🗺️ Tour Guide
全国通訳案内士の二次口述の対策に。日本文化を外国語で説明させられる唯一の国家試験
797 entries (page 11 of 14)Tap a title to open the full entry: three lengths of English explanation, the questions people actually ask, ready-made phrases and audio.
- BuddhismAdvanced tera no garan寺の伽藍what the buildings at a temple are
- BuddhismAdvanced shuha no chigai宗派の違いthe main branches of Japanese Buddhism and how they differ
- BuddhismAdvanced shojin ryori精進料理Buddhist temple cuisine
- BuddhismAdvanced sotoba卒塔婆the wooden memorial tablet at a grave
- BuddhismAdvanced danka seido檀家制度why every family has a temple
- BuddhismAdvanced nenbutsu念仏calling the Buddha's name
- BuddhismAdvanced hoji法事a Buddhist memorial service
- BuddhismAdvanced mikkyo密教esoteric Buddhism in Japan
- BuddhismAdvanced mandara曼荼羅a diagram of the Buddhist universe used in esoteric ritual and meditation
- BuddhismAdvanced nehan-e涅槃会the Buddhist memorial service for the Buddha's death
- Martial ArtsAdvanced kyudo弓道Japanese archery
- Martial ArtsAdvanced iaido居合道drawing the sword as a discipline
- Martial ArtsAdvanced kimarite決まり手the official list of winning techniques in sumo
- Martial ArtsAdvanced kendo no ippon剣道の一本a valid point in kendo, which needs spirit, posture and follow-through as well as a clean hit
- Martial ArtsAdvanced shaho hassetsu射法八節the eight stages of shooting in kyudo
- Martial ArtsAdvanced kemari蹴鞠the Heian court game of keeping a ball in the air
- Martial ArtsAdvanced naginata薙刀the long-handled blade and its modern sport
- Martial ArtsAdvanced banzuke番付the sumo ranking sheet
- Martial ArtsAdvanced sonkyo蹲踞a deep squat on the balls of the feet used in sumo and kendo
- ClothingAdvanced kappogi割烹着the full-cover Japanese apron
- ClothingAdvanced junihitoe十二単the layered court robes of the Heian period
- ClothingAdvanced oshima tsumugi大島紬fine silk kimono fabric from Amami Oshima, known for its mud dyeing
- ClothingAdvanced kimono no kaku着物の格the ranking that decides which kimono may be worn where
- ClothingAdvanced kimono no kisetsu no kimari着物の季節の決まりlined, unlined and sheer kimono, and when each is worn
- ClothingAdvanced hakata-ori博多織a thick silk fabric from Fukuoka, famous for kimono sashes
- ClothingAdvanced happi法被the straight-sleeved festival coat
- ClothingAdvanced montsuki hakama紋付袴formal Japanese dress for men
- ClothingAdvanced kamishimo裃the formal outfit of samurai, with a stiff sleeveless top and matching hakama
- ConceptsAdvanced kejimeけじめdrawing a clear line between one thing and another
- ConceptsAdvanced mono no awareもののあはれthe sadness of passing things
- ConceptsAdvanced kachofugetsu花鳥風月flower, bird, wind and moon
- ConceptsAdvanced amae甘えdepending on another person's goodwill
- ConceptsAdvanced ma間the meaningful gap
- ConceptsAdvanced giri義理social obligation you cannot refuse
- ConceptsAdvanced isagiyosa潔さaccepting defeat cleanly
- ConceptsAdvanced kotodama言霊the belief that spoken words carry power
- ConceptsAdvanced sanpo yoshi三方よしgood for the seller, the buyer and society
- ConceptsAdvanced shu ha ri守破離the three stages of learning a traditional art
- ConceptsAdvanced jukyo儒教Confucian ideas as they took root in Japan
- ConceptsAdvanced shoshin wasuru bekarazu初心忘るべからずnever forget how you began
- ConceptsAdvanced iki粋the understated stylishness of Edo townspeople
- ConceptsAdvanced yaoyorozu no kami八百万の神the eight million gods
- ConceptsAdvanced yugen幽玄depth that is felt rather than shown
- CraftsAdvanced kokeshiこけしwooden dolls from the north
- CraftsAdvanced tsumami zaikuつまみ細工flowers made from tiny folded squares of silk
- CraftsAdvanced denden daikoでんでん太鼓the pellet drum you shake to quiet a baby
- CraftsAdvanced miyadaiku宮大工temple and shrine carpenters
- CraftsAdvanced Edo kiriko江戸切子cut glass from Tokyo
- CraftsAdvanced Nishijin-ori西陣織figured silk weaving from Kyoto
- CraftsAdvanced kumihimo組紐braided cord
- CraftsAdvanced takezaiku竹細工bamboo craft
- CraftsAdvanced dentoteki kogeihin伝統的工芸品crafts officially designated as traditional by the national government
- CraftsAdvanced katana kaji刀鍛冶the swordsmiths who still forge Japanese blades by hand
- CraftsAdvanced Nambu tekki南部鉄器Nambu cast ironware
- CraftsAdvanced hyogushi表具師the craftsperson who mounts hanging scrolls, folding screens and sliding doors
- CraftsAdvanced mingei undo民芸運動the 1926 movement that found beauty in everyday objects made by unnamed craftspeople
- CraftsAdvanced Kiso hinoki木曽のひのきprized cypress from a valley protected by a harsh Edo-era logging law
- CraftsAdvanced kigumi木組みjoining timber without nails
- CraftsAdvanced yuzen友禅resist-dyed pictorial kimono
- CraftsAdvanced raden螺鈿mother-of-pearl inlay in lacquerware