❓ Frequently Asked
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- CraftsStandard mizuhiki水引decorative cord on gift envelopes
- CraftsStandard sensu扇子folding fan
- CraftsStandard chochin提灯paper lanterns
- CraftsStandard furin風鈴wind chimes
- CraftsStandard Aritayaki to Imariyaki有田焼と伊万里焼Japan's first porcelain, and the export port that gave it a second name in the West
- CraftsStandard wagasa和傘a traditional Japanese umbrella made of bamboo and oiled paper
- CraftsStandard wabocho和包丁Japanese kitchen knives, many of them sharpened on one side only
- Annual EventsStandard otsukimiお月見moon viewing in autumn
- Annual EventsStandard Sapporo yuki matsuriさっぽろ雪まつりthe February festival of giant snow sculptures in Sapporo
- Annual EventsStandard supotsu no hiスポーツの日Sports Day, the second Monday of October
- Annual EventsStandard dondo yakiどんど焼きthe mid-January bonfire for New Year decorations
- Annual EventsStandard koromogae衣替えthe seasonal switch between summer and winter clothing
- Annual EventsStandard umi no hi海の日Marine Day, the third Monday of July
- Annual EventsStandard kanchu mimai寒中見舞いthe midwinter greeting card
- Annual EventsStandard kisei rasshu帰省ラッシュthe mass return to the hometown
- Annual EventsStandard kagami biraki鏡開きbreaking open the New Year rice cakes
- Annual EventsStandard kagamimochi鏡餅と鏡開きthe stacked New Year rice cakes
- Annual EventsStandard kinro kansha no hi勤労感謝の日Labor Thanksgiving Day, November 23rd
- Annual EventsStandard kenkoku kinen no hi建国記念の日National Foundation Day, February 11th
- Annual EventsStandard kenpo kinenbi憲法記念日Constitution Memorial Day, May 3rd
- Annual EventsStandard yama no hi山の日Mountain Day, August 11th, Japan's newest public holiday
- Annual EventsStandard tanabata七夕the star festival
- Annual EventsStandard Showa no hi to midori no hi昭和の日とみどりの日the two late-April holidays that swapped names and dates
- Annual EventsStandard shogatsu no asobi正月の遊びthe traditional games played at New Year
- Annual EventsStandard shoryo uma精霊馬the cucumber horse and eggplant cow made for Obon
- Annual EventsStandard setsubun節分the bean-throwing festival at the start of spring
- Annual EventsStandard tenno tanjobi天皇誕生日the Emperor's Birthday, a holiday whose date changes with the reign
- Annual EventsStandard doyo no ushi土用の丑の日the day everyone eats eel
- Annual EventsStandard toji冬至the shortest day, with a yuzu bath and pumpkin
- Annual EventsStandard toji to yuzuyu冬至とゆず湯the winter solstice and citrus baths
- Annual EventsStandard tori no ichi酉の市the November rake market for good business
- Annual EventsStandard nijushi sekki二十四節気the twenty-four solar terms of the traditional calendar
- Annual EventsStandard nihon no harowin日本のハロウィンHalloween as a street costume event
- Annual EventsStandard kashiwamochi and chimaki柏餅とちまきthe two sweets eaten on Children's Day, east and west
- Annual EventsStandard higan彼岸the weeks around the equinoxes when families visit graves
- Annual EventsStandard bunka no hi文化の日Culture Day, November 3rd
- Annual EventsStandard kadomatsu門松the pine and bamboo arrangement placed at the door for the New Year
- Annual EventsStandard rokuyo六曜the six-day luck cycle on calendars
- FolkloreStandard amabieアマビエa mermaid-like yokai said to protect people from epidemics
- FolkloreStandard kushami wa dareka no uwasaくしゃみは誰かの噂the belief that sneezing means someone is talking about you
- FolkloreStandard kokkuri-sanこっくりさんa coin-and-paper fortune-telling game often compared to a Japanese Ouija board
- FolkloreStandard darumaだるまthe round wish doll with no eyes
- FolkloreStandard rokurokubiろくろ首a yokai whose neck stretches or whose head detaches at night
- FolkloreStandard ichifuji nitaka sannasubi一富士二鷹三茄子the traditional ranking of lucky first-dream images: Mount Fuji, a hawk, an eggplant
- FolkloreStandard kappa河童river spirits with a dish on the head
- FolkloreStandard kaidan怪談Japanese ghost stories
- FolkloreStandard oni鬼the horned ogre of Japanese folklore
- FolkloreStandard ketsuekigata seikaku shindan血液型性格診断judging character by blood type
- FolkloreStandard kitsune to Inari狐と稲荷why shrines are guarded by foxes
- FolkloreStandard kitsune no yomeiri狐の嫁入りthe fox's wedding, a Japanese name for rain that falls while the sun is shining
- FolkloreStandard kuchisake-onna口裂け女the slit-mouthed woman, Japan's most famous modern urban legend
- FolkloreStandard shijukunichi to rei四十九日と霊why the soul is thought to linger for forty-nine days before its fate is settled
- FolkloreStandard teso手相Japanese palm reading
- FolkloreStandard morishio盛り塩the small cone of salt placed at an entrance
- FolkloreStandard chabashira ga tatsu茶柱が立つa tea stem standing upright in your cup, a small good-luck sign
- FolkloreStandard tsuru to kame鶴と亀symbols of long life
- FolkloreStandard tengu天狗long-nosed mountain spirits
- FolkloreStandard nekomata猫又a cat said to grow a forked tail and supernatural powers after living unusually long
- FolkloreStandard hamaya破魔矢the arrow you buy at New Year
- FolkloreStandard kitamakura北枕sleeping with your head to the north, a direction linked with death