Yukio Mishima (1925-1970)
Kimitake Hiraoka, better known as Yukio Mishima, was a Japanese novelist, playwright, actor, director, and poet. Yukio Mishima went nominated…
Kintsugi, the art of repairing with gold
Kintsugi (金 繕 い) is an art form that consists of repairing pottery with gold. Despite the fact that in…
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Geisha: The Artists of Japan
Geishas are traditional performers of Japanese arts and music. They specialize in dancing, singing, and playing various instruments, including hand…
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Top 10 Japanese novels
Japanese literature has a long history. Since the Chinese writing system was imported, a Japanese style of literature began to…
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Music legends of Japan
Within the musical world of Japan there are two acts that have gone down in history as legends and continue…
Top 5: Weird and irreverent mangas
This is a list of manga you can read when you feel bored and you want to feed your mind…
History of Japanese literature
While the writing system was introduced to Japan relatively late, this is not a detriment to the richness that Japanese…
MANGA Plus: A new Netflix-style platform to read manga
The Shueisha company, one of the largest publishers in Japan, has decided distribute their most popular manga series for free…
Ikebana, the art of flower arrangements
Ikebana (生 け 花） it is the Japanese art of flower arranging, which emerged from traditional offerings and became an…
Osechi ryori
Osechi ryōri or simply osechi is what most Japanese eat at the beginning of New Year. This type of dish…
Tsuguharu Foujita (1886 – 1967)
Tsuguharu Foujita, later known as Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita, was a Japanese painter recognized for his western-style impressionist works. Born in…
10 natural landscapes in Japan that you cannot miss
Tourist sites with incredible landscapes abound in Japan. There are landscapes that take your breath away due to their natural…
Edo Tokyo Museum
At the heart of Japanese sumo, the city of Ryogoku, is the acclaimed “Edo-Tokyo Museum.” With a huge structure 62…
10 principles of Japanese aesthetics
Before Western studies on esthetic Within philosophy they reached Japan, it had already determined some concepts. These concepts are abstract…
Kimonos Forest
In Kyoto it is very common to see people dressed in traditional Japanese clothing, the kimono. There is even a…