Mifune Matsuri, held every May, originated from the old tradition when the emperors in the old days were entertained on the boats moving along the Oi River in Arashiyama.
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月別アーカイブ: 2014年10月
Osechi Ryouri
Osechi Ryouri is the food we eat during the New Year holidays in Japan.
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Koinobori
Koinobori is a tubular streamer shaped like a carp, hung together with similar streamers on a pole for the Boy’s Festival. Families with little boys put them out to wish for a healthy and successful life.
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Origami Part 2
Origami is the traditional Japanese art of making animals or life objects by folding square pieces of paper.
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Kyoto Sweets.
The main characteristic of Kyoto sweets is their design, which expresses the sense of seasons.
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