#japaneseculture — Public Fediverse posts
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https://www.alojapan.com/1486658/japan-isnt-a-trip-its-a-feeling-%f0%9f%a5%b9%f0%9f%87%af%f0%9f%87%b5missing-tokyo-nights-cherry-blossom-fuji-views-already-%e2%9c%a8/ Japan isn’t a trip, it’s a feeling 🥹🇯🇵Missing Tokyo nights, cherry blossom & Fuji views already ✨ #AsiaTravel #CherryBlossomSeason #JapanAesthetic #JapanDestinations #JapanNightlife #JapanTour #JapanTravel #JapanTrip #JapanVacation #JapaneseCulture #MountFujiViews #TokyoVibes #TravelInfluencer #TravelReel Japan isn’t a trip, it’s a feeling 🥹🇯🇵Missing Tokyo nights, cherry blossom & Fuji views already ✨ Japan… I am truly missing you 🥹🇯🇵 Fr
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https://www.alojapan.com/1486658/japan-isnt-a-trip-its-a-feeling-%f0%9f%a5%b9%f0%9f%87%af%f0%9f%87%b5missing-tokyo-nights-cherry-blossom-fuji-views-already-%e2%9c%a8/ Japan isn’t a trip, it’s a feeling 🥹🇯🇵Missing Tokyo nights, cherry blossom & Fuji views already ✨ #AsiaTravel #CherryBlossomSeason #JapanAesthetic #JapanDestinations #JapanNightlife #JapanTour #JapanTravel #JapanTrip #JapanVacation #JapaneseCulture #MountFujiViews #TokyoVibes #TravelInfluencer #TravelReel Japan isn’t a trip, it’s a feeling 🥹🇯🇵Missing Tokyo nights, cherry blossom & Fuji views already ✨ Japan… I am truly missing you 🥹🇯🇵 Fr
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https://www.alojapan.com/1485678/noblesville-leaders-visit-japan-to-talk-economic-development-3/ Noblesville leaders visit Japan to talk economic development #ChrisJensen #CityOfNoblesville #Japan #JapanTrips #JapaneseCompanies #JapaneseCulture #JohnMutz #Noblesville #SMCCorporation #ToyotaAutomatedLogistics #trips Noblesville Mayor Chris Jensen is back in Indiana after leading an international economic partnership trip to Japan. City leaders and council members joined the visit to SMC Corporation and Toyota Automated Logistics, or TAL.
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https://www.alojapan.com/1485678/noblesville-leaders-visit-japan-to-talk-economic-development-3/ Noblesville leaders visit Japan to talk economic development #ChrisJensen #CityOfNoblesville #Japan #JapanTrips #JapaneseCompanies #JapaneseCulture #JohnMutz #Noblesville #SMCCorporation #ToyotaAutomatedLogistics #trips Noblesville Mayor Chris Jensen is back in Indiana after leading an international economic partnership trip to Japan. City leaders and council members joined the visit to SMC Corporation and Toyota Automated Logistics, or TAL.
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https://www.alojapan.com/1484458/family-in-kyoto-this-is-why-everyone-comes-here/ Family in Kyoto | This Is Why Everyone Comes Here #FamilyTravel #JapanTravel #JapanVlog #JapaneseCulture #JapaneseFood #JapaneseTrains #Kyoto #KyotoDestinations #KyotoTour #KyotoTravel #KyotoTrip #KyotoVacation #京都 Family in Kyoto | This Is Why Everyone Comes Here Hey everyone, join us once again as we continue this incredible family travel through the beautiful country of Japan! 🇯🇵 We’re trying so many amazing japanese food and having unique
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https://www.alojapan.com/1484458/family-in-kyoto-this-is-why-everyone-comes-here/ Family in Kyoto | This Is Why Everyone Comes Here #FamilyTravel #JapanTravel #JapanVlog #JapaneseCulture #JapaneseFood #JapaneseTrains #Kyoto #KyotoDestinations #KyotoTour #KyotoTravel #KyotoTrip #KyotoVacation #京都 Family in Kyoto | This Is Why Everyone Comes Here Hey everyone, join us once again as we continue this incredible family travel through the beautiful country of Japan! 🇯🇵 We’re trying so many amazing japanese food and having unique
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https://www.alojapan.com/1483374/what-walking-in-kagoshima-japan-is-like-%f0%9f%87%af%f0%9f%87%b5%f0%9f%98%b3/ What Walking in Kagoshima, Japan Is Like 🇯🇵😳 #BlackInJapan #BlackTravel #BlackTraveler #ExploringJapan #ForeignerInJapan #JapanExperience #JapanReaction #JapanTourism #JapanTravel #JapanVlog #JapaneseCulture #JapanesePeople #Kagoshima #KagoshimaDestinations #KagoshimaJapan #KagoshimaTour #KagoshimaTravel #KagoshimaTrip #KagoshimaVacation #LifeInJapan #OOTAONGO #PassportBroJapan #TravelShorts #TravelVlog #ViralShorts #WalkingInJapan #鹿児島 What
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https://www.alojapan.com/1483374/what-walking-in-kagoshima-japan-is-like-%f0%9f%87%af%f0%9f%87%b5%f0%9f%98%b3/ What Walking in Kagoshima, Japan Is Like 🇯🇵😳 #BlackInJapan #BlackTravel #BlackTraveler #ExploringJapan #ForeignerInJapan #JapanExperience #JapanReaction #JapanTourism #JapanTravel #JapanVlog #JapaneseCulture #JapanesePeople #Kagoshima #KagoshimaDestinations #KagoshimaJapan #KagoshimaTour #KagoshimaTravel #KagoshimaTrip #KagoshimaVacation #LifeInJapan #OOTAONGO #PassportBroJapan #TravelShorts #TravelVlog #ViralShorts #WalkingInJapan #鹿児島 What
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I posted a short video!📹(3min)
Japanese sweet potatoes are in a league of their own—I want to share that with you…✨
Please take a look!
#JapaneseCulture #Vegetable
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It’s a bit late in the season, but here’s something I made a while back: a Japanese spring bingo game.
