A Slice of the Sword Life
Shiga’s small town of Gokasho is famed for offering visitors a snap shot back in time to when wealthy merchants inhabited the area. Yet among the museums and...
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Tonda Puppetry Troupe
English 日本語 Tonda Puppet Troupe (冨田人形共遊団 Tonda ningyō kyōyūdan) is a locally famous Nagahama area group that has been doing traditional bunraku performances and puppetry workshops for almost...
The Circle of Rice
Last weekend, Belinda and I embarked on a day of rice-centric events in one of the key rice-producing regions of the ricey-est(?) nation on Earth! From planting ceremonies...
Buddhist Altar Craft on Hikone’s Nanamagari Street
Japanese translation below. Last Monday was a national holiday in Japan (Health and Sports Day), which also coincided with the third annual festival for a 300-year-old local tradition...