A hachimaki (鉢巻, “helmet-scarf”) is a stylized headband or bandanna worn in Japan for a variety of reasons, usually made of…
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Sumi e is an ancient form of ink-wash painting developed over 2000 years ago spiritually rooted in Zen Buddhism. Sumi…
Ema are wooden plaques you might buy at a shrine or temple where you’re encouraged to write your wish on and…
Colours are one of the first things you are taught when learning a second language such as Japanese. The Japanese…
Body Parts in japanese is organised in much the same way as English, in that for most body parts in…
Karuta is a Japanese card game developed about 400 years ago to amuse noble ladies of the court who were…
Formatting Japanese writing correctly is quite different to formatting English when hand writing. While modern Japanese is usually written from…
Hiragana (ひらがな) is one basic component of the Japanese writing system, along with katakana, kanji, and in some cases rōmaji.…
The Japanese writing system can seem quite difficult at first glance to the English speaker. When you start learning the…
Japanese has numerous different ways to count, but the most commonly taught in primary school Japanese classes are the Japanese…