If you’re ever visiting Japan, please give it a try!😃
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https://www.alojapan.com/1480052/japans-best-floating-water-mochi/ Japan’s BEST Floating Water Mochi #Japan #JapanDestinations #JapanTour #JapanTravel #JapanTrip #JapanVacation #JapaneseCulture #JapaneseFood #JapaneseSweets #mochi Japan’s BEST Floating Water Mochi Have you tried Japanese mochi?🍡 This mochi is extraordinary..they are sold only in summer and they are literally floating in the cold clean water.🥹💝 I took a shinkansen from Tokyo just to see this beautiful view in Gifu. I actually saw this when I
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https://www.alojapan.com/1480052/japans-best-floating-water-mochi/ Japan’s BEST Floating Water Mochi #Japan #JapanDestinations #JapanTour #JapanTravel #JapanTrip #JapanVacation #JapaneseCulture #JapaneseFood #JapaneseSweets #mochi Japan’s BEST Floating Water Mochi Have you tried Japanese mochi?🍡 This mochi is extraordinary..they are sold only in summer and they are literally floating in the cold clean water.🥹💝 I took a shinkansen from Tokyo just to see this beautiful view in Gifu. I actually saw this when I
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https://www.alojapan.com/1479556/the-most-beautiful-places-in-japan-gunma-fukuoka-gunma-fukuoka-japan-travel-japaneseculture/ The MOST beautiful places in Japan, Gunma, Fukuoka, #gunma #fukuoka #japan #travel #japaneseculture #Fukuoka #FukuokaDestinations #FukuokaTour #FukuokaTravel #FukuokaTrip #FukuokaVacation #福岡 The MOST beautiful places in Japan, Gunma, Fukuoka, #gunma #fukuoka #japan #travel #japaneseculture
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https://www.alojapan.com/1479556/the-most-beautiful-places-in-japan-gunma-fukuoka-gunma-fukuoka-japan-travel-japaneseculture/ The MOST beautiful places in Japan, Gunma, Fukuoka, #gunma #fukuoka #japan #travel #japaneseculture #Fukuoka #FukuokaDestinations #FukuokaTour #FukuokaTravel #FukuokaTrip #FukuokaVacation #福岡 The MOST beautiful places in Japan, Gunma, Fukuoka, #gunma #fukuoka #japan #travel #japaneseculture
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https://www.alojapan.com/1479402/riding-the-bus-in-aomori-japaneseculture-streetphotography-japan/ Riding the bus in Aomori #japaneseculture #streetphotography #japan #Aomori #AomoriDestinations #AomoriTour #AomoriTravel #AomoriTrip #AomoriVacation #青森 Riding the bus in Aomori #japaneseculture #streetphotography #japan
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https://www.alojapan.com/1479402/riding-the-bus-in-aomori-japaneseculture-streetphotography-japan/ Riding the bus in Aomori #japaneseculture #streetphotography #japan #Aomori #AomoriDestinations #AomoriTour #AomoriTravel #AomoriTrip #AomoriVacation #青森 Riding the bus in Aomori #japaneseculture #streetphotography #japan
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I pray for this child's health, happiness, and future.
#childrensday #japaneseculture #tokyocameraclub #東京カメラ部 #三浦半島 #海南神社
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10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet 179
Let me carry your voice: famous actors read testimonies of Palestinians enduring Israeli torture
The “Let Me Carry Your Voice” is a series of testimonies of the torture endured by Palestinians across the occupied Palestinian territory as a result of Israel’s genocide, decades-long occupation, and apartheid. In this edition, Annie Lennox, Javier Bardem, Guy Pearce and Laura Morante read the real stories of Palestinians.
Injustice is not abstract. It is engraved in people’s skin, bones, minds. It tears through everyday life, exposing the depths of human cruelty.
Justice is not abstract either. It begins with each of us. It demands courage, sacrifice, discomfort, change. It requires us to speak up, to demand accountability. To ensure that no story is pushed into the darkness. They want to silence Palestine. We will not let them.
https://youtu.be/XuDA-l2cQ6k?si=UG9lb6lMdo98PvKC
Green Summer Ride in Nagano, Japan
https://youtu.be/vFH2lGROUI8?si=S2kuHWABOqmIh3QO
Thaithong’s fairy lantern, a type of plant native to southeast Asia. Photo Chatree Lertsintanakorn
Jim Carey’s speech to university graduates about choosing a great path through life
https://youtu.be/RrOGQD4Z9A4?si=O2k0qrMd0n1OgBtp
Crispy Chinese Eggplant by Nagi
This is the end-game for sticky hot fried finger food people…the END GAME!
https://youtu.be/Hq3fRxXi8JY?si=UlG_CDMzF-PUmFk6
Jamie MacDougall Art and Music
This drawing really captures a beautiful and joyful moment between two species!
A pencil drawing of a woman and a baby gorilla by Jamie MacDougall Art and Music20 Japanese Words for Rain by Miya Ando
Turning picture and prose into a poignant meditation on nature’s impermanence.
“Sanbaine (A Sudden Evening Storm That Occurs So Quickly, One Has No Time To Make Even Three Bundles Of Rice)” by Miya AndoIn Western culture, there has always been a tendency to seek stability and permanence. Plato envisioned eternal truths in his theory of forms; Newton described a physical world governed by immutable laws; America’s Founding Fathers drafted a Constitution designed to endure the ages. Beneath all of this lies a discomfort with the notion that nothing lasts forever.
Miya 美夜 Ando has spent the past two decades confronting that impermanence in her artistic practice. Guided by the Japanese aphorism mono no aware — a recognition of reality’s fundamental transience — the Japanese and American visual artist often focuses on fleeting natural phenomena, such as clouds, lunar phases, and shooting stars.
This article is adapted from Miya Ando’s “Water of the Sky: A Dictionary of 2,000 Japanese Rain Words.”This focus animates her latest work, “Water of the Sky.” The book is a stunning bilingual compendium of 2,000 Japanese words for rain along with their English interpretations, all of which capture “the breadth and diversity of rain’s many expressions,” Ando writes: “When it falls, how it falls, and how its observer might be transformed physically or emotionally by its presence.” Accompanying the text are 100 of her indigo drawings — rendered in pencil and micronized pure silver — each offering a visual display of rain’s varied forms.
Below, you’ll find five drawings and 20 words from Ando’s visual dictionary. The text ranges from “prosaic to esoteric, extending from the meteorological to the mystical and from the minute to the vast,” she writes. “My visual interpretations of these terms are not so much illustrations as evocations, attempts to embody or imagine that particular rain’s precise and essential quality.”
