Japanese Culture

Japanese Art

Japanese Art

The art of Japan (日本美術 Nippon bijutsu) is an expression of Japanese culture, developed over time in various periods and styles that have been happening chronologically, in parallel to the...

Japanese Art

The art of Japan (日本美術 Nippon bijutsu) is an expression of Japanese culture, developed over time in various periods and styles that have been happening chronologically, in parallel to the...

Geisha

Geisha

A geisha (芸者), also known as a geiko (芸子/芸妓) or geigi (芸妓), is an artist and lady-in-waiting in Japan, who devotes her life to the refined artistry of traditional Japanese...

Geisha

A geisha (芸者), also known as a geiko (芸子/芸妓) or geigi (芸妓), is an artist and lady-in-waiting in Japan, who devotes her life to the refined artistry of traditional Japanese...

Chashitsu

Chashitsu

Chashitsu (Japanese: 茶室;) is a "tea house" which in the Japanese tradition is an architectural space designed exclusively to be used for gatherings to celebrate the tea ceremony (chanoyu). Japanese...

Chashitsu

Chashitsu (Japanese: 茶室;) is a "tea house" which in the Japanese tradition is an architectural space designed exclusively to be used for gatherings to celebrate the tea ceremony (chanoyu). Japanese...

Butoh

Butoh

Butoh is a dance born in Japan in the 1960s. This "dance of the dark body" breaks with the traditional live arts of noh and kabuki, which seem powerless to...

Butoh

Butoh is a dance born in Japan in the 1960s. This "dance of the dark body" breaks with the traditional live arts of noh and kabuki, which seem powerless to...

Setsubun

Setsubun

Setsubun (節分) is a Japanese celebration held the day before the start of a new season of the year. The name literally means "separation of seasons", but in general the...

Setsubun

Setsubun (節分) is a Japanese celebration held the day before the start of a new season of the year. The name literally means "separation of seasons", but in general the...

Irezumi Tattoos

Irezumi Tattoos

Irezumi (入れ墨, 刺青 or タトゥー) refers to a particular form of traditional tattooing in Japan, which covers large parts of the body, if not its entirety. It can extend from...

Irezumi Tattoos

Irezumi (入れ墨, 刺青 or タトゥー) refers to a particular form of traditional tattooing in Japan, which covers large parts of the body, if not its entirety. It can extend from...