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The Japanese tea ceremony is called Chanoyu, Sado or simply Ocha in Japanese. It is a choreographic ritual of preparing and serving Japanese green tea, called M...

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Nijo Castle is a flatland castle in Kyoto, Japan. The castle consists of two concentric rings (Kuruwa) of fortifications, the Ninomaru Palace, the ruins of the ...

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🎌Mount Koya is one incredible place to visit. South of Osaka, it’s one of the most important Buddhist sites in all of Japan. Make sure to visit the Okunoin Tem...

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Sakurajima is an active composite volcano and a former island in Kagoshima Prefecture in Kyushu, Japan. The lava flows of the 1914 eruption connected it with th...

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Stunning View Gujou-hachiman Castle, Gifu, Japan photo by stock...

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A volcanic eruption has raised a new island, according to earthquake experts and the Japanese coast guard. It is just off the coast of Nishinoshima, a small, un...

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Furisode are the most formal style of kimono worn by young unmarried women in Japan. The furisode is made of very fine, brightly colored silk, and is commonly r...

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Takoyaki is a ball-shaped Japanese snack made of a wheat flour-based batter and cooked in a special molded pan. It is typically filled with minced or diced octo...

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🎌Kitano Tenmangu Shrine is one of the most important of several hundred shrines across Japan that are dedicated to Sugawara Michizane, a scholar and politician...

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🎌Sukiyaki is a Japanese dish that is prepared and served in the nabemono (Japanese hot pot) style. It consists of meat (usually thinly sliced beef) which is sl...

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🎌Hideaki Kawashima has developed a distinctive representational style characterized by exaggerated proportions, androgynous and sensuous figures, and monochrom...

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Winter in Japan photo by stock...

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Tokyo Skytree is a broadcasting, restaurant, and observation tower in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan. It became the tallest structure in Japan in 2010 and reached its ful...

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Kinkaku-ji or the Temple of the Golden Pavilion is the most popular tourist attraction in Japan and Kyoto. The pavilion was originally built as a retirement vil...

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Manju is a popular traditional Japanese confection. There are many varieties of manjū, but most have an outside made from flour, rice powder and buckwheat and a...

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Doya Rice Terraces in Kyushu, Japan Incredible view photo by stock...

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🎌Japanese architects are quite famous for their exploration of the existenzminimum. Atelier Tekuto’s super-narrow Lucky Drops house in Tokyo continues that tre...

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Shiruko is Red bean soup or porridge refers to various traditional East Asian soups or porridge made with azuki beans. 6.jpg)...

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🎌In Japan, Christmas in known as more of a time to spread happiness rather than a religious celebration. Christmas Eve is often celebrated more than Christmas ...

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Mt. Shiude, Mitoyo, Kagawa, Japan Standing there, you realize that a multitude of islands reside in the Seto Inland Sea… And, recognize the profound beauty of t...