— The Editors
Taikan Jiu: Mercy-from-drought rain
Kabashira Tateba, Ame: See a swarm of mosquitoes, signal of rain
Uki: Praying for rain
Onibi: Will-o’-the-wisp seen on rainy nights
Tokidoki Niwaka Ame: Sometimes light snow and rain showers
Tokidoki Niwaka Yuki: Sometimes snow or sometimes light snow or rain
Giu: False rain
Ama ga Nukeru: The skies open up, it rains like cats and dogs
Shinotsukuame: Intense rain that falls heavily, is very fine and strong like the Bamboo Grove at Shinotake
Uryū Ensa: Describes the appearance of a fisherman working in the rain
Hitome: One rain
Sau: Rain that falls on the river shoal
Amadoi: Sliding red beans to resemble the sound of rain
Nakidashisōna Soramoyō: The sky appears as though it is about to start crying
Kōu: Rain that comes exactly when you were waiting for it
Amagaeru Fukō: A boy who was punished and turned into a frog that cries before it rains for his misdeeds against his father
Sanbaine: A sudden evening storm that occurs so quickly, one has no time to make even three bundles of rice
Zubunure: Soaked by rain all the way through one’s clothing
Amaguri Higaki: In years of rain, chestnuts produce well; in years of sunshine, persimmons produce well
Kitsune no Yomeiri: The day that foxes have their wedding ceremony
“Shinotsukuame (Intense Rain That Falls Heavily, Is Very Fine And Strong Like The Bamboo Grove At Shinotake)” by Miya Ando “Sau (Rain That Falls On The River Shoal)” by Miya Ando“Kitsune no Yomeiri (The Day That Foxes Have Their Wedding Ceremony)” by Miya Ando“Uryū Ensa (Describes the Appearance of a Fisherman Working in the Rain)” by Miya Ando“Uki (Praying For Rain)” by Miya AndoI can relate to a fair few of these and a lot of the people who I associate with have these traits also. Found via BlueSky
Seagrass comes alive in the ebb and flow of the ocean
A mystical dance of amazement
This gilded Middle Eastern salon adorned with intricate frescoes to romantic floral patterns and warm colours is my perfect dream home.
Djuma Soundsystem – Les Djinns (Trentemøller Remix)I don’t know Djuma Soundsystem I am so glad that now I do. The combination of dark electro and middle eastern influence is a match made in heaven. Trentemøller has an amazing and extensive back catalogue of dark electro and techno to explore and enjoy as well.
https://youtu.be/SHfqI7PntCc?si=m3KUg0uKmOD0VZQR
The enchanting Ottoman maps of ancient cities by Matrakçı Nasuh
The Bosnian-born polymath Matrakçı Nasuh earned his nickname from an unlikely source, inventing a military lawn game involving cudgels called “matrak”. But this 16th-century scholar’s legacy lays mainly in his exquisite miniature paintings documenting the Ottoman Empire’s landscapes and cities.
His most significant work, Fetihname-i Karabuğdan, chronicles Suleiman the Magnificent’s 1532–1555 Safavid campaign. The manuscript traces the Ottoman army’s route from Istanbul through Baghdad and Tabriz, then back through Halab and Eskisehir. Each city appears rendered with meticulous and charming detail.
Matrakçı’s precision and artful execution became so influential that it spawned a new genre of art! the “Matrakçı style.” via Public Domain Review
Did you enjoy this collection? let me know what you think of it below. Thank you for reading my dear friends!
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10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet 179
Let me carry your voice: famous actors read testimonies of Palestinians enduring Israeli torture
The “Let Me Carry Your Voice” is a series of testimonies of the torture endured by Palestinians across the occupied Palestinian territory as a result of Israel’s genocide, decades-long occupation, and apartheid. In this edition, Annie Lennox, Javier Bardem, Guy Pearce and Laura Morante read the real stories of Palestinians.
Injustice is not abstract. It is engraved in people’s skin, bones, minds. It tears through everyday life, exposing the depths of human cruelty.
Justice is not abstract either. It begins with each of us. It demands courage, sacrifice, discomfort, change. It requires us to speak up, to demand accountability. To ensure that no story is pushed into the darkness. They want to silence Palestine. We will not let them.
https://youtu.be/XuDA-l2cQ6k?si=UG9lb6lMdo98PvKC
Green Summer Ride in Nagano, Japan
https://youtu.be/vFH2lGROUI8?si=S2kuHWABOqmIh3QO
Thaithong’s fairy lantern, a type of plant native to southeast Asia. Photo Chatree Lertsintanakorn
Jim Carey’s speech to university graduates about choosing a great path through life
https://youtu.be/RrOGQD4Z9A4?si=O2k0qrMd0n1OgBtp
Crispy Chinese Eggplant by Nagi
This is the end-game for sticky hot fried finger food people…the END GAME!
https://youtu.be/Hq3fRxXi8JY?si=UlG_CDMzF-PUmFk6
Jamie MacDougall Art and Music
This drawing really captures a beautiful and joyful moment between two species!
A pencil drawing of a woman and a baby gorilla by Jamie MacDougall Art and Music20 Japanese Words for Rain by Miya Ando
Turning picture and prose into a poignant meditation on nature’s impermanence.
“Sanbaine (A Sudden Evening Storm That Occurs So Quickly, One Has No Time To Make Even Three Bundles Of Rice)” by Miya AndoIn Western culture, there has always been a tendency to seek stability and permanence. Plato envisioned eternal truths in his theory of forms; Newton described a physical world governed by immutable laws; America’s Founding Fathers drafted a Constitution designed to endure the ages. Beneath all of this lies a discomfort with the notion that nothing lasts forever.
Miya 美夜 Ando has spent the past two decades confronting that impermanence in her artistic practice. Guided by the Japanese aphorism mono no aware — a recognition of reality’s fundamental transience — the Japanese and American visual artist often focuses on fleeting natural phenomena, such as clouds, lunar phases, and shooting stars.
This article is adapted from Miya Ando’s “Water of the Sky: A Dictionary of 2,000 Japanese Rain Words.”This focus animates her latest work, “Water of the Sky.” The book is a stunning bilingual compendium of 2,000 Japanese words for rain along with their English interpretations, all of which capture “the breadth and diversity of rain’s many expressions,” Ando writes: “When it falls, how it falls, and how its observer might be transformed physically or emotionally by its presence.” Accompanying the text are 100 of her indigo drawings — rendered in pencil and micronized pure silver — each offering a visual display of rain’s varied forms.
Below, you’ll find five drawings and 20 words from Ando’s visual dictionary. The text ranges from “prosaic to esoteric, extending from the meteorological to the mystical and from the minute to the vast,” she writes. “My visual interpretations of these terms are not so much illustrations as evocations, attempts to embody or imagine that particular rain’s precise and essential quality.”
