Japan has various seasonal events throughout the year. We wish you all the best for this year! #ndldigital #ChildrensBooks https://t.co/pAJgCluQEo https://t.co/FznSos1Tcr
#Hokusai, master of #ukiyoe, had a strong enthusiasm for depicting #MtFuji. Enjoy his magnificent techniques from One Hundred Views of Mt. Fuji at the #ndldigital. https://t.co/WM9X7dgVsX https://t.co/tN7vWDm3XI
Children in the Edo period studied at small elementary schools called terakoya. Here is a picture where pupils are comparing their skills in calligraphy. https://t.co/ZyYPtARcAC https://t.co/TB06i3F7GE
In the Edo period, #JapaneseGardening evolved in a unique way. Check out these beautiful pictures. #ndldigital https://t.co/DonP5kBDai https://t.co/aqwz6kNo3N
A picture book by #ukiyoe artist KITAO Masayoshi, which featured combinations of imported birds and Japanese flowers and trees. He made extensive use of techniques such as tonal shading and wiping to blur the background. #ndldigital https://t.co/MKutENZJgG https://t.co/ki2vX1EaXr
Wonderful to see "How to Interpret Historical Terms of Medieval Japanese History in Foreign Languages" by Xiaolong Huang is out! I had the pleasure of working with her for a @HistWorkshop session at U Tokyo on translating/interpreting #medieval docs.
Have you sewed something recently? Hari Kuyo is a ceremony peculiar to Japan where people give thanks to their old or broken sewing needles. #HariKuyo https://t.co/CN8nMc9AaH https://t.co/7gPmEbX8uP
@_niten @AllanRicharz @AmbroiseVelvet You're both correct. Japan signed treaties (known collectively as 安政五カ国条約) with those five powers, ending her seclusion, but four (英米仏蘭) renegotiated theirs after waging 下関戦争 together and the revised agreement (改税約書) was signed in 1866:
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Gotenyama was a popular place to view the cherry blossoms in spring,
commanding a fine view of Tokyo Bay. #ndldigital
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Hikaru Genji is the main character of Genji monogatari, a full-length novel written by MURASAKI Shikibu in the early 11th century during the Heian period. He may be said to be the most famous fictional handsome man in Japan. #ndldigital
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