The incident created quite a stir at a time when samurai virtues had seemingly been forgotten during the long peaceful years of the Tokugawa Shogunate.
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The month of May in Kyoto, Introducing Matsuri
You can now better imagine the horsemen and archers in their period costumes, on their beautiful and colorful steeds dating back to the Heian period.
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Retro Anime and City Pop Vinyl On The Rise
Even if you didn’t grow up in the 80s and 90s you can now watch many of these series on RetroCrush which is a streaming service dedicated to the Golden era of anime.
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MATSUNAGA HISAHIDE: DAIMYO, INFAMOUS SCHEMER, AND TEA ENTHUSIAST
An angry Oda Nobunaga surrounded Matsunaga in Shigisan Castle and demanded his head. A tea enthusiast, he also sought a very valuable tea item that was in Matsunaga’s possession, the Hiragumo.
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May 5th: Children’s Day | Holidays in Japan
Originally, it is a day to celebrate a growth and good fortune of boys.
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All About Ramen – Let’s be a Japanese ramen master!!–
Including other types of noodles, it is common to eat ramen while making the sound of slurping noodles. By slurping noodles, it is said that the soup is more easily intertwined with the soup and the aroma is
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JAPANESE SAMURAI / Tokugawa Iemitsu
3rd Shogun of Edo
One of the Greatest Innovator of Japan
Japanese Arcades sweeping the US
Although many of us can’t travel to Japan yet, we can have a bit of Japan in our own backyard. I can’t wait to see more and more Japanese arcades opening up here in the States as well as worldwide.
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YUKIO TSUCHIYA’S FAITHFUL ELEPHANTS (1951): TRUTH OR FICTION?
War is not a glorious event, nor is it a time of bravery. War is a miserable, woeful, and agonizing period for both soldiers and civilians alike. Yet, there are countless films and books produced
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4 Ways to Practice your Japanese
There’s many reasons to try and learn Japanese. From trying to gain a deeper understanding of your favorite manga to having dreams of visiting or even moving to Japan, the list goes on and on.
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Kawagoe City (川越市): Where You Can Get A Glimpse of Old Japan
f you happen to work up an appetite after touring Kawagoe City, try to sample some of the cuisine the city is famous for including sweet potatoes, unagi (eel), and various Japanese confections.
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How many names do you know? -Here are trendy Japanese YouTubers!!-
Who are the famous Japanese YouTubers? Here are trendy Japanese YouTubers!
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