Japanese Architecture Temples
Japanese Architecture Temples - The Architecture of Japanese Temples varied greatly over the centuries, but some themes have remained. Japanese…
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Culture
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Japanese Architecture has a very long history including prehistoric Japanese architecture through to the post modern Japanese architecture. Our includes…
Onsen
Onsen - Japanese hot spring - Onsen etiquette, famous Japanese Onsen, Onsen Characteristics and Onsen Pictures. An onsen (温泉, onsen) is a Japanese hot…
Are Geisha Prostitutes?
There has long been a misunderstanding in western society that Geisha are prostitutes. There are two main reasons for these misconceptions: After world…
Where To See Geisha
Geisha can still be found living in traditional Geisha houses called okiya in areas called hanamachi (花街 "flower towns"), but they are increasingly…
Memoirs Of A Geisha - Review
Memoirs of a Geisha is a novel by Arthur Golden published in 1997. The novel tells the story of a geisha working in Kyoto during World War II. It is also…
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Akita Prefecture
Akita Prefecture is located along the Sea of Japan Coast in the Tohoku region in the north eastern part of the island of Honshu . Akita Prefecture is…
Japanese Castle History
Japanese Castle History covers the different periods of building, developing and destruction of Japanese castle. Though they were built to last, and used…
Kitakyushu
Kitakyushu is a large city on the southern island of Kyushu right near the main island of Honshu. Kitakyushu is famous for the Kokura Castle. Kitakyushu…
Mito
Mito is famous for Kairakuen - one of the three greatest gardens in Japan. Mito is located 100Km north east of Tokyo. Mito is famous for three things:…
Hakone Attractions
Hakone Attractions including Hakone Open Air Museum, Lake Ashi, Hakone Pirate Ships, Onsen, Hakone Check Point, Hakone Shrine and Hakone Ropeway. Hakone…
Matsushima
Matsushima is one the Three Views of Japan. Matsushima is a bay dotted with islands covered with pine trees. Matsushima is considered to be one of Japan's…
Tokyo
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Tokyo Cherry Blossom
Tokyo Cherry Blossom Guide includes descriptions and locations of the best places to view Tokyo Cherry Blossom. Tokyo Cherry Blossom Guide includes sites…
Tokyo Disney Resort
Tokyo Disney Resort - Guide to Tokyo Disney Resort including Tokyo Disneyland, Tokyo DisneySea, Tokyo Disney Resort hotels (G uaranteed lowest rate) and…
Tokyo Disney Tickets
Social Bookmarking TOKYO TOURS Mt Fuji & Hakone Day Tour See this world famous Japanese Icon. Includes return trip via Shinkansen (bullet train) Panoramic…
Tokyo Disney Transport
Tokyo Disney Transport - Getting to Tokyo Disney by train, car or bus. Tips on best Tokyo Disney Transport . Getting to Tokyo Disney Tokyo Disney By Train…
Tokyo Disneyland
Tokyo Disneyland Guide - Tokyo Disneysea, Tokyo Disneyland hotels (G uaranteed lowest rate) and map of Tokyo Disneyland surrounds. The Tokyo Disney Resort…
Tokyo Disneysea
Tokyo DisneySea is part of the Disney Resort complex of theme parks in Tokyo. Tokyo Disneysea is an ocean themed park exclusive to Japan. Tokyo DisneySea,…
Japanese Cakes Pastry
Scrumptious cakes from the popular Japanese pastry chef! Japanese cakes have a distinct style, even when based on an original European recipe. Japanese…
Obento Sushi Kit
Sushi – An Introduction Sushi, is a general term for all dishes using ‘sushi meshi’ (vinegared rice) in combination with other ingredients. The most…
L'Epicier - World Tea Company From Japan
Recently a new tea boutique ( "shop" just does not do it justice ) opened in South Yarra. With around 200 different varieties of tea direct from…
Fugu
Fugu - Japanese puffer fish Takifugu is a genus of puffer fish, often better known by the Japanese name Fugu (Japanese: 河豚, literally "river pig"). There…
Gyoza Recipe
The popular Chinese restaurant fare, the potsticker (Gyôza), although derived from a Chinese recipe, is more closely associated with the Japanese Gyôza or…
Japanese Cuisine
JAPANESE CUISINE - Understand what Japanese cuisine is, where the Japanese cuisine comes from and why. Similar to Chinese cuisine, there is a concept of…
Fashion
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Cosplay
Cosplay (コスプレ, kosupure), a contraction (or portmanteau) of the English words "costume" and "play", is a Japanese subculture centered on dressing as…
Ganguro
Ganguro (ガングロ), literally "black-face", is a Japanese fashion trend among many Japanese girls which peaked in popularity from the late 1990s to the early…
Kogal
Kogals (コギャル kogyaru, lit. "small/child girl") are a subculture of girls and young women in urban Japan, one of several types of so-called gals. They are…
Kimono History
Traditional clothing of the Edo period, (1600-1868), included the kimono and obi as we know them today. The obi did not, however, become a prominent part…
Oriental Artifacts - Kimono Store Melbourne
Oriental Artifacts is happy to announce the opening of their 1st shop in Toorak Village Melbourne: From Japan comes our biggest range of artifacts. We…
Hadajuban - KIMONO ENCYCLOPAEDIA
Hadajuban - Undergarment for kimono ‘Hadajuban’ is the first undergarment worn in the kimono attire. It is so named as it is worn next to the skin. Note…
Language
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Basic Japanese
Basic Japanese: Here are some basic Japanese words and basic Japanese phrases that you could find very helpful on your travels to Japan. These are very…
Kanji
Kanji (Japanese: 漢字 ) are the Chinese characters that are used in the modern Japanese logographic writing system along with hiragana (平仮名), katakana…
Japanese Translation Rates
FREE QUOTATIONS Our Japanese translation rate is based on the content, volume and turn around time. Please email the document you wish to have translated…
Japanese Translation Terms & Conditions
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Japanese Business Cards
When doing business in Japan it really helps if you have bi-lingual business cards. Normally these are English on one side and Japanese on the other. We…
Japanese Calligraphy
History of Japanese calligraphy (日本書道史) have been heavily influenced by Chinese calligraphy. For a long time, most esteemed calligrapher in Japan had been…
Japan
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Japan Geography
Map of Japan Location Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula Geographic coordinates…
Japan
Japan Geography Map of Japan Location Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula…
Japan City By Prefecture
Nihonbashi is a business district in the Chuo ward of central Tokyo . Nihonbashi , which literally means Japan Bridge, derives its name from the historic…
Japan Weather
Japan Weather - Current weather forecasts for Japan including Tokyo weather forecast, Kyoto weather forecasts, Osaka weather forecasts plus other parts of…
Japan Climate
Japanese are proud of their four seasons (and a surprising number believe the phenomenon is unique to Japan), but the discerning tourist should try to aim…
Japan History
While geography is not destiny, the fact that Japan is located on islands on the outermost edge of Asia has had a profound influence on Japan's history.…