or a summer kimono. You will see masses of people eating shaved ice-cream in the hot, humid weather. Not only are there winter and spring festivals, but there are summer festivals as well. Some festivals that occur during this season are: Sendai Tanabata Matsuri, O-bon, Hakata Gion Yamakasa Festival, Nebuta Festival and the Dai-Chochin Matsuri. To begin with, the Hakata Gion Yamakasa Festival is held in Fukuoka from July 1st to the 15th. This festival is known for the large floats carried by men
Japanese, Astroarts has a fantastic Japanese astronomy page with a wealth of astronomical information and useful links. Please bear with me as I continue to learn new things. In this essay, I will explore the stories of Orihime, Kengyuu, and Tanabata. Tanabata is a Japanese festival based on the legend of Orihime and Kengyuu. This story uses the stars of Vega and Altair as its main characters. The Japanese refer to Vega as Orihime Boshii, which means "weaving princess star," and Altair as Kengyuu
had a friend named Campanella who was the only person that was nice to him. Campanella was one of the popular kids, and he was talking a girl that Giovanni liked, which made him jealous. One day, Campanella invites Giovanni to the Tanabata Festival after school. The Tanabata Festival, also known as the Star Festival, is a Japanese festival that celebrates the meeting of Orihime and Hikoboshi, two lovers that are only allowed to meet once a year. These represented by stars in the seventh lunar month
The City of Hobsons Bay and The city of Wyndham have strong multicultural roots and residents from all around the world. Some people may not know this, but both Hobson bay and Wyndham have sister cities from japan. These cities are known as Anjo and Chiryu and they have a very different culture from our own. Anjo and Chiryu are both cities located in the area know as the Aichi prefecture , the capital of which is called Nagoya. The city of Anjo The city of Anjo is located 30 kilometres from the
Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons (四季花鳥図屏風) depicts white-naped cranes, a red-crowned crane with its young, a pair of ducks, and various small birds alongside seasonal vegetation in the four seasons. The medium is a pair of six panel folding screens, using ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper, dated at mid 16th century. Image is 63 1/4 x 142 in. (160.7 x 360.7 cm) and overall is 69 3/8 x 148 1/2 in. (176.2 x 377.2 cm). The met museum description of the art states that this artwork celebrates
dance practice with her friends in a senior center. Even though she a very old woman she still travels around Japan to hold dance performances in various location her biggest show was in the Hokkaido region where they were the main performers for a Tanabata festival. I asked her how she wanted to remember and she replied without hesitation “Very heartwarming and fun grandmother.” Mei. The span of the interview was three hours in total and I was a very emotion interview my; left and her. I thanked her
(535-539). After this, is the Asuka era which was the time Buddhism was introduced to Japan. The Sun clan gains rule as the dynasty and move to their home... ... middle of paper ... ...statues and monuments are built and set up for seven days. The Tanabata Festival, or the Star Festival, is widely known and very popular. Sagi-Mai is the white heron dance and is a very old and religious ritual and festival. Hakata Gion Yamakasa, is the annual summer festival of Japan. The annual Fall festival is Karatsu
Cultural Differences in The Regions of Japan Japan is a country made from four major islands. Though its area is small, each region has different tastes. The country has the population of 123.6 millions according to the 1990 census, or 2.5 % of the world total, and it is the seventh most populated nation according to The Cambridge Encyclopaedia of Japan.(5, p.25). Japanese political and economical world power has been one of the success stories of the twentieth century. Though small in geographic