Tag Archives: culture

Fun Link Friday: Cats Wearing Kimono

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Paula

As the internet has probably informed you all, now that we’ve passed through our phase of cats wearing melon hats and sitting in bowls, there is a trend now of dressing up cats in kimono. One can’t forget, of course, … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Visiting Asst Prof, Japanese, Centre College

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Travis

Institution: Centre College Location: Danville, Kentucky, United States Position: Visiting Assistant Professor of Japanese Centre College invites applications for a two-year visiting assistant professor of Japanese beginning in August, 2015. The successful candidate will hold a PhD or be ABD … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Kuniyoshi Project’s cat prints

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Paula

The Kuniyoshi Project is a website dedicated to the prints of early modern ukiyo-artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川国芳). Although the website maintains a simple design, there must be hundreds of fantastic prints available to view, along with descriptions of their content … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Folk Legends from Tono: Japan’s Spirits, Deities, and Phantastic Creatures

Posted on June 21, 2015 by Paula

Legends Collected by Yanagita Kunio & Sasaki Kizen Translated and Edited by Ronald A. Morse Illustrated by Marjorie C. Leggitt Paperback: 176 pages Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (June 5, 2015) ISBN-10: 144224822X ISBN-13: 978-1442248229 BOOK BACKGROUND INFORMATION It is … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Use Sushi Covers to Make Your Suitcase Stand Out!

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Travis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5r7pRd1rW8 Ever accidentally grab the wrong suitcase at the Baggage Claim, or have someone else grab yours? Well, worry no more, because now you can turn your luggage into kaiten zushi. Isn’t that wonderful? New and available from PARCO for … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: A Cultural History of Translation in Early Modern Japan

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Paula

The translation of texts has played a formative role in Japan’s history of cultural exchange as well as the development of literature, and indigenous legal and religious systems. This is the first book of its kind, however, to offer a … Continue reading →

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Resource: Brower Fund Collection of karuta cards

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Paula

A quickie digital resource for you all today! In case you’re crazy about playing the karuta card game or just the Hyakunin isshū poetry compositions, you might be interested in these public-use images from the University of Michigan’s Brower Fund … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Spinning tops

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Paula

As many long-time followers know, a colleague and I have been working on a digital archive related to 江戸独楽 (Edo goma), or Edo-style spinning tops. Hand-crafted tops are thought to have a history in Japan dating back to at least the … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Japanese Life in Lego

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Paula

Last week we featured a Fun Link Friday of Suntory Whisky’s advertising through manufacturing high-tech 3-D ice cubes of fantastic things like the Golden Pavilion or Godzilla, but sometimes you need to appreciate the low-tech options, too. 🙂 At the … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Japan’s Cherry Blossoms in Years Gone By

Posted on March 27, 2015 by LM

Have the sakura bloomed where you are yet? Whether you’re still waiting on them or they’ve come and gone, check out this retrospective from The Wall Street Journal of cherry blossom and hanami photos from 1955 on.

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