Japanese Culture
Taikomochi
Taikomochi (太鼓持) or hókan (幇間), was the name of the Japanese male geisha. Taikomochi History The Japanese equivalent of the court jester, who accompanied the daimyo (feudal lord) from the...
Taikomochi
Taikomochi (太鼓持) or hókan (幇間), was the name of the Japanese male geisha. Taikomochi History The Japanese equivalent of the court jester, who accompanied the daimyo (feudal lord) from the...
Namahage
Namahage (生剥) is a Japanese ritual currently practiced on New Year's Day in the Oga Peninsula near Akita, a prefecture in the Tōhoku region, located in the northern part of...
Namahage
Namahage (生剥) is a Japanese ritual currently practiced on New Year's Day in the Oga Peninsula near Akita, a prefecture in the Tōhoku region, located in the northern part of...
Kumadori
Kumadori ( 隈取 ) is a type of stage makeup used by kabuki actors, especially when performed in the bold and grandiloquent Aragoto style. Kumadori makeup usually consists of brightly...
Kumadori
Kumadori ( 隈取 ) is a type of stage makeup used by kabuki actors, especially when performed in the bold and grandiloquent Aragoto style. Kumadori makeup usually consists of brightly...
Japanese Castle
Japanese castles (城 shiro) were fortifications built primarily of stone and wood. These evolved from the wooden buildings of earlier centuries to the better-known forms that emerged in the late...
Japanese Castle
Japanese castles (城 shiro) were fortifications built primarily of stone and wood. These evolved from the wooden buildings of earlier centuries to the better-known forms that emerged in the late...
Japanese Martial Arts
The terms Japanese martial arts refer to a wide variety of martial arts originating in Japan. They translate at least three commonly used Japanese terms interchangeably: budō, whose literal meaning...
Japanese Martial Arts
The terms Japanese martial arts refer to a wide variety of martial arts originating in Japan. They translate at least three commonly used Japanese terms interchangeably: budō, whose literal meaning...
Torii Gate
A torii (Japanese: 鳥居) is a traditional Japanese arch most commonly found at the entrance or inside a Shinto shrine, where it symbolically marks the transition from the profane to...
Torii Gate
A torii (Japanese: 鳥居) is a traditional Japanese arch most commonly found at the entrance or inside a Shinto shrine, where it symbolically marks the transition from the profane to...
