The cherry blossoms are almost full bloom! Pictures are HERE! Related posts: Sakura (cherry blossoms) 2014 Sakura Cherry blossom season has …Continue reading Sakura (cherry blossoms)
A heavy snowfall 2
We had twice snowy weekends in Feb and the capital sphere saw around 7-8 inches of snow. In central of Japan, Yamanashi, Gunma, Nagano pref.…Continue reading A heavy snowfall 2
A heavy snowfall
Japan was hit by heavy snow on Feb. 14th & 15th 2014. It was the heaviest snowfall in 20 years and the transportation in the capital sph…Continue reading A heavy snowfall
Hanafuda (Japanese playing cards)
About Hanafuda | How to play | Combo About Hanafuda Hanafuda is a Japanese traditional card game.It is a braingame by reaching a deduction w…Continue reading Hanafuda (Japanese playing cards)
Sakura (Japanese Cherry)
We can see various motifs of sakura in many things. Cherry blossom motif * When two words are united in one word, the pronunciation of the i…Continue reading Sakura (Japanese Cherry)
Cho (Butterfly)
Motif of butterfly has been used on various things. Related posts: Sakura (Japanese Cherry) Yukiwa (Snow Wreath) Types of KIMONO Edokomon &#…Continue reading Cho (Butterfly)
Yukiwa (Snow Wreath)
The shape of the snow crystal is usually a concentric and hexagonal. The “Snow Wreath” is a stylized motif of the snow crystal, …Continue reading Yukiwa (Snow Wreath)
Japanese Traditional Colors – Achromatic color
ACROMATIC COLOR(Black, White and Gray) The range of achromatic color is very wide. Many grayish colors were expressed as the colors of Japan…Continue reading Japanese Traditional Colors – Achromatic color
Japanese Traditional Colors – Purple
PURPLE We can say that purple is the most noble color. (“Kodai-murasaki” is the most typical.)Since ancient times, purple has be…Continue reading Japanese Traditional Colors – Purple
Japanese Traditional Colors – Blue
BLUE Since ancient times, blue has been liked by the common people while purple has been a noble color.Especially, “ai-iro” line is one of t…Continue reading Japanese Traditional Colors – Blue
Japanese Traditional Colors – Green
GREEN Most of the greenish colors were generated by vegetation, and their names were also derived from vegetation as well as birds. *An exam…Continue reading Japanese Traditional Colors – Green
Kumo (Clouds)
Kumo (clouds) in Japanese traditional motif In ancient times, the Chinese people performed augury by observing the figure or color of clouds…Continue reading Kumo (Clouds)