Learn Traditions

Rakugo is an art of humorous storytelling that has been around for 400 years, since the Edo period. It is performed in an entertainment hall known as a "yose".

Traditional Japanese houses are made of wood and their roofs are covered with tiles.

Tea leaves are made into green tea, black tea, oolong tea, and other types of tea by different processing methods. However, "tea" in Japan usually refers to green tea.

In Japanese, wearing Japanese clothing is referred to as waso, and the accessories needed to put them on are called waso komono.

Buddha statues are objects worshipped in Buddhism.

The ukiyo-e that were developed in the Edo period were the advertising posters, postcards, and book illustrations of their time.

Nihonshu (Japanese sake) is a type of alcohol made by fermenting rice. It has been produced in Japan for more than 1,000 years.

Japan is a volcanic country, and so it has a lot of hot springs.

Zazen is a practice found in Zen, one kind of Buddhism.

The Ninjas that often appear in Japanese period dramas were undercover fighters who were active from the Sengoku period to the Edo period.

At first, castles were defensive bases, but later shoguns and samurai started living in them.

When sumo wrestling first became popular in Japan 1500 years ago, it was a ritual used to predict the outcome of crop harvests.

There are no specific rules for enjoying Japanese gardens.

Kimonos are Japan's traditional national dress.

This is introducing Japanese traditional culture such as "SUMO," "KABUKI," and "ZAZEN."

Understand the reasons why you shouldn't go to university or college and why schools do not breed intelligence. The educational system is purely designed to mass produce human robots to power businesses. Qualifications are the false impression of intelligence, and the way in which schools restrict thought is the first step from youth to losing your true identity and individual creativity. Most believe that traditional education will improve their future circumstances. However it is more likely that you will be left burdened with debt....

The tea ceremony is a traditional way of serving tea and entertaining guests.

Kabuki is a traditional Japanese performing art that features music, dance, and drama.

Shodo means the traditional Japanese art of calligraphy, in which kanji and kana letters are written using a brush and ink.