What is Shichi Go San

November 12, 2020 admin Japan's Tradition, Kimono

November 15 is a holiday called Shichi Go San in Japan. Shichi means 7, Go means 5, and San means 3. When a girl becomes 3 and 7, and a boy becomes 5 years old,

Bunka no Hi Goes Virtual

November 5, 2020 admin Japan's Tradition

November 3rd is a national holiday in Japan called Bunka no Hi (文化の日). It literally means Cultural Day in Japanese. Every year around this day, Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Washington (JCCCW) has held

Watch This Video While It’s Free – What is Mingei

October 8, 2020 admin Japan's Tradition

I have stumbled upon this old video on Vimeo. This was my first time listening to Bernard Leach talk (he would be 133 if he were alive). He is talking so passionately about handmade pottery.

I Miss Senses from Japan…

October 1, 2020 admin Japan's Tradition

About this time of the year in the last five years, I had been busy wearing kimono and serving tea for 4 consecutive days, for the Senses from Japan event. Twice a year, in the

Artist Victor Solomon Repaired Basketball Court with Kintsugi Technique

August 27, 2020 admin Japan's Tradition

Having read my blog post What is Kintsugi – Japanese Art of Broken Pottery, a friend of mine and a long-time tea ceremony practitioner Mr. John Dillon forwarded me this article. An artist Victor Solomon

What is Kintsugi- Japanese Art of Broken Pottery

August 6, 2020 admin Japan's Tradition

When I broke the lid of my favorite ceramic bowl a couple of years ago, I just couldn’t throw it away. “I should repair it with kintsugi!” So I bought a DYI kintsugi set at

Amazing Tatami Art

June 25, 2020 admin Japan's Tradition

According to Wikipedia, “tatami is a type of mat used as a flooring material in traditional Japanese-style rooms.” The surface of tatami is woven soft rush straw. Its fresh smell of straw, its soft/firm feeling…

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