— The Editors
Taikan Jiu: Mercy-from-drought rain
Kabashira Tateba, Ame: See a swarm of mosquitoes, signal of rain
Uki: Praying for rain
Onibi: Will-o’-the-wisp seen on rainy nights
Tokidoki Niwaka Ame: Sometimes light snow and rain showers
Tokidoki Niwaka Yuki: Sometimes snow or sometimes light snow or rain
Giu: False rain
Ama ga Nukeru: The skies open up, it rains like cats and dogs
Shinotsukuame: Intense rain that falls heavily, is very fine and strong like the Bamboo Grove at Shinotake
Uryū Ensa: Describes the appearance of a fisherman working in the rain
Hitome: One rain
Sau: Rain that falls on the river shoal
Amadoi: Sliding red beans to resemble the sound of rain
Nakidashisōna Soramoyō: The sky appears as though it is about to start crying
Kōu: Rain that comes exactly when you were waiting for it
Amagaeru Fukō: A boy who was punished and turned into a frog that cries before it rains for his misdeeds against his father
Sanbaine: A sudden evening storm that occurs so quickly, one has no time to make even three bundles of rice
Zubunure: Soaked by rain all the way through one’s clothing
Amaguri Higaki: In years of rain, chestnuts produce well; in years of sunshine, persimmons produce well
Kitsune no Yomeiri: The day that foxes have their wedding ceremony
“Shinotsukuame (Intense Rain That Falls Heavily, Is Very Fine And Strong Like The Bamboo Grove At Shinotake)” by Miya Ando “Sau (Rain That Falls On The River Shoal)” by Miya Ando“Kitsune no Yomeiri (The Day That Foxes Have Their Wedding Ceremony)” by Miya Ando“Uryū Ensa (Describes the Appearance of a Fisherman Working in the Rain)” by Miya Ando“Uki (Praying For Rain)” by Miya AndoI can relate to a fair few of these and a lot of the people who I associate with have these traits also. Found via BlueSky
Seagrass comes alive in the ebb and flow of the ocean
A mystical dance of amazement
This gilded Middle Eastern salon adorned with intricate frescoes to romantic floral patterns and warm colours is my perfect dream home.
Djuma Soundsystem – Les Djinns (Trentemøller Remix)I don’t know Djuma Soundsystem I am so glad that now I do. The combination of dark electro and middle eastern influence is a match made in heaven. Trentemøller has an amazing and extensive back catalogue of dark electro and techno to explore and enjoy as well.
https://youtu.be/SHfqI7PntCc?si=m3KUg0uKmOD0VZQR
The enchanting Ottoman maps of ancient cities by Matrakçı Nasuh
The Bosnian-born polymath Matrakçı Nasuh earned his nickname from an unlikely source, inventing a military lawn game involving cudgels called “matrak”. But this 16th-century scholar’s legacy lays mainly in his exquisite miniature paintings documenting the Ottoman Empire’s landscapes and cities.
His most significant work, Fetihname-i Karabuğdan, chronicles Suleiman the Magnificent’s 1532–1555 Safavid campaign. The manuscript traces the Ottoman army’s route from Istanbul through Baghdad and Tabriz, then back through Halab and Eskisehir. Each city appears rendered with meticulous and charming detail.
Matrakçı’s precision and artful execution became so influential that it spawned a new genre of art! the “Matrakçı style.” via Public Domain Review
Did you enjoy this collection? let me know what you think of it below. Thank you for reading my dear friends!
Content Catnip
Follow me on Mastodon Watch my videos Donate to my Ko Fi #animals #art #autism #creativity #gorilla #History #inspiration #interiorDesign #JapaneseCulture #linguistics #Music #nature #Philosophy #plant #primate #RainerMariaRilke #recipe #storytelling #vegan -
10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet 179
Let me carry your voice: famous actors read testimonies of Palestinians enduring Israeli torture
The “Let Me Carry Your Voice” is a series of testimonies of the torture endured by Palestinians across the occupied Palestinian territory as a result of Israel’s genocide, decades-long occupation, and apartheid. In this edition, Annie Lennox, Javier Bardem, Guy Pearce and Laura Morante read the real stories of Palestinians.
Injustice is not abstract. It is engraved in people’s skin, bones, minds. It tears through everyday life, exposing the depths of human cruelty.
Justice is not abstract either. It begins with each of us. It demands courage, sacrifice, discomfort, change. It requires us to speak up, to demand accountability. To ensure that no story is pushed into the darkness. They want to silence Palestine. We will not let them.
https://youtu.be/XuDA-l2cQ6k?si=UG9lb6lMdo98PvKC
Green Summer Ride in Nagano, Japan
https://youtu.be/vFH2lGROUI8?si=S2kuHWABOqmIh3QO
Thaithong’s fairy lantern, a type of plant native to southeast Asia. Photo Chatree Lertsintanakorn
Jim Carey’s speech to university graduates about choosing a great path through life
https://youtu.be/RrOGQD4Z9A4?si=O2k0qrMd0n1OgBtp
Crispy Chinese Eggplant by Nagi
This is the end-game for sticky hot fried finger food people…the END GAME!
https://youtu.be/Hq3fRxXi8JY?si=UlG_CDMzF-PUmFk6
Jamie MacDougall Art and Music
This drawing really captures a beautiful and joyful moment between two species!
A pencil drawing of a woman and a baby gorilla by Jamie MacDougall Art and Music20 Japanese Words for Rain by Miya Ando
Turning picture and prose into a poignant meditation on nature’s impermanence.
“Sanbaine (A Sudden Evening Storm That Occurs So Quickly, One Has No Time To Make Even Three Bundles Of Rice)” by Miya AndoIn Western culture, there has always been a tendency to seek stability and permanence. Plato envisioned eternal truths in his theory of forms; Newton described a physical world governed by immutable laws; America’s Founding Fathers drafted a Constitution designed to endure the ages. Beneath all of this lies a discomfort with the notion that nothing lasts forever.
Miya 美夜 Ando has spent the past two decades confronting that impermanence in her artistic practice. Guided by the Japanese aphorism mono no aware — a recognition of reality’s fundamental transience — the Japanese and American visual artist often focuses on fleeting natural phenomena, such as clouds, lunar phases, and shooting stars.
