化粧まわし – Keshō Mawashi
A mawashi is like a loincloth or woven cloth belt that sumo wrestlers wear when they wrestle. A keshō mawashi has a …
母の日 – Mother’s Day 2023
Happy Mother’s Day!!! Please click 母の日 (Mother’s Day) to read more about it.
大相撲 – Grand Sumo Tournament
The Japan Sumo Association holds tournaments every other month and each tournament lasts for 15 days. Each sumo wrestler must fight a …
ドール – Doll
In Japan, traditional dolls are called ningyō, but contemporary dolls are called dolls. These dolls are gaining popularity nowadays. They are made …
推し活 – Fan Activities
There are many fans of anime, novels, movies, artists, singers, actors, celebrities, sports teams, etc. These fans support what or who they …
小町絵図 – Komachi Ezu
Gokusaishiki Umeiro Komachi Ezu (極彩色梅匂小町絵図) is the title of a fusuma painting by contemporary painter Daruma Shōten (だるま商店) in 2009. The life …
小野小町 – Ono no Komachi
Ono no Komachi (小野小町) is a Japanese female poet from the 9th century. There are no pictures or sculptures of her, but …
神社の池 – Shrine Pond
If you go to a Shinto shrine, there may be a bridge over a pond or a stream. It is said that …
天然砥石 – Natural Whetstone
Natural whetstones are very precious. Yōzō Tsuchihashi (土橋要造) is the last miner / artisan family still producing natural whetstones in Japan. Mining …
御神渡り – Omiwatari
Omiwatari is a natural phenomenon that occurs on lakes such as Lake Suwa. In winter the entire lake surface freezes, and, due …