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More than 600 species of fish and more than 1,000 species of mollusks are found in the seas that wash Japan. The fauna, which includes many endemic and vestigial species, is somewhat impoverished (and the forms smaller) because of Japan’s geographic isolation. Species that have adapted to ...
which typically displays wealth in Japan but here reflects the richness of the landscape. The Lower Pond is renowned for its zig-zag bridge, composed of eight planks, and as the home of enormous, vibrant koi fish. Japanese iris help frame the garden waterfall, Heavenly Falls. ...
Tanuki are also occasionally represented beating a wooden drum called the mokugyo 木魚 (fish gong), as in the drawing by Kawanabe Kyōsai (1831-1889) shown above. Buddhist monks (then & today) regularly use mokugyo during their recitations of mantra and sutra. “These representations of ...
Let me preface this with a confession:I started creating book-related content on a whim. One moment I was going through a stack of books I got from a sale, the next thing I knew, I was already thinking of a domain name for my book blog. Before I knew it, 12 long months had pass...
Thanks for the great article! In my kitchen the usukuchi gets used quite alot, even more than the koikuchi! Goodness me... anon. 30 December, 2011 - 15:27 Permalink Re: Basics: Japanese soy sauce - all you need to know (and ... ...
The commercial fish of the coastal waters include the Pacific herring, Pacific sardine, cod, flatfish, and the tuna. Crabs, shrimps, and oysters are caught commercially. Preserves. About 10 million hectares (ha), or more than one-fourth of the country, are protected to one degree or another...