This article is adapted from Miya Ando’s “Water of the Sky: A Dictionary of 2,000 Japanese Rain Words.”This focus animates her latest work, “Water of the Sky.” The book is a stunning bilingual compendium of 2,000 Japanese words for rain along with their English interpretations, all of which capture “the breadth and diversity of rain’s many expressions,” Ando writes: “When it falls, how it falls, and how its observer might be transformed physically or emotionally by its presence.” Accompanying the text are 100 of her indigo drawings — rendered in pencil and micronized pure silver — each offering a visual display of rain’s varied forms.
Below, you’ll find five drawings and 20 words from Ando’s visual dictionary. The text ranges from “prosaic to esoteric, extending from the meteorological to the mystical and from the minute to the vast,” she writes. “My visual interpretations of these terms are not so much illustrations as evocations, attempts to embody or imagine that particular rain’s precise and essential quality.”
— The Editors
Taikan Jiu: Mercy-from-drought rain
Kabashira Tateba, Ame: See a swarm of mosquitoes, signal of rain
Uki: Praying for rain
Onibi: Will-o’-the-wisp seen on rainy nights
Tokidoki Niwaka Ame: Sometimes light snow and rain showers
Tokidoki Niwaka Yuki: Sometimes snow or sometimes light snow or rain
Giu: False rain
Ama ga Nukeru: The skies open up, it rains like cats and dogs
Shinotsukuame: Intense rain that falls heavily, is very fine and strong like the Bamboo Grove at Shinotake
Uryū Ensa: Describes the appearance of a fisherman working in the rain
Hitome: One rain
Sau: Rain that falls on the river shoal
Amadoi: Sliding red beans to resemble the sound of rain
Nakidashisōna Soramoyō: The sky appears as though it is about to start crying
Kōu: Rain that comes exactly when you were waiting for it
Amagaeru Fukō: A boy who was punished and turned into a frog that cries before it rains for his misdeeds against his father
Sanbaine: A sudden evening storm that occurs so quickly, one has no time to make even three bundles of rice
Zubunure: Soaked by rain all the way through one’s clothing
Amaguri Higaki: In years of rain, chestnuts produce well; in years of sunshine, persimmons produce well
Kitsune no Yomeiri: The day that foxes have their wedding ceremony
“Shinotsukuame (Intense Rain That Falls Heavily, Is Very Fine And Strong Like The Bamboo Grove At Shinotake)” by Miya Ando “Sau (Rain That Falls On The River Shoal)” by Miya Ando“Kitsune no Yomeiri (The Day That Foxes Have Their Wedding Ceremony)” by Miya Ando“Uryū Ensa (Describes the Appearance of a Fisherman Working in the Rain)” by Miya Ando“Uki (Praying For Rain)” by Miya AndoI can relate to a fair few of these and a lot of the people who I associate with have these traits also. Found via BlueSky
Seagrass comes alive in the ebb and flow of the ocean
A mystical dance of amazement
This gilded Middle Eastern salon adorned with intricate frescoes to romantic floral patterns and warm colours is my perfect dream home.
Djuma Soundsystem – Les Djinns (Trentemøller Remix)I don’t know Djuma Soundsystem I am so glad that now I do. The combination of dark electro and middle eastern influence is a match made in heaven. Trentemøller has an amazing and extensive back catalogue of dark electro and techno to explore and enjoy as well.
https://youtu.be/SHfqI7PntCc?si=m3KUg0uKmOD0VZQR
The enchanting Ottoman maps of ancient cities by Matrakçı Nasuh
The Bosnian-born polymath Matrakçı Nasuh earned his nickname from an unlikely source, inventing a military lawn game involving cudgels called “matrak”. But this 16th-century scholar’s legacy lays mainly in his exquisite miniature paintings documenting the Ottoman Empire’s landscapes and cities.
His most significant work, Fetihname-i Karabuğdan, chronicles Suleiman the Magnificent’s 1532–1555 Safavid campaign. The manuscript traces the Ottoman army’s route from Istanbul through Baghdad and Tabriz, then back through Halab and Eskisehir. Each city appears rendered with meticulous and charming detail.
Matrakçı’s precision and artful execution became so influential that it spawned a new genre of art! the “Matrakçı style.” via Public Domain Review
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Let me carry your voice: famous actors read testimonies of Palestinians enduring Israeli torture
The “Let Me Carry Your Voice” is a series of testimonies of the torture endured by Palestinians across the occupied Palestinian territory as a result of Israel’s genocide, decades-long occupation, and apartheid. In this edition, Annie Lennox, Javier Bardem, Guy Pearce and Laura Morante read the real stories of Palestinians.
Injustice is not abstract. It is engraved in people’s skin, bones, minds. It tears through everyday life, exposing the depths of human cruelty.
Justice is not abstract either. It begins with each of us. It demands courage, sacrifice, discomfort, change. It requires us to speak up, to demand accountability. To ensure that no story is pushed into the darkness. They want to silence Palestine. We will not let them.
https://youtu.be/XuDA-l2cQ6k?si=UG9lb6lMdo98PvKC
Green Summer Ride in Nagano, Japan
https://youtu.be/vFH2lGROUI8?si=S2kuHWABOqmIh3QO
Thaithong’s fairy lantern, a type of plant native to southeast Asia. Photo Chatree Lertsintanakorn
Jim Carey’s speech to university graduates about choosing a great path through life
https://youtu.be/RrOGQD4Z9A4?si=O2k0qrMd0n1OgBtp
Crispy Chinese Eggplant by Nagi
This is the end-game for sticky hot fried finger food people…the END GAME!
https://youtu.be/Hq3fRxXi8JY?si=UlG_CDMzF-PUmFk6
Jamie MacDougall Art and Music
This drawing really captures a beautiful and joyful moment between two species!
A pencil drawing of a woman and a baby gorilla by Jamie MacDougall Art and Music20 Japanese Words for Rain by Miya Ando
Turning picture and prose into a poignant meditation on nature’s impermanence.
“Sanbaine (A Sudden Evening Storm That Occurs So Quickly, One Has No Time To Make Even Three Bundles Of Rice)” by Miya AndoIn Western culture, there has always been a tendency to seek stability and permanence. Plato envisioned eternal truths in his theory of forms; Newton described a physical world governed by immutable laws; America’s Founding Fathers drafted a Constitution designed to endure the ages. Beneath all of this lies a discomfort with the notion that nothing lasts forever.
