A restoration project for the main keep of Himeji Castle began in in October 2009 and has only just been…
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…
If you used google today you may have noticed that the google logo was a little man doing something resembling…
Karuta is a Japanese card game developed about 400 years ago to amuse noble ladies of the court who were…
Youkai watch is a hugely popular anime and manga being shown in Japan that is rivalling the speed and spread…
Formatting Japanese writing correctly is quite different to formatting English when hand writing. While modern Japanese is usually written from…