日本の文化・アート・歴史– category –
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Japanese Culture / Art
Let’s learn about the Gion Festival in Japanese! / 祇園祭を英語で説明してみよう ~日本文化紹介シリーズ~
The Gion Festival has a history of more than 1,000 years and is a month-long festival of Yasaka Shrine, with a wide variety of festivities taking place from July 1 to July 31. 祇園祭は千年以上の歴史を持ち、7月1日から7月31日まで、1... -
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Let’s learn about the types and characteristics of pottery used in tea ceremony utensils in Japanese! / 茶道具に使われる焼き物の種類と特徴について、英語で学んでみよう
Mino ware is a ceramic ware produced mainly in Gifu Prefecture. 美濃焼は、岐阜県を中心に焼かれている陶器です。 It has been fired in Gifu Prefecture since the 15th century. それは、15世紀から岐阜県で焼かれています。 Gifu Prefecture was or... -
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Let’s learn Japanese along with the flower arrangement! / 華道の成り立ちや型、流派について、英語で学んでみよう ~日本文化紹介シリーズ~
Regarding the history of flower arrangement, it is generally believed that flower offerings to Buddha originated with the arrival of Buddhism in the 6th century, but in fact it has a much older history. 華道の歴史については、一般的には、... -
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Let’s learn Japanese together with Japanese architectural styles, Tatami and Shoji! / 畳と障子の魅力と特徴を、英語で学んでみよう ~日本文化紹介シリーズ~
Tatami is a material best suited to Japan's climate and weather. 畳は、日本の気候や風土に最適な素材です。 suit to:ふさわしい Tatami was originally laid on wooden floors in the residences of aristocrats during the Heian period. 畳は元々... -
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Hakone yosegi marquetry ~Japan crafts series~/ 箱根寄木細工の魅力を英語で解説してみよう ~伝統工芸品シリーズ~
箱根寄木細工は、神奈川県の箱根町でつくられている工芸品です。 Hakone marquetry is a craft made in Hakone-cho, Kanagawa Prefecture. marquetry:寄木細工 箱根町の山に生えている豊富な種類の木々のある地域だからこそ、彩りのある寄木細工が発展し... -
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Learn the basics of the tea ceremony along with the Japanese language. / 茶道の基本を英語で学ぼう ~日本文化紹介シリーズ~
茶道の基本を、日本語と共に学びましょう。 Learn the basics of the tea ceremony along with the Japanese language. まず、お抹茶には、二種類あります。濃茶と薄茶です。最初に私たちは薄茶の点前のお稽古をし、そのあと、濃茶の点前のお稽古に移りま... -
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Let’s learn Japanese along with Japanese garden! / 日本庭園について、英語で解説してみよう ~日本文化紹介シリーズ~
Buddhism, which had just arrived in Japan, did not have the concept of a garden. 日本に入ってきたばかりの仏教は、庭の概念を持っていませんでした。 However, when Buddhism came to Japan during the Asuka period, Taoism(道教), which also ha... -
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Bizen ware ~Japan crafts series~/ 備前焼の魅力を英語で解説してみよう ~伝統工芸品シリーズ~
Bizen ware(備前焼) is a type of Japanese pottery. 備前焼は、日本で焼かれている焼きものの一種です。 Bizen ware is fired in Okayama Prefecture. 備前焼は岡山県で焼かれています。 Bizen ware is said to have developed from a type of pottery ... -
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One of Japan’s most popular souvenir brands of fans, Hakuchikudo ~Japan crafts series~
Japan has a culture of folding fans.The folding fan was developed in the early Nara period (710-794). Fans in the Nara period were made of thin wooden boards stacked on top of each other and were called Hi-ougi(檜扇).At that time, fans... -
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Would you like to experience the rich life of burning incense? ~Shoeido, Japan crafts series~
Do you enjoy fragrance in your life? It is believed that incense was first used in Japan during the Asuka Period, around the time of the arrival of Buddhism.Along with various Buddhist rituals, incense was introduced from mainland China....