For a while, he and his wife were unable to bear any children, but when he was 23 years old, they had a boy (Ichigen) and in addition, they adopted a boy (Sounyu) from Kariganeya Sanemon. After that, they had a daughter, Otsu (Myotsu), who later became Sounyu’s wife. ...
The Mongolian seemed to be doing what he need to (keeping his ass waaaaay back and out of reach), but when he couldn't resist an obvious deep morozashi he dove into the abyss, and the Big Boy was able to grab an outer left and that was all he needed. Yams spun, throwing the ...
According to legend, as a boy the famous warrior Minamoto no Yoshitsune 源義経 (1159-89) trained in magical swordsmanship with the tengu king Soujoubou 僧正坊 near Kuramadera 鞍馬寺 in the mountains north of Kyoto (see photo below). Tengu frequently are shown in pictures concerning the ...
While her resume includes writer, editor, voiceover artist, customer service specialist, with roles in finance and tech, her focus these days is on advising donors at a tech company in the charitable space. That said, her true passions remain with languages, writing, education, and forging mea...
In a twist, I am starting to see Enso used more and more by Chinese Buddhists. Here is the typical appearance of Enso artwork by Japanese calligrapher Kougetsu. Enso is not a Japanese Kanji character. It falls more into the category of a symbol. There is some debate, but many consider ...
reason [iyu / riyu] Leon says: September 28, 2016 at 9:40 am Well there you go, I’ve added the Chinese variation on this – Basically some Japanese and Korean sounds like heavily accented Chinese to me. eg: t for d (swap japanese syllabols starting with t with “d” sounds an...
Kappa kind of look cute with his little boy features also known as kawatarō (川太郎, “river-boy”) typically depicted as green, human-like beings with webbed hands and feet and turtle like shell on their their backs. On its head is a dish (sara), the source of his power which ...
I am no literary critic, and I read simply for my own enjoyment, so please don’t expect any deep philosophical insights into an author and his style. The list below is ordered alphabetically by author, starting out with Japanese literature. Afterwards is a short list of mostly nonfiction ...
New friends help; she grows a garden with her neighbor and develops a tender relationship with a Mohave boy. She learns from him that the camp is on land taken from the Mohave reservation and finds that the tribe’s plight parallels that of the incarcerated Japanese Americans. Kadohata brings...
Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi is an North American animated fantasy comedy television series created by Sam Register for Cartoon Network. It aired on TV on November 19, 2004 to June 27, 2006 with a total of three seasons, and thirty four episodes, leaving five epi