Hyottoko and Okame characters
Hyottoko (man) and Okame (woman, called also Otafuku or Uzumi) are traditiona...
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Inu hariko dog
Inu hariko is a papier-mâché dog dating back to the Edo period (1603-1868)....
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Iroha
The Iroha is a famous poem, written in the Heian period (AD 794–1179). It u...
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Issun-bōshi - 1 inch boy
Issun-bōshi is a traditional Japanese folk tale similar to the western 'Tom ...
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Japanese lantern - hozuki
The Japanese lantern also called Chinese lantern is a plant which produces a ...
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Japanese leek
Naga Negi (long onion) is a classic Japanese vegetable that is similar, but s...
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Japanese maple
The Japanese maple (acer palmatum) has been cultivated and selected for centu...
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Japanese paper lantern
Paper lanterns are used in many occasion in Japan, festivals, temples and shr...
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Japanese scrolls
There are different types of scrolls in Japan.'Kakemono' or 'kakejiku' are ve...
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Jizo monk
Jizo is the Japanese name of the Indian bodhisattvas Kishitigarbha, a 'Buddhi...
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Ka-cho-fu-getsu
Ka-cho-fu-getsu means 'flowers, birds, wind, and moon'. It's a symbolic term ...
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Kabocha pumpkin
The kabotcha is a Japanese variety of winter squash. Kabocha has a deep green...
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Kadomatsu
Kadomatsu (pine gate) is a New Year decoration made of pine and bamboo with v...
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Kamawanu
Kamawanu is a classical word play. A sickle (kama), a circle (wa), and the sy...
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Kappa
Kappa are legendary creatures from the Japanese folklore. Kappa live in river...
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Kashiwamochi and sakuramochi
Kashiwa mochi is a steamed mochi (sticky rice cake) filled with sweet red bea...
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Kikyo, japanese bell flower
The platycodon or Chinese/Japanese bellflower originates from east Asia and i...
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Kokeshi doll
Kokeshi are traditional wooden dolls from the north of Japan (Tohoku region)....
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Kompeitō sweet
Kompeitō are traditional sugar sweets which were introduced to Japan by the ...
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Koto
The koto is a traditional Japanese string musical instrument which originates...
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Kutani style
Kutani is a tyle of porcelain from the north of Honshu (Kanazawa, Komatsu, Ka...
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Lacquer
Lacquer has been used in Japan since the Jomon period, 7'000 years ago. The l...
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Lotus root
The rhizome of lotus is used in the Japanese cuisine. This 'root' is nicely c...
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Maneki neko
Manekineko is a traditional japanese cat sculpture that can be found mainly a...
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Manju
Manju is a traditional type of small cake usually made of flower and rice pow...
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Marquetry japanese
Yosegi-zaiku is a Japanese technique of parquetry which dates from the Edo pe...
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Mask
For ceturies, masks have been used in Japan for rituals and performances (dan...
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Mayonnaise
Japanese love mayonnaise and use it in abundance. Mayonnaise is sold in plast...
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Mizubasho
Mizubasho are flowers which are loved by Japanese. They grow in marshlands ju...
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Monkey
Japanese macaques live in the north of the country. They can bare very cold c...
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