Culture
Shakuhachi History
The bamboo flute first came to Japan from China via Korea. The shakuhachi proper, however, is quite distinct from its continental ancestors, the result of…
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Culture
Shakuhachi
The shakuhachi (尺八 in Japanese, pronounced /shakoo-hatchee/) is a Japanese end-blown flute which is held vertically like a recorder instead of being held…
Culture
Shamisen
A shamisen or samisen (Japanese: 三味線, literally "three taste strings"), also called sangen (literally "three strings") is a three-stringed musical…
Culture
Sumo
Sumo (相撲 Sumō, alternatively 大相撲 Ōzumō), or Sumo wrestling, is a competition contact sport wherein two wrestlers or rikishi face off in a circular area.…
Fashion
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…
Fashion
Gothic Lolita
Gothic Lolita or "GothLoli" (ゴスロリ, gosurori; sometimes alternatively "Loli-Goth") is a youth fashion among Japanese teenagers and young women. It…
Fashion
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…
Japan
Japan Weather
Japan Weather - Current weather forecasts for Japan including Tokyo weather forecast, Kyoto weather forecasts, Osaka weather forecasts plus other parts of…
Tokyo
Adachiku
Adachiku (足立区; -ku) is a special ward located in the northern part of Tokyo, Japan. The ward is separated into two areas: a small strip of land between…
Tokyo
Asakusa
Asakusa (浅草) is the part of Tokyo most famous for the Sensoji Temple (sometimes referred to as Asakusa Temple). There is also an above-average density of…
Tokyo
Ebisu
Ebisu (恵比寿, archaically also Yebisu) Ebisu is a quiet neighbourhood in the Shibuya ward of Tokyo, Japan. Conveniently located to Roppongi and Shibuya ,…
Tokyo
Imperial Palace Tokyo
The Imperial Palace Tokyo (皇居 Kokyo) is the home of the Emperor of Japan (the Japanese head of state). The actual Imperial Palace building was part of the…