Archive for the ‘ arts, sports ’ Category

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  There are various after-school activities in Japan.

  In many Japanese high schools, students must join at least one after-school club. There are clubs for many act…
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  Tokyo will host the 2020 Summer Olympics.

  Tokyo will host the 32th Summer Olympics in 2020. The main concept of the event is to be “compact”, and most f…
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  What is “Rakugo” ? – It’s the art of comical storytelling -

  Rakugo is a one-person comedy show (like the stand-up comedy). It is a classical form of storytelling and is s…
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  Do you know “Kabuki” ? – It’s a colorful, dynamic theater -

  Kabuki is a form of classical Japanese theater. It is a spectacle of action, song, and dance. It uses many tri…
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  【Movie】Do you know “Sumo” ? — It’s the national sport of Japan –

  Sumo is a match between two sumo wrestlers. It is the national sport of Japan. The present style of sumo wrest…
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  The Tea Ceremony -participating installation art-

  The Japanese tea ceremony is a ritual of preparing and enjoying tea. In a tea ceremony, the guests go into a t…
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  futsal is very popular in Japan.

  I played futsal with my co-worker today. It was so cold but I sweated all over because futsal is a sport that …
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  What is “Nō play” ? – expressing the philosophical world -

  Nō is a performance that combines a song called utai, a dance performance, and ohayashi (music accompaniment),…
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  What is geisha ? – Japanese traditional female entertainer-

  Geisha are women who entertain guests at a banquet by serving them sake (drink), performing with song, shamise…
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  What is Washi ? -Japanese paper-

  Washi is the special paper of Japan, and compared to Western paper, each fiber is long. For this reason, it is…