Miya 美夜 Ando has spent the past two decades confronting that impermanence in her artistic practice. Guided by the Japanese aphorism mono no aware — a recognition of reality’s fundamental transience — the Japanese and American visual artist often focuses on fleeting natural phenomena, such as clouds, lunar phases, and shooting stars.
This article is adapted from Miya Ando’s “Water of the Sky: A Dictionary of 2,000 Japanese Rain Words.”This focus animates her latest work, “Water of the Sky.” The book is a stunning bilingual compendium of 2,000 Japanese words for rain along with their English interpretations, all of which capture “the breadth and diversity of rain’s many expressions,” Ando writes: “When it falls, how it falls, and how its observer might be transformed physically or emotionally by its presence.” Accompanying the text are 100 of her indigo drawings — rendered in pencil and micronized pure silver — each offering a visual display of rain’s varied forms.
Below, you’ll find five drawings and 20 words from Ando’s visual dictionary. The text ranges from “prosaic to esoteric, extending from the meteorological to the mystical and from the minute to the vast,” she writes. “My visual interpretations of these terms are not so much illustrations as evocations, attempts to embody or imagine that particular rain’s precise and essential quality.”
— The Editors
Taikan Jiu: Mercy-from-drought rain
Kabashira Tateba, Ame: See a swarm of mosquitoes, signal of rain
Uki: Praying for rain
Onibi: Will-o’-the-wisp seen on rainy nights
Tokidoki Niwaka Ame: Sometimes light snow and rain showers
Tokidoki Niwaka Yuki: Sometimes snow or sometimes light snow or rain
Giu: False rain
Ama ga Nukeru: The skies open up, it rains like cats and dogs
Shinotsukuame: Intense rain that falls heavily, is very fine and strong like the Bamboo Grove at Shinotake
Uryū Ensa: Describes the appearance of a fisherman working in the rain
Hitome: One rain
Sau: Rain that falls on the river shoal
Amadoi: Sliding red beans to resemble the sound of rain
Nakidashisōna Soramoyō: The sky appears as though it is about to start crying
Kōu: Rain that comes exactly when you were waiting for it
Amagaeru Fukō: A boy who was punished and turned into a frog that cries before it rains for his misdeeds against his father
Sanbaine: A sudden evening storm that occurs so quickly, one has no time to make even three bundles of rice
Zubunure: Soaked by rain all the way through one’s clothing
Amaguri Higaki: In years of rain, chestnuts produce well; in years of sunshine, persimmons produce well
Kitsune no Yomeiri: The day that foxes have their wedding ceremony
“Shinotsukuame (Intense Rain That Falls Heavily, Is Very Fine And Strong Like The Bamboo Grove At Shinotake)” by Miya Ando “Sau (Rain That Falls On The River Shoal)” by Miya Ando“Kitsune no Yomeiri (The Day That Foxes Have Their Wedding Ceremony)” by Miya Ando“Uryū Ensa (Describes the Appearance of a Fisherman Working in the Rain)” by Miya Ando“Uki (Praying For Rain)” by Miya AndoI can relate to a fair few of these and a lot of the people who I associate with have these traits also. Found via BlueSky
Seagrass comes alive in the ebb and flow of the ocean
A mystical dance of amazement
This gilded Middle Eastern salon adorned with intricate frescoes to romantic floral patterns and warm colours is my perfect dream home.
Djuma Soundsystem – Les Djinns (Trentemøller Remix)I don’t know Djuma Soundsystem I am so glad that now I do. The combination of dark electro and middle eastern influence is a match made in heaven. Trentemøller has an amazing and extensive back catalogue of dark electro and techno to explore and enjoy as well.
https://youtu.be/SHfqI7PntCc?si=m3KUg0uKmOD0VZQR
The enchanting Ottoman maps of ancient cities by Matrakçı Nasuh
The Bosnian-born polymath Matrakçı Nasuh earned his nickname from an unlikely source, inventing a military lawn game involving cudgels called “matrak”. But this 16th-century scholar’s legacy lays mainly in his exquisite miniature paintings documenting the Ottoman Empire’s landscapes and cities.
His most significant work, Fetihname-i Karabuğdan, chronicles Suleiman the Magnificent’s 1532–1555 Safavid campaign. The manuscript traces the Ottoman army’s route from Istanbul through Baghdad and Tabriz, then back through Halab and Eskisehir. Each city appears rendered with meticulous and charming detail.
Matrakçı’s precision and artful execution became so influential that it spawned a new genre of art! the “Matrakçı style.” via Public Domain Review
Did you enjoy this collection? let me know what you think of it below. Thank you for reading my dear friends!
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Let me carry your voice: famous actors read testimonies of Palestinians enduring Israeli torture
The “Let Me Carry Your Voice” is a series of testimonies of the torture endured by Palestinians across the occupied Palestinian territory as a result of Israel’s genocide, decades-long occupation, and apartheid. In this edition, Annie Lennox, Javier Bardem, Guy Pearce and Laura Morante read the real stories of Palestinians.
Injustice is not abstract. It is engraved in people’s skin, bones, minds. It tears through everyday life, exposing the depths of human cruelty.
Justice is not abstract either. It begins with each of us. It demands courage, sacrifice, discomfort, change. It requires us to speak up, to demand accountability. To ensure that no story is pushed into the darkness. They want to silence Palestine. We will not let them.
https://youtu.be/XuDA-l2cQ6k?si=UG9lb6lMdo98PvKC
Green Summer Ride in Nagano, Japan
https://youtu.be/vFH2lGROUI8?si=S2kuHWABOqmIh3QO
Thaithong’s fairy lantern, a type of plant native to southeast Asia. Photo Chatree Lertsintanakorn
Jim Carey’s speech to university graduates about choosing a great path through life
https://youtu.be/RrOGQD4Z9A4?si=O2k0qrMd0n1OgBtp
Crispy Chinese Eggplant by Nagi
This is the end-game for sticky hot fried finger food people…the END GAME!
https://youtu.be/Hq3fRxXi8JY?si=UlG_CDMzF-PUmFk6
Jamie MacDougall Art and Music
This drawing really captures a beautiful and joyful moment between two species!
A pencil drawing of a woman and a baby gorilla by Jamie MacDougall Art and Music20 Japanese Words for Rain by Miya Ando
Turning picture and prose into a poignant meditation on nature’s impermanence.
“Sanbaine (A Sudden Evening Storm That Occurs So Quickly, One Has No Time To Make Even Three Bundles Of Rice)” by Miya AndoIn Western culture, there has always been a tendency to seek stability and permanence. Plato envisioned eternal truths in his theory of forms; Newton described a physical world governed by immutable laws; America’s Founding Fathers drafted a Constitution designed to endure the ages. Beneath all of this lies a discomfort with the notion that nothing lasts forever.
