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Interview a kondanshi named Takarai Kinkaku

japanup_akane 07/05/2022

I had the opportunity and the pleasure to interview her recently, to find out what inspired her to become a kodan storyteller.

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Japanese people float stars in their tea?! Talking about Ukihoshi

japanup_akane 06/29/2022

A traditional Japanese candy, which was originally called ‘Yukari’.

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Businessman and Tea Master, Yamada Torajiro: One of the First Japanese People to Convert to Islam

japanup_akane 06/27/2022

When the 264-year-old isolationist foreign policy of the Tokugawa shogunate was finally lifted ….

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Learn Japan’s southernmost prefecture, OKINAWA Part2

japanup_akane 06/20/2022

Cape Zanpa in Yomitan Village is the first of many spectacular capes that dot the eastern coastline. The …

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It’s A Month Of Hydrangea!!! Hydrangea Myth!

japanup_akane 06/16/2022

As you must know, the Japanese love nature and during the period June – July, it is the turn of the essential colorful hydrangea

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Learn Japan’s southernmost prefecture, OKINAWA Part1

japanup_akane 06/06/2022

Many Americans probably know Okinawa by its association with the 1945 Battle of Okinawa, which was …

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TERASAKA KICHIEMON: THE 47TH RONIN

japanup_akane 05/23/2022

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

japanup_akane 05/11/2022

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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MATSUNAGA HISAHIDE: DAIMYO, INFAMOUS SCHEMER, AND TEA ENTHUSIAST

japanup_akane 05/09/2022

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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YUKIO TSUCHIYA’S FAITHFUL ELEPHANTS (1951): TRUTH OR FICTION?

japanup_akane 04/25/2022

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

japanup_akane 04/21/2022

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

japanup_akane 04/18/2022

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.