Japanese History & Culture
What Is Hyakki Yagyo? A Japanese-Style Hallowee...
What Hyakki Yagyo (the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons) means, and how to enjoy a Japanese-style Halloween with a yokai coloring set with color samples.
What Is Hyakki Yagyo? A Japanese-Style Hallowee...
What Hyakki Yagyo (the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons) means, and how to enjoy a Japanese-style Halloween with a yokai coloring set with color samples.
Tosei Gusoku: Samurai Armour Between Protection...
Lacquered iron catches the light, a crest rises above the helmet, and coloured cords connect the many parts of a complete suit. Samurai armour served a practical purpose, but…
Tosei Gusoku: Samurai Armour Between Protection...
Lacquered iron catches the light, a crest rises above the helmet, and coloured cords connect the many parts of a complete suit. Samurai armour served a practical purpose, but…
Yamato Takeru and the Kusanagi Sword: The Journ...
Yamato Takeru is one of the most compelling heroes of the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki. He journeys west and east in the service of imperial power, confronts enemies and dangerous…
Yamato Takeru and the Kusanagi Sword: The Journ...
Yamato Takeru is one of the most compelling heroes of the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki. He journeys west and east in the service of imperial power, confronts enemies and dangerous…
Hiroshige's Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido...
A sudden shower lashes a steep road. Travellers bend forward, grasp their hats, and hurry through rain that seems to cut diagonally across the entire scene. In Shono, one of…
Hiroshige's Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido...
A sudden shower lashes a steep road. Travellers bend forward, grasp their hats, and hurry through rain that seems to cut diagonally across the entire scene. In Shono, one of…
Summoning Shikigami: Paper Substitutes, Divinat...
In stories of Heian Japan, a paper figure may become a messenger, and an apparently empty house may be served by invisible attendants. These are shikigami, spirit servants…
Summoning Shikigami: Paper Substitutes, Divinat...
In stories of Heian Japan, a paper figure may become a messenger, and an apparently empty house may be served by invisible attendants. These are shikigami, spirit servants…
Daikokuten and Ebisu: How Two Gods of Fortune F...
A fishing rod and a sea bream identify Ebisu; a sack, a mallet, and rice bales identify Daikokuten. Seen together in shops and homes, the two smiling figures express hopes…
Daikokuten and Ebisu: How Two Gods of Fortune F...
A fishing rod and a sea bream identify Ebisu; a sack, a mallet, and rice bales identify Daikokuten. Seen together in shops and homes, the two smiling figures express hopes…