Books on which films are based and novelizations of films have always been popular and lined in the shelves of bookstores. Read this article “Movies left on paper: Novelization of serial action films during the Taisho era” https://t.co/6KOyBdDNhs https://t.co/zGjM5BmPvN
A Chinese folk story has it that Vega and Altair, who love each other, can meet once a year across the Milky Way. In Japan, this is celebrated as the #Tanabata Festival. https://t.co/7gxdDLFpti https://t.co/QqoWn0vcrO
Hot air balloons, steamships and electricity must have been a big surprise for Japanese youngsters at the beginning of the Meiji era. This book, published in 1869, is an abstract translation of the Boy's Playbook of Science (London, 1860).
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#Shiohigari is an event to collect shellfish on shallow sandy beaches. It has a long history and it is often depicted in older paintings and #ukiyoe (woodblock prints). #ndldigital https://t.co/nQsjCqfZz9 https://t.co/m6Wywa2yaq
Early summer is the season to pick fresh tea leaves in Japan!
Here is a #nishikie depicting #TeaPicking in #Uji, #Kyoto. Learn more about famous products around Japan in Meiji era at https://t.co/ba5amv0AE8 #ndldigital https://t.co/0QwMRF8hfA