@tkasasagi Happy happy day today!
What am I doing wrong here – I'd like to have characters recognized:
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@tkasasagi Happy happy day today!
What am I doing wrong here – I'd like to have characters recognized:
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Do you know a Japanese folk tale of an old man who made withered trees blossom? You can read the whole story in English at the National Diet Library Digital collections. #ndldigital https://t.co/AiDduAB0mP https://t.co/g1uIpNoME4
Find your favorite #ChildrensBook at the NDL Digital Collections! You can enjoy a wonderful picnic like in this book. #ndldigital
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There were many #sugoroku (Japanese board games) created during the Edo period that featured social customs. Read this article: Sugoroku Board Games from the Edo Period (Part 3. Social Customs). #ndldigital
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#Omochae (toy pictures) are #ukiyoe prints designed for children to learn about daily life while playing. Here are some examples of toy pictures that depict collections of the same types of things. #ndldigital
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It is believed that gods and spirits dwell in old objects that are over 100 years old, and these are called tsukumogami. This scene depicts old tools that have become #yokai because of resentment over being thrown away. #ndldigital
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2023 is the year of the #Rabbit. This is an ukiyoe series by #UtagawaKuniyoshi associated with the twelve signs of the Chinese zodiac. #ndldigital
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Why and how did an old Confucian scholar who was ordered to transfer to Edo obtain permission to take his wife with him? Read this article: https://t.co/xmIz09i1xA https://t.co/PIb8q7wqKw
At the end of the year, the sound of pounding rice cake was heard every day in the streets of Edo. The embraced child is holding Mochibana (rice cake flowers) which is a Japanese New Year's decoration. #kunisada #toyokuni3 #nishikie #ndldigital https://t.co/0IMITuELhF https://t.co/CMIia1TVlX
#Hiroshige depicted the #toshinoichi market, held at Sensoji Temple in Asakusa in December. The stores along #Nakamise Street are selling goods for the new year, and are crowded with many people. #ndldigital https://t.co/uF7SStxcb5 https://t.co/uW1Iug4wvx
An example of censorship of depictions of the imperial system: an explanation of the Meiji Constitution in a school textbook was questioned.
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"Dawn snow at Nihonbashi Bridge" by Utagawa Hiroshige. The climate of the Edo period was generally colder than now as it was during the Little Ice Age. Many ukiyoe artists depicted snowy scenes. https://t.co/3Aq8IojGUq https://t.co/l7gOPtRNdm
In the article "Edo period cookbooks―Food that is fun to read about and good to eat," we tell you about the wide variety of cuisine that Edo townsfolk loved to read about. #ndldigital https://t.co/ZUYF3zkAKl https://t.co/Fv2FkcUH2F
Kawabiraki, a seasonal event of summer, was one of the most exciting event for people in the Edo period. Ryogoku kawabiraki was also famous for its beautiful fireworks, known as the Sumidagawa Fireworks today. #ndldigital
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Manuscript of Senchu-fu (lit. Thousand insects picture book). The original work was written up by Kurimoto Tanshu, and manuscripts were made one after another. Some of the creatures listed in the book are not classified as insects today. https://t.co/UTsFJZuVcI https://t.co/H0iOuPVUCr
These images are of Yosa Buson's transcription of Matsuo Bashō’s Oku no Hosomichi. Matsuo started writing a travel diary in 1689 and finished in 1694. Buson transcribed Matsuo’s text and added his own illustrations. Replica, in 2 vols. #ndldigital https://t.co/wF9jckI4BV https://t.co/yROoiwcqfD
