainly tragedic style theater.
It is comedy by unique speaking like a song.
Kyogen is related to "Nou", mainly tragedic style theater.
Kabuki is a style of theater since 17th century.
The Edo Goverment banned actress from act so all characters,even female characters are acted by man.Outstanding makeup and stage direction are the characteristics.
The Edo Goverment banned actress from act so all characters,even female characters are acted by man.Outstanding makeup and stage direction are the characteristics.
Nagauta is a style of music by shamisen since Edo period.
They are traditional female entertainer who play dance or instruments in party or on stage.
Rakugo is a style of comedy. It is played with pantomime by only one person.
Others
Japanese exercise with music on radio or TV broadcast...perhaps strange custom for foreigners:D
It's a cyberpunk.
Students have school lunch until junior high school, and they have bento, a lunch in box like a picnic which their parent cook in high school. Of course there are some who go to cafeteria.
Sadou is the manner of making and drinking tea.
It is a culture to cultivate one's spirit that have so complicated manners.
The fixed patterns of manners cultivate the unperturbed mind, and The feeling of serving delicious tea for your guest cultivate the respect for others.
It is a culture to cultivate one's spirit that have so complicated manners.
The fixed patterns of manners cultivate the unperturbed mind, and The feeling of serving delicious tea for your guest cultivate the respect for others.
Ikebana is the manner of flower arangement. Like sadou, it is so meaningful aspects.
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