Miya 美夜 Ando has spent the past two decades confronting that impermanence in her artistic practice. Guided by the Japanese aphorism mono no aware — a recognition of reality’s fundamental transience — the Japanese and American visual artist often focuses on fleeting natural phenomena, such as clouds, lunar phases, and shooting stars.
This article is adapted from Miya Ando’s “Water of the Sky: A Dictionary of 2,000 Japanese Rain Words.”This focus animates her latest work, “Water of the Sky.” The book is a stunning bilingual compendium of 2,000 Japanese words for rain along with their English interpretations, all of which capture “the breadth and diversity of rain’s many expressions,” Ando writes: “When it falls, how it falls, and how its observer might be transformed physically or emotionally by its presence.” Accompanying the text are 100 of her indigo drawings — rendered in pencil and micronized pure silver — each offering a visual display of rain’s varied forms.
Below, you’ll find five drawings and 20 words from Ando’s visual dictionary. The text ranges from “prosaic to esoteric, extending from the meteorological to the mystical and from the minute to the vast,” she writes. “My visual interpretations of these terms are not so much illustrations as evocations, attempts to embody or imagine that particular rain’s precise and essential quality.”
— The Editors
Taikan Jiu: Mercy-from-drought rain
Kabashira Tateba, Ame: See a swarm of mosquitoes, signal of rain
Uki: Praying for rain
Onibi: Will-o’-the-wisp seen on rainy nights
Tokidoki Niwaka Ame: Sometimes light snow and rain showers
Tokidoki Niwaka Yuki: Sometimes snow or sometimes light snow or rain
Giu: False rain
Ama ga Nukeru: The skies open up, it rains like cats and dogs
Shinotsukuame: Intense rain that falls heavily, is very fine and strong like the Bamboo Grove at Shinotake
Uryū Ensa: Describes the appearance of a fisherman working in the rain
Hitome: One rain
Sau: Rain that falls on the river shoal
Amadoi: Sliding red beans to resemble the sound of rain
Nakidashisōna Soramoyō: The sky appears as though it is about to start crying
Kōu: Rain that comes exactly when you were waiting for it
Amagaeru Fukō: A boy who was punished and turned into a frog that cries before it rains for his misdeeds against his father
Sanbaine: A sudden evening storm that occurs so quickly, one has no time to make even three bundles of rice
Zubunure: Soaked by rain all the way through one’s clothing
Amaguri Higaki: In years of rain, chestnuts produce well; in years of sunshine, persimmons produce well
Kitsune no Yomeiri: The day that foxes have their wedding ceremony
“Shinotsukuame (Intense Rain That Falls Heavily, Is Very Fine And Strong Like The Bamboo Grove At Shinotake)” by Miya Ando “Sau (Rain That Falls On The River Shoal)” by Miya Ando“Kitsune no Yomeiri (The Day That Foxes Have Their Wedding Ceremony)” by Miya Ando“Uryū Ensa (Describes the Appearance of a Fisherman Working in the Rain)” by Miya Ando“Uki (Praying For Rain)” by Miya AndoI can relate to a fair few of these and a lot of the people who I associate with have these traits also. Found via BlueSky
Seagrass comes alive in the ebb and flow of the ocean
A mystical dance of amazement
This gilded Middle Eastern salon adorned with intricate frescoes to romantic floral patterns and warm colours is my perfect dream home.
Djuma Soundsystem – Les Djinns (Trentemøller Remix)I don’t know Djuma Soundsystem I am so glad that now I do. The combination of dark electro and middle eastern influence is a match made in heaven. Trentemøller has an amazing and extensive back catalogue of dark electro and techno to explore and enjoy as well.
https://youtu.be/SHfqI7PntCc?si=m3KUg0uKmOD0VZQR
The enchanting Ottoman maps of ancient cities by Matrakçı Nasuh
The Bosnian-born polymath Matrakçı Nasuh earned his nickname from an unlikely source, inventing a military lawn game involving cudgels called “matrak”. But this 16th-century scholar’s legacy lays mainly in his exquisite miniature paintings documenting the Ottoman Empire’s landscapes and cities.
His most significant work, Fetihname-i Karabuğdan, chronicles Suleiman the Magnificent’s 1532–1555 Safavid campaign. The manuscript traces the Ottoman army’s route from Istanbul through Baghdad and Tabriz, then back through Halab and Eskisehir. Each city appears rendered with meticulous and charming detail.
Matrakçı’s precision and artful execution became so influential that it spawned a new genre of art! the “Matrakçı style.” via Public Domain Review
Did you enjoy this collection? let me know what you think of it below. Thank you for reading my dear friends!