This letter was sent in 1896 to the Minister of Foreign Affairs by HARA Takashi (1856–1921), a newly appointed diplomatic envoy. In this letter, Hara (later the Prime Minister) provides us a glimpse of his approach to gathering and analyzing information. https://t.co/vmS8lf11uQ https://t.co/BqyqMCn0iO
Picture book on the history of the Meiji period. From the restoration of imperial rule (Taisei Hokan) at Edo Castle to the construction of Meiji Shrine. Published in 1923. #ndldigital https://t.co/s5F2FQDlgI https://t.co/zbDgN4MqiY
Kobayashi Kiyochika depicted Daimaru Gofukuten (a kimono store) in Odenmacho, Tokyo, in 1881, which is now known as Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Store. https://t.co/NtN2UxoMHt https://t.co/m1tgZVa9PU
Read this article to learn about a fabulous magazine which introduced Japanese art to Western countries in the late 19th century: "ARTISTIC JAPAN―A magazine from western Europe on Japanese art" https://t.co/lycY6UKdhG https://t.co/ZUwkdkpdQ6
The first #baseball instruction book in Japan, published in 1897. Who could have imagined that a century later, many Japanese baseball players would make a spectacular showing in the world? https://t.co/4CAk6hmAiu https://t.co/AhR8S9EaDl
Japanese people love "hanami" (cherry blossom viewing), not only during the daytime but also at night. "View in Yoshiwara, cherry" by INOUE Tankei (1864-1889) depicted people enjoying hanami. Published in 1888. https://t.co/3kgePjaxWP https://t.co/0w0kUM2rlC
"Narumikata―The beauty of ancient design" introduces a collection of old Japanese designs from a wide variety of sources including treasures of Horyu-ji Temple and Shosoin, dyeing and weaving works, crafts and buildings. #ndldigital https://t.co/ZkVzNMvcW0 https://t.co/Gs1dEtiZTM
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/CN8nMcrJoP https://t.co/Fwjwi71kyc
An notable work of nishiki-e by Utagawa Toyokuni III, in which the Shichifukujin (seven lucky gods) are building a large structure in the shape of the Chinese character 壽, which stands for felicitations: #ndldigital https://t.co/FFsGwWJlUS https://t.co/8U5cUmXJGo
This picture-story show, published in 1942 during #WW2, is to teach women to bear more healthy children for the sake of victory in the war. Those days there were more than 300,000 miscarriages and stillbirths per year in Japan. #ndldigital https://t.co/8g654ubnFp https://t.co/1wmgCzQHkW
When Japanese Japanologists begin to write their articles in English: Why is
“internationalization” of literary studies necessary and how will it be made possible?
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#YoshuChikanobu created a sugoroku, or Japanese board game, with the motif of Chiarini's circus in 1886. #nishikie #ndldigital https://t.co/z3XewBwjpG https://t.co/a51UGthfiW
Some magazines have deteriorated and may be torn just by touching them. What are library staff doing to make them readable in a hundred years?
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#Hokusai, a master of #ukiyoe, wrote textbooks for beginning students of dance. Let's practice Japanese dancing at home! #ndldigital https://t.co/ZjrhIIfNDl https://t.co/BaAkgMNuf0
Have you ever eaten #Washoku, traditional Japanese cuisine? #Hiroshige depicted #ukiyoe of delicious seafood which is essential for Washoku! #ndldigital https://t.co/2xwkGwTBQH https://t.co/D0LKtJ4LHV
Do you know the Japanese traditional custom on winter solstice called Yuzuyu? People take a bath with Yuzu (a kind of citrus) for good health. It comes from a play on words, Toji (冬至: the winter solstice) and Toji (湯治: hot-spring cure) . #ndldigital https://t.co/44KWsEc0jG https://t.co/znQytiCkcq
These old #ChildrensBooks with lovely illustrations are available at NDL Digital collections. Find your favorite ones and have a good time reading with your family! #ndldigital https://t.co/bFEHMLUDkt https://t.co/t6SKeW9XKf
Botanical encyclopedia "Honzouzufu" (本草図譜: 1828) from Edo period, total 96 volumes are online. The book set contains over 2000 types of plants. Only vol. 5 to 10 were sold regularly. Other volumes were printed-on-demand type so they are very rare.
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