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Temari ball

Temari (hand ball) is a ball wich was first a child toy andi is today a kraft...
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Teru teru bozu doll

'Teru teru bozu' is a doll made of a white cloth or paper which is hanged out...
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Three Friends of Winter

The Three Friends of Winter, represent for the Chinese the bamboo, plum flower a...
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Toast

In Japan, toasts can be surprisingly thick. A breakfast served in a restauran...
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Tokyo Skytree

'Tokyo SkyTree' is a tower situated close to more...

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Tokyo tower

The Tokyo Tower is a red tower resembling the Tour Eiffel of Paris. Built in ...
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Top

The Koma-top is an old Japanese toy. There are many kinds of different koma, ...
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Tsukimi - celebration of the moon

Tsukimi or O-tsukimi refers to festivals dedicated to viewing and admiring th...
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Tsukushi

Tsukishi (horse tail) is a plant considered as a living fossil as it's been o...
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Turtle

The turtle is a symbol of longevity in Japan. Mythological turtles are often ...
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Uchide-no-Kozuchi, legendary hammer

Uchide-no-Kozuchi is a legendary hammer. Very small it can grant the wishes o...
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Umbrella

The japanese traditional umbrella (Wagasa) is made of paper and oiled to be w...
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Usagi ringo

Usagi ringo is a special way of cutting apples to form shapes looking like a ...
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V sign - Peace sign

Japanese have the habit to make a V sign with their fingers whenever they are...
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Warabi edible fern

Warabi is an edible fern used in the Japanese cuisine. Warabi are picked up w...
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Wasabi

Wasabi is known as the Japanese horseradish. It's colour is green and it is g...
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Water bucket

Traditional Japanese water buckets are made of wood with a stiff handle passi...
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Watermelon

Watermelon is a very popular summer fruit. Japanese often add some salt to en...
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Wave pattern

Japanese use different graphical techniques to represent waves symbolically. ...
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Whale

Whale has been for centuries an important resource in Japan. Because of the r...
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White radish

Daikon is a white radish commonly used in Japanese cuisine. It can measure up...
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Wina tako - sausage octopus

'Wina tako' are vienna sausages cut in the shape of an octopus. They are used to...
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Wind-sock koinobori

Koinobori is a wind-sock in the shape of a carp which decorates the Japanese ...
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Yabane

Yabane is an 'arrow fletching' pattern. Yabane design can be found on a lot o...
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Yakko dako kite

Yakko-dako is one of the most famous type of kite in Japan. It was was very p...
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Yukidaruma

The Japanese snowman is called 'yukidaruma' after the name of 'Daruma' (Bodhi...
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Yuzu

The yuzu is a type of citrus fruit. It has a very aromatic flavour and its ze...
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Zori

The Zori is a Japanese sandal attached to the foot by a thong passed between ...
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