Of all the things to love about Little Tokyo, downtownL.A.'s hub of Japanese culture, the most remarkable may be that it even exists. Established in the 1880s as a way forissei, or Japanese immigrants, to hold onto their culture in a new land, the neighborhood offered a safe, famili...
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It was once the capital of Japan as witnessed by its many temples and artwork dating back to the 8th century. • Osaka. Known as the port city, it has the best modern architecture, nightlife, and tasty foods. Does Japanese Like Foreigners? Japan is one of the safest countries in the...
Suddenly, Stevie finds herself in a life she doesn’t quite understand, one where she’s estranged from her parents, drifting away from her friends, lying about the hours she works, dating a boy she can’t remember crushing on, and headed towards a future that isn’t at all what her ...
The Midwest Buddhist Temple is honored by its long relationship with The Waza from Japan. The Waza is a federation of Japanese artisans dedicated to the continuation of traditional crafts handed down generation by generation dating back to Japan’s Edo period 300 years ago. Using ancient techniques...
• Shrines. There are many shrines in Japan. In fact, each city has several shrines dating hundreds of years. Except for Kyoto, other cities don’t charge you to visit the sites. • Public market places. Japan is filled with public market places with so many goodies. If you enjoy sh...
"And there's no real pickup or bar-dating culture, so it takes a lot of proactive energy and confidence to put yourself out there." Confidence was never a problem for Shimiken. Born Ken Shimizu in 1979 in a small village hours outside Tokyo, he is squarely in the generation that ...
SHIJIAZHUANG, May 10 (Xinhua) -- A tomb dating back more than 1,400 years has been found in north China's Hebei Province. China's trade with Belt & Road countries hit 20 tln yuan China's trade with Belt and Road countries reached about 20 trillion yuan (2.9 trillion U.S. dollars) ...
she has been incorporating the Japanese ghost folklore and mythology of her culture into what she describes as "pillars of inspiration"; tall, bold, creative women, often self-portraits, that represent the well rounded woman Inagaki aspires to be. Previouslyfeatured on our blog, she likens the...
Among many honors, Morishige received the Order of Culture from the Emperor of Japan in 1991. Hisaya Morishige died of natural causes at a hospital in Tokyo at 8:16 A.M. on November 10, 2009, at the age of 96. Birthplace: Hirakata, Japan Akiko Yano Age: 69 Akiko Yano (矢...