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Kimono
This is the traditional clothes of Japan.
"kimono" is the meaning of the clothing.
Until Japan exchanged about 100 years before with the culture of the Western countries, all clothes of the Japanese were to do the kimono being.
Now, the young woman puts on in case of the special event of the New Year, the wedding, the coming-of-age ceremony.
Still, there is a person who spends the daily life in the kimono, too.
The kimono of the picture on the left is "FURI-SODE" and is the one which the unmarried woman puts on. "FURI" is to swing. "SODE" is the sleeve.
The brilliant color is liked. |
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Japanese sandals
This is the footwear when putting on the kimono. In Japanese, it is called "ZOU-RI".
"ZOU" is the grass. "RI" is the footwear.
The zouri is made with the way of covering the cloth to the body of the tree.
The people put in the string with the finger of the leg, and make it not fall and walk.
The string is called "HANAO". It is the clog thong.
It is by the common sense that it wears the zouri when putting on the kimono.
The zouri is the footwear of the woman mainly. |
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Wooden clogs
This is the footwear which was used until the shoes in the Western countries were introduced.
In Japanese, it is called "GETA". "GE" is the bottom and "TA" is the footwear.
The back (the part which hits the ground) of the geta becomes two pieces of the square lumber. It is convenient to walk at the mud after the rain.
Now, there is not a too much wearing person. |
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Wind-bell
The wind bell makes the people the cool feelings in the clear sound of the glass. The sultry heat in the summer is eased.
In Japanese, it is called "FUU-RIN". "FUU" is the wind and "RIN" is the bell.
The circular part is made with the glass and the glass stick is hung on the center with the thread.
The paper is put under the glass stick. When it blows, the paper shakes and the glass stick hits the glass in the neighborhood. Then, it makes a clear sound.
The people hear the sound and feel cool.
There is one of the iron, too, instead of the glass. A cool sound comes out in the kind of the iron.
At present, the air conditioner is often used and the wind bell isn't too much used. |
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Round fan
This is the implement which generates the wind.
In Japanese, it is called "UCHI-WA". "UCHI" is the circle and "WA" is fan.
The uchiwa is the one to have pasted the paper to the body which spared the bamboo.
Recently, the plastic is used instead of the bamboo.
It is possible to use easily because it is light.
The uchiwa is used still, too. |
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Invitation cat
This is the ornament which is put for a lot of visitors to come to the shop.
In Japanese, it is called "MANEKI-NEKO". "MANEKI" is to call in and "NEKO" is the cat.
It is the money in the past that the cat has with the right hand. It is called "KOBAN" and the real thing is made with the gold.
The Japanese make the palm of the hand the bottom when they call the person. The American makes the palm of the hand the top when they call the person. It is the cultural difference.
This ornament is used at present, too. |
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Dharuma
This is the ornament which modeled the great priest in Japan in the past.
In Japan, it is called "DHARUMA". It is the name of the priest.
For many years, with the going about asking for alms of the Zen meditation, the hand and the leg of the priest passed away.
The tail of the dharuma puts the sinker and it finishes waking up even if it falls. It shows not to collapse.
The eyes of dharuma of the new article are doing the white.
The people paint the eyes of the one blackly when doing the wish. The people paint the eyes of the one blackly already when the wish is realized.
This ornament is used at present, too. |
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Oxcart
This is the vehicle which was used when the noble moved about 1000 years before.
In Japan, it is called "GI-SSYA". "GI" is the ox and "SYA" is the car.
It makes the ox pull and it moves slowly.
The wheel is made with the tree. Because there is not a cushion, the ride feeling is bad, I think.
At present, this vehicle can be seen only by the traditional festival. |
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Jinricksha
This is the vehicle which was used about 50-100 years before from now.
In Japan, it is called "JIN-RIKI-SHA". "JIN" is the person, "RIKI" is the power and "SHA" is the car.
For the name to show, the person pulls and carries the visitor.
Now, this car can be seen in the tourist resort and so on. At present, it isn't used for the general vehicle. |
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House in the snowy country
In Japan, a lot of snows fall in the mountain area in the winter.
When the snow piles up at the roof at the house, the house has crushed at the weight of the snow. Therefore, the roof becomes steep.
When a lot of snows fall, the 1st floor is buried in the snow and the 2nd floor becomes the entrance.
In Japan, the house is called "YIE".
Now, the house with such construction is only the part in the snowy country. |
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Castle
This is the castle which was made in the age of civil war before the hundreds year.
In Japan, it is called "SIRO". The name of the castle is called "xxx-JYOU".
The war in the times used the sword, the spear, the bow as the arms. The castle is robustly made to those arms.
The form is very beautiful too.
The castle in the past is in each place at present, too.
There was "EDO-JYOU" in Tokyo, too, but at present, there is not it.
The photograph on the left is "TURUGA-JYOU" which is in the Aizu-wakamatsu city in the Fukushima prefecture.
You can see the wonderful castle in the past now, too. |
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