Japanese names are noted with kanji characters, which often can be read in several different ways. In addition, since there are thousands of kanji to choose from, even the same name can usually be written using many different kanji combinations. There is also a trend to use only one kanji ...
From that point onward, he devoted himself to celadon, showing activity such as receiving prizes, starting with the Encouragement Award in the Japan Traditional Kogei Exhibition in 1977, then the Prime Minister Award in the First Western Japan Ceramic Exhibition in 1981, the Japan Ceramics Society...
Japan uses a seven-day week, aligned with the Western calendar. The seven-day week, with names for the days corresponding to the Latin system, was brought to Japan around AD 800 with the Buddhist calendar. The system was used for astrological purposes and little else until 1876. Much like...
So ingrained have these feuds become in the culture that people are already starting to refer to it by name - the honorable house strife, or O-Ie Sodo. They are quite taken with the excitement of these events, due to the political and physical conflict involved. Now, it appears the heir...
There's still a great chance that the conclusion to this basho could actually top the events from a year ago. For what more could sumo fans ask? Qoghusun as they say in Mongolian, so let's get right to the bouts starting with our leader. Yokozuna Asashoryu and Ozeki Chiyotaikai are ...
Starting with Kōkei, Unkei’s Father Data fromSculpture of the Kamakura Period(ISBN 0-8348-1017-4) Also from日本史小百科 ・彫刻 ・久野健編 ・近藤出版社刊 Kōkei 康慶 (Kokei) Unkei Nara Busshi Seven Great Nara-Era Temples Seichō ...
Hogen法眼 (Hōgen). Literally “Seal of the Law.” The second highest rank awarded to Buddhist sculptors. Starting around the 11th century, the Japanese imperial court began awarding Buddhist sculptors with ranks and titles that were formerly reserved only for Buddhist monks. By the 15th century,...
For the ships given to the Japanese Navy by the local Shogun, the original names were retained. Two names were usually given to the Emperor, and the Emperor chose the one that appealed to him more. Starting on 23 Mar 1867, the task of naming torpedo boats was entrusted to the Minister ...
“honoring hermes on fourth day of the month” — One tidbit about Hermes is that he was born in the tenth month of the lunar year (starting with the first new moon after the summer solstice, so sometime in April) on the fourth day of the lunar month (four-ish days after the New ...
"celestial" and is translated as "heavenly being" or "celestial being." After reading this page, one obvious conclusion is that it seems possible "to begin with any starting point: no matter where one decides to start, one always arrives at the same results." <quoted from Iyanaga Nobumi...