I would like to invite you to a traditional and fun tea ceremony. Cherry blossoms indpired me to enjoy the best. I would like to share in joy of tea ceremony outside viewing cherry blossoms called nodate in Japanese. No means field,… Posted by Motoko Japanese Culture on Monday, April 13, 2015 Please watch videos …
Enjoy Nodate: open air tea ceremony under chrryblossoms! Read More »
I love flowers. Especially chrryblossoms. The petal is so delicate and very very pale pink. When it’s not fully bloomed the buds looks rich pink and gradually their color changed into lighter and liter pink. So beautiful. Posted by Motoko Japanese Culture on Monday, April 13, 2015 Aterthey fully bloomed, one wind blow ptetals away. …
Hanami: Cherry blossom viewing. Japanese traditional andbeautiful custom! Read More »
I started my Japanese blog in November, 2011. I am not so good at IT and you may thing Japan is a country of high tech and all Japanese people can use those technology as much as you think. I am so bad and I wanted to challenge writing blog.At that time I had no …
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Yesterday was March 3rd. I would like to share a video. I have never seen how Hina doll were made by skilled craftsmen in Japan. You will surprised to see how beautifully a doll is made and dressed in traditional kimono. This is the original video from NHK World. You can download. http://wapistan.info/videos/download/LuvcpetiRjM It may …
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Dear readers, Today is March 3rd. and for me Hinamatsuri, translated into Doll’s festival or Girls Day. It’s celebrated in Japan. Why not outside of Japan? BoysDay? yes, we will have in May. Post by Motoko Japanese Culture.
My favorite event (festival)! I woudl like to share with you and this year I woudl like to bring origami and flyer to the library where I teach Ikebana the art of arranging flowers class. Wishing for all girls and women happiness! Let’s make origami hinanigyo dolls! Post by Motoko Japanese Culture. Here’s bery intersting …
March 3rd is Hinamatsuri. Doll’s festival or Girls’ Day Read More »
I found that I should let more and more Japanese people know and try Ikebana/ Ikebana is the Japanese art of flower arranging with over 550 year history. I moved to the States and I would like to share in joy of Ikebana with people living here in the States. I thought of non Japanese …
I am writing e-book about Ikebana, the Japanese art of arranging flowers, and I found Read More »
Post by Motoko Japanese Culture.Constant dripping wears away the stone. The message I was moved was a woman who attended community college for 12 years and she is going to graduate this year. Amazing!!! She is a wife and mother and a student with a job. How she could keep learning, She introduced us a Chinese …
The most impressive message to me at Dallas Japanese Speech Contest 2015. 2.21 Read More »
Post by Motoko Japanese Culture. The biggest reason I am writing an ebook about Ikebana:the Japanese art of arranging flowers is to share joy and feeling I have experienced by doing Ikebana. To bring flowers’ beauty and lives to you. You will enjoy nature around you. You will know much more by experience. I have …
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This is a book for women who like Cosplay and you will see shops in Tokyo. You will love reading it! Fleeing almost walking in shops in Tokyo! The Author Mr. Hiroshi Satake wrote some more books about Tokyo and Japan guide in English. Go Amazon! Visit his facebook! http://goo.gl/HZQCaZ
