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Nihon Teien

Nihon Teien: The Aesthetic Japanese Garden

Nihon Teien is traditional Japanese landscaped gardens that incorporate Japanese aesthetic and philosophical ideas, the designers of which avoid artificial decorations and highlight natural landscapes. It is a refuge from...

Nihon Teien: The Aesthetic Japanese Garden

Nihon Teien is traditional Japanese landscaped gardens that incorporate Japanese aesthetic and philosophical ideas, the designers of which avoid artificial decorations and highlight natural landscapes. It is a refuge from...

Tatami

Tatami: The Traditional Japanese Mat

Tatami is a traditional style of flooring that has been around for 1,300 years in Japan. It is an indispensable part of a washitsu (Japanese-style room). The Japanese have spent...

Tatami: The Traditional Japanese Mat

Tatami is a traditional style of flooring that has been around for 1,300 years in Japan. It is an indispensable part of a washitsu (Japanese-style room). The Japanese have spent...

Ukiyo-e

Japanese Arts (VI): Ukiyo-e

The Great Wave off Kanagawa is a painting that is famous among Japanese art. It is a ukiyo-e created by Katsushika Hokusai. Ukiyo-e is a Japanese art form that originated in...

Japanese Arts (VI): Ukiyo-e

The Great Wave off Kanagawa is a painting that is famous among Japanese art. It is a ukiyo-e created by Katsushika Hokusai. Ukiyo-e is a Japanese art form that originated in...

Sencha

Sencha: The Most Popular Japanese Green Tea

Many Japanese people regard green tea as a the main type of tea. However, there are many subcategories of green tea. Sencha is a whole-leaf green tea that can be drunk hot...

Sencha: The Most Popular Japanese Green Tea

Many Japanese people regard green tea as a the main type of tea. However, there are many subcategories of green tea. Sencha is a whole-leaf green tea that can be drunk hot...

Japanese Arts (V): Kyogen

Japanese Arts (V): Kyogen

Kyogen is one of the classical forms of theater in Japan. It is comic relief between two Noh plays (more serious in nature) in the same program. Kyogen plays are...

Japanese Arts (V): Kyogen

Kyogen is one of the classical forms of theater in Japan. It is comic relief between two Noh plays (more serious in nature) in the same program. Kyogen plays are...

Japanese Arts (IV): Noh

Japanese Arts (IV): Noh

Noh is the one of oldest performing arts in the world. It is a Japanese theatrical performance that combines dance, drama, music, and poetry. It has been inscribed on the...

Japanese Arts (IV): Noh

Noh is the one of oldest performing arts in the world. It is a Japanese theatrical performance that combines dance, drama, music, and poetry. It has been inscribed on the...