ajisai - アジサイ
Most varieties of hydrangea originate from Asia, especially China, Japan and ...
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aka beko - 赤べこ
Akabeko is a traditional red cow (or ox) 'toy' from the Aizu region (north of...
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asagao - アサガオ
Morning glories are called 'asagao' in Japanese which means 'morning face'. I...
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Asakusa Kaminarimon gate - 浅草雷門前
Sensōji (Asakusa Kannon) is one of the most famous Buddhist temple of Tokyo ...
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asanoha moyou - 麻の葉模様
Asanoha is a traditional Japanese seamless star pattern. It can be found on m...
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うなぎ - unagi
In Japanese 'unagi' refers to freshwater eels. Eel dishes are particularly pr...
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一寸法師 - Issun-bōshi
Issun-bōshi is a traditional Japanese folk tale similar to the western 'Tom ...
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ピースサイン
Japanese have the habit to make a V sign with their fingers whenever they are...
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タコさんウインナー - wina tako
'Wina tako' are vienna sausages cut in the shape of an octopus. They are used to...続き
biwa - 琵琶
The biwa is a string musical instrument. It derives from a Chinese lute calle...
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chasen - 茶筅
Chasen is a whisk used during the tea ceremony. It is made from a single piec...
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chōjū-jinbutsu-giga - 鳥獣人物戯画
Chōjū-jinbutsu-giga (Chōjū-giga in short) is a famous set of picture scro...
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chidori - 千鳥
Chidori is a traditional motif showing some stylized plover birds flying abov...
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竹取物語 -Taketori Monogatari / かぐや姫 - Kaguya Hime
'Taketori Mogogatri' or 'Kaguya Hime' is a Japanese fairy tale of the 10th ce...
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片輪車文様 - katawaguruma monyo
The katawaguruma traditional Japanese pattern shows wheels emerging from wate...
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daikon - ダイコン or 大根
Daikon is a white radish commonly used in Japanese cuisine. It can measure up...
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daizu - 大豆
Soybeans are a fundamental ingredient of Japanese cuisine. Soybeans are a ver...
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dango - 団子
Dango is a snack composed of three or four small balls made of rice flower pa...
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daruma - 達磨
The Daruma doll is a hollow and round Japanese figure representing Bodhidharm...
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daruma Otoshi - だるま落とし
Daruma otoshi is a traditional Japanese game of skill made of a pile of circu...
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ebisu, yebisu - 恵比須 or 恵比寿 or 夷 or 戎
Ebisu is one of the seven gods of fortune. He is a fisherman and protects wor...
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edamame - 枝豆
Edamame are immature soybeans which are boiled and served cold with some salt...
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金魚じょうろ or 金魚のじょうろ
watering cans and other toys in the shapee of a red fish are sold in summer. ...
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fugu - 河豚 or 鰒
Fugu (pufferfish) is a fish appreciated by Japanese for it's very fine taste....
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fujisan - 富士山
The Mount Fuji is the highest mountain of Japan (3,776 m.) and the symbol of ...
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fukusuke - 福助
Fukusuke is a Japanese character famous for bringing good luck and fortune (f...
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geta - 下駄
Geta are traditional Japanese sandals. They have an elevated wooden platform ...
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ginkgo - 銀杏
The ginkgo biloba tree is considered a living fossil as it's still as it was ...
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