Japanese Have Passion For the Dolls
For Japanese people, dolls have been a “culture” from old times. Dolls were at times held in awe and worshipped, and at …
History of Aizu Cotton
It is said that the origin of Aizu Cotton dates back 400 years to the Tensho Period, when the feudal lord of …
Women in Fukushima, struggling to come to terms with lives
Fukuiro Pierce, this accessory were made by a group of local women in Fukushima, struggling to come to terms with their new lives. …
History of Oobori Soma Pottery
Obori Soma ware is the general name of pottery that has been produced throughout Namie-cho, Futaba-gun, Fukushima Prefecture for 300 years from the Genroku …
Special Food For Dolls’ Festival, March 3rd.
Around the season of Hina Doll festival ,3rd March, many Japanese traditional sweet for the festival is selling anywhere shop in Japan. …
Shibori Zome World
My image of Shibori zome is a kind of activity for children. In kindergarden or school. we enjoyed this activity part of …
The Relationship Between Japanese People and Packaging
As Japan has origami and Japanese paper, we are able to predict that Japan had packaging practices early on. However, there ability …
Traditional Card Game, Hanafuda
Hanafuda are a type of traditional Japanese cards and is also the name of a traditional card game. Hanafuda cards are distinctive …
Japanese Christmas
The Christmas event hadn’t been Japanese culture. I believe Japanese Christmas was started as commercial purpose. For sale of cake, present, gift, …
A Great Work of Art, Origami
Paper was brought into Japan through Buddhism in the middle of the 6th century, while the paper manufacturing process was introduced in …
Our Ancestors Know Japanese Quality
Japanese hand manufacturing products has a long history. There are still people who have continued producing it historically. And there are the “production areas” …
Lantern is Very Important Tool While Bon Festival
The history of lantern is old. People said the origin of lantern is from Muromachi era (1336–1573). The first time of lantern …