Japanese Culture

Kokedama

Kokedama

Kokedama is a type of traditional Japanese gardening technique that has gained popularity in recent years. It is a form of bonsai that involves the creation of moss balls, which...

Kokedama

Kokedama is a type of traditional Japanese gardening technique that has gained popularity in recent years. It is a form of bonsai that involves the creation of moss balls, which...

Bijin-ga

Bijin-ga

Bijin-ga (Japanese: 美人画, "paintings of beautiful people," the term bijin (美人) of Chinese etymology, meaning morphologically "beautiful person," but applying primarily to women), constitute one of the major genres of...

Bijin-ga

Bijin-ga (Japanese: 美人画, "paintings of beautiful people," the term bijin (美人) of Chinese etymology, meaning morphologically "beautiful person," but applying primarily to women), constitute one of the major genres of...

Seiza

Seiza

Seiza (正座, "correct sitting"), is the Japanese term for the traditional way of sitting in Japan. Seiza Form To sit in seiza style, the person should first kneel on the...

Seiza

Seiza (正座, "correct sitting"), is the Japanese term for the traditional way of sitting in Japan. Seiza Form To sit in seiza style, the person should first kneel on the...

Bosozoku

Bosozoku

Bōsōzoku (Japanese 暴走族; literally 'brutal running tribe') are a Japanese subculture similar to Western tuning clubs: groups of mostly young men who share a common interest in modifying their cars...

Bosozoku

Bōsōzoku (Japanese 暴走族; literally 'brutal running tribe') are a Japanese subculture similar to Western tuning clubs: groups of mostly young men who share a common interest in modifying their cars...

Yakuza Gang

Yakuza Gang

A yakuza (ヤクザ) is a member of an organized crime group in Japan (mafia). The yakuza are represented by four main syndicates, present throughout the archipelago, and also have branches...

Yakuza Gang

A yakuza (ヤクザ) is a member of an organized crime group in Japan (mafia). The yakuza are represented by four main syndicates, present throughout the archipelago, and also have branches...

Yubitsume

Yubitsume

Yubitsume (jap. 指詰め, engl. "finger shortening"), also called yubi o tobasu, describes a ritual in Japanese culture that is performed for the purpose of apology and reparation to someone who...

Yubitsume

Yubitsume (jap. 指詰め, engl. "finger shortening"), also called yubi o tobasu, describes a ritual in Japanese culture that is performed for the purpose of apology and reparation to someone who...