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https://www.wacoca.com/videos/3195829/johnnys/ 目黒蓮に会いにカナダへ…佐久間大介の本気が泣ける #AnimeBuzz #AnimeUpdates #celebritygossip #IdolNews #JapaneseCulture #JapaneseDramaAlerts #Johnny’s #JpopNews #JpopUpdates #KawaiiCulture #MangaMania #SnowManニュースShorts #SnowMan絆 #SnowMan #TokyoCelebNews #TokyoEntertainment #ジャニーズ #ジャニーズShorts #ジャニーズアイドルは #ジャニーズ最新 #スノーマン #スノーマンShorts #スノーマン最新 #めめ #めめさく #佐久間大介 #宮舘涼太 #将軍SHOGUN #日本エンタメ #目黒蓮 #目黒蓮shorts #目黒蓮カナダ #目黒蓮近況 #芸能ニュース
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https://www.magmoe.com/2932163/entertainer/2026-04-20/ 目黒蓮に会いにカナダへ…佐久間大介の本気が泣ける ##日本エンタメ #AnimeBuzz #AnimeUpdates #celebritygossip #entertainer #IdolNews #japaneseculture #JapaneseDramaAlerts #johnnys #JpopNews #JpopUpdates #KawaiiCulture #MangaMania #SnowManニュースShorts #SnowMan絆 #SnowMan #TokyoCelebNews #TokyoEntertainment #ジャニーズShorts #ジャニーズ最新 #スノーマン #スノーマンShorts #スノーマン最新 #めめ #めめさく #佐久間大介 #宮舘涼太 #将軍SHOGUN #目黒蓮 #目黒蓮Shorts #目黒蓮カナダ #目黒蓮近況 #芸能ニュース
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https://www.gotorola.com/497426/ 目黒蓮に会いにカナダへ…佐久間大介の本気が泣ける ##celebritygossip ##めめ #AnimeBuzz #AnimeUpdates #Entertainment #IdolNews #JapaneseCulture #JapaneseDramaAlerts #JpopNews #JpopUpdates #KawaiiCulture #MangaMania #SnowManニュースShorts #SnowMan絆 #SnowMan #TokyoCelebNews #TokyoEntertainment #エンタメ #ジャニーズShorts #ジャニーズ最新 #スノーマン #スノーマンShorts #スノーマン最新 #めめさく #佐久間大介 #宮舘涼太 #将軍SHOGUN #日本エンタメ #目黒蓮 #目黒蓮Shorts #目黒蓮カナダ #目黒蓮近況 #芸能ニュース
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https://www.alojapan.com/1477677/local-music-in-aomori-japaneseculture-livemusic/ Local Music in Aomori #japaneseculture #livemusic #Aomori #AomoriDestinations #AomoriTour #AomoriTravel #AomoriTrip #AomoriVacation #青森 Local Music in Aomori #japaneseculture #livemusic
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https://www.alojapan.com/1477677/local-music-in-aomori-japaneseculture-livemusic/ Local Music in Aomori #japaneseculture #livemusic #Aomori #AomoriDestinations #AomoriTour #AomoriTravel #AomoriTrip #AomoriVacation #青森 Local Music in Aomori #japaneseculture #livemusic
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https://www.wacoca.com/tour/954097/ 年に一度のやんちゃな夜 飛騨「古川祭」起し太鼓 #DrumFestival #gifu #hida #IntangibleHeritage #japan #JapanFestival #JapaneseCulture #JapaneseFestival #JapaneseTradition #MATSURI #NightFestival古川祭 #OkoshiDaiko #takayama #UNESCO #ユネスコ無形文化遺産 #中日 #中日新聞 #中日新聞Web #南砺市 #富山 #富山ツアー #富山県 #富山県ツアー #富山県観光 #富山観光 #岐阜 #岐阜縣 #日本の祭り #日本旅遊 #日本祭典 #祭り #起し太鼓 #飛騨古川 #飛騨市 #飛驒古川
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https://www.cosphb.com/312130/ コスプレ初心者がアニメジャパンに参戦した結果、まさかの展開に…(目標再生8回) #AnimeJapan #Cosplay #CosplayInJapan #Japaneseculture #アニメ #アニメジャパン #コスプレ #コスプレイベント #ジャパニーズカルチャー #日本文化
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I bought some new watercolour paints. They come in a beautiful cardbord box, lime green embossed in gold with the characters 顔彩耽美. On the inside of the lid is a colour card in Japanese with blank squares, they idea is that you paint it in yourself.
I am always interested in the origin of words, and particularly for colours. One of the colours in the box is called "horizon blue". But in Japanese it is called 勿忘草 "wasurenagusa". This translates as "forget-me-not" and is in fact a direct Japanese translation of the English name of the flower. In the Meiji era (1868-1912), horticulturists imported a variant (Alpine forget-me-not, myosotis alpestris) into the country for use in European-style gardens and the name dates from then.
The forget-me-not (myosotis sylvatica) is native to Japan but only in the northern region, which used to be called Ezo. The Ezo, also known as Emishi or Ebisu and were the non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan. The character Ashitaka in the Miyazaki anime Princess Mononoke is Emishi.
The flower is called 蝦夷紫 "ezomurasaki" meaning "Ezo purple". The "purple" is not because of the colour of the flowers but because a purple dye can me made from the roots of the plant.
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Matsuri in Manila 2026: Honoring 70 Years of Japan-Philippines Diplomatic Ties
A jam-packed cultural crossover festival brings celebration of culture, music, and friendship as Matsuri in Manila 2026 marks the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and the Philippines. This summer outdoor festival will bring together artists, anime fans, cosplay enthusiasts, and cultural communities to deepen ties between the two nations. Inspired by traditional Japanese festivals, Matsuri in Manila 2026 features food and entertainment, including music performances, […] -
At #Ikiya, in addition to #tea tastings, we also host workshops in collaboration with artists and artisans. This Saturday, we’re welcoming the talented Momo Kanzashi, who will teach the art of tsumami zaiku.
What is tsumami zaiku?
Tsumami zaiku (つまみ細工 – "the art of pinching") is a traditional technique dating back to the 1600s, still practiced in #Japan today.#JapanCrafts #IkiyaShop #tsumamizaiku #JapaneseCulture
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Higashi Honganji Offers Monk-Guided Tour of Restricted Areas with French Lunch at Historic Funatsuru Kyoto Riverside Venue
A special cultural experience prog…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Frenchlunch #Lunch #events #experience #francais #france #French #history #japaneseculture #lunch #news #shrine-temple #Sightseeing #tea-ceremony
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Higashi Honganji Offers Monk-Guided Tour of Restricted Areas with French Lunch at Historic Funatsuru Kyoto Riverside Venue https://www.diningandcooking.com/2594457/higashi-honganji-offers-monk-guided-tour-of-restricted-areas-with-french-lunch-at-historic-funatsuru-kyoto-riverside-venue/ #events #experience #francais #france #French #FrenchLunch #history #JapaneseCulture #lunch #news #ShrineTemple #Sightseeing #TeaCeremony
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https://www.wacoca.com/tour/944480/ ARITA WARE｜The Origin and Peak of Japanese Porcelain ##visitjapan #AnotherSideofJapan #Japaneseart #JapaneseCraft #Japaneseculture #japantrip #traveljapan #佐賀 #佐賀ツアー #佐賀県 #佐賀県ツアー #佐賀県観光 #佐賀観光 #日本小众旅行 #日本工艺 #日本文化 #日本旅行 #有田町
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When you hit 義理 (giri) in our quiz, you don't just get a one-word translation. You get the full kanji etymology, the cultural weight, and Kiko tells you when you mess up. What's a concept in your culture that no dictionary can capture? We start with the easy stuff on https://learn.japanology.nl - try the quiz and see if you remember 義理 (giri) tomorrow. #Japanese #LearnJapanese #Kanji #JLPT #WordOfTheDay #Japanology #義理 #JapaneseCulture #Giri
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Did you know them? At Ikiya we also use them to wrap your gifts!
#Furoshiki #JapaneseCulture #SustainableLiving
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