Japan Has Own Unique Tobacco Culture
The Japanese smoking pipe and finely shredded tobacco are examples of how Japan has it’s own unique tobacco culture. Smoking culture originally …
Ukiyo-e Shows a “Floating World”
I studied graphic design at an art university in Japan. Many teachers recommended to review and research about Japanese traditional painting. For …
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 …
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 …
There Are Many Regional Traditional Kite
The kites ware created for a weapon and religious fortune-telling in ancient of China. It is thought that it’s came to Japan …
The Chindonya is a Traditional Local Advertisement
The Chindonya is a local showy advertisement. They mainly advertise new product or new opened shop. They attract people by playing Chindon …