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Japanese Mythology: Marriage Between Humans and Animals
There are many stories about humans marry to animals in Japan.
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Juju Kurihara
- Apr 18
- 1 min
Kokedama
Have you seen those green fluffy balls? They are Kokedama.
juju925
- Apr 17
- 2 min
Kosupure Graduation at Kyoto University
It caught attention that Japanese students in Japan attend the graduation ceremony with Cosplay.
juju925
- Jan 17
- 3 min
How Many Gods Exist in Japan?
Happy New Year of the dragon in 2024. Wish you all a healthy and internally peaceful year despite of the unsolved conflicts and natural...
Juju Kurihara
- Sep 13, 2023
- 2 min
How did they get tattoos in Edo Period?
It is said that Japan's tattoo culture started about 5000BC. Because the cray figures made around that time have tattoos on the body and...
Juju Kurihara
- Apr 24, 2020
- 3 min
Zoom Manner in Japan. True or False?
After many Japanese companies have switched to remote work, people are talking about zoom manner. Some sound real and some sound like jok...
Juju Kurihara
- Jan 7, 2020
- 2 min
Japanese New Year Custom for Kids - Otoshidama-
Japanese children get money, otoshidama in the New Year. It was my best event at the beginning of the year as a child and not my favourit...
Juju Kurihara
- Oct 6, 2015
- 2 min
Protect your bum ball from Yokai, Kappa
There are many folklores about Kappa all over Japan. This comical looking yokai can be friendly but can lead you to death by pulling out ...
Juju Kurihara
- Sep 29, 2015
- 3 min
Shishi and Komainu. What´s the difference?
When you go to a shrine in Japan, you see two lion like animals at the entrance. Actually they are two animals, a lion and a komainu. Wha...
Juju Kurihara
- Sep 8, 2015
- 3 min
The power of Soroban -Japanese abacus -
Nowadays we don´t see anyone using abacus so often. But when I see my mother calculating in her head quickly and accurately, I wish I had...
Juju Kurihara
- Aug 3, 2015
- 3 min
Japanese family name - Nakamura -
Japanese family name. This time is the 8th common name in Japan, Nakamura. It has quite a deep history than I expected.
Juju Kurihara
- Jul 10, 2015
- 2 min
A little history of Hannya Mask - Why it´s so scary? -
This ancient theatre mask of Noh is very scary. It´s a demon called Hannya. I´ve just found out this is a female character. But why is it...
Juju Kurihara
- May 27, 2015
- 4 min
Is Seiza really the traditional way to sit for Japanese people?
You see a tea ceremony or a demonstration of martial arts and realise that people often sit on their heels, which is called seiza. Many m...
Juju Kurihara
- May 19, 2015
- 2 min
The real meaning of Gochisosama
Now we know Japanese people say Itadakimasu before eating. Then what do they say after eating? It´s Gochisosama. But do you know what doe...
Juju Kurihara
- May 16, 2015
- 4 min
Why Japanese say Itadakimasu together before they eat?
One of the things that confuse me outside of Japan is when people start to eat. Each one starts when they get the plate while Japanese pe...
Juju Kurihara
- Apr 27, 2015
- 3 min
History of Onigiri
One of the best snack you can get in Japan is onigiri (おにぎり/rice ball). There are konbini(コンビニ) every corner and you an pick one or two...
Juju Kurihara
- Jan 24, 2015
- 3 min
How to make Kon-nyaku at Home
Kon-nyaku is one of the ingredients Japanese people regularly eat. It´s known for very low calories and often eaten as a diet food. You c...
Juju Kurihara
- Sep 18, 2014
- 1 min
Japanese Family Names - Tanaka (田中) -
There are 140,000 family names in use in Japan. Even China doesn´t have so many family names. How the family names were created in Japan?...
Juju Kurihara
- May 5, 2014
- 2 min
5th of May is Kodomo no Hi (Boys´ Day) in Japan
5th of May is Kodomo no hi (Boys´ Day) in Japan. All parents and the families wish for their male children to grow healthy.
Juju Kurihara
- Apr 27, 2014
- 3 min
Japanese saying - Uso mo Houben
Apparently Japanese lie a lot, the fourth in the world. Why they lie? What is the concept of lying for Japanese? What does Uso mo Houben ...
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