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Otsukimi, also known as the Moon Viewing Festival, occurs in the lunar calendar on the 15th day of the eighth month. It is a traditional celebration where people honor and admire the moon and Japan’s moon gods. It has become a formal festival with many unique customs linked to sacred locations such as shrines and…
If you are in Japan, or have visited Japan, you may have noticed how Japanese people seemingly pay attention to minute details in anything and everything. It’s hard not to wonder how they make everything look so perfect. Even the Japanese dinner table is done with the utmost perfection Japan is known for.
Mikoshi, a common sight at festivals, are beautiful & intricate religious objects believed to contain the spirit of a shrine.
Food stalls (yatai) are a joy of Tokyo summer, where there is always something delicious to try.
Tokyo’s Three Great Festivals of Edo are so named as they were initially held when the city was still called Edo (1603-1868).
Raku ware is a form of traditional Japanese ceramics. Raku pottery is most often seen in the form of chawan tea bowls (Japanese tea bowls), the bowls used in Japanese tea ceremonies.
Japanese bread is loved by many around the world. Though bread isn’t really a traditional food item in Japan, that didn’t deter Japanese people from experimenting with it.
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