よく聞かれるの日本文化（823項目）　8ページ目

工芸標準 水引mizuhikidecorative cord on gift envelopes

工芸標準 有田焼と伊万里焼Aritayaki to ImariyakiJapan's first porcelain, and the export port that gave it a second name in the West

工芸標準 和傘wagasaa traditional Japanese umbrella made of bamboo and oiled paper

工芸標準 和包丁wabochoJapanese kitchen knives, many of them sharpened on one side only

年中行事標準 お月見otsukimimoon viewing in autumn

年中行事標準 さっぽろ雪まつりSapporo yuki matsurithe February festival of giant snow sculptures in Sapporo

年中行事標準 スポーツの日supotsu no hiSports Day, the second Monday of October

年中行事標準 どんど焼きdondo yakithe mid-January bonfire for New Year decorations

年中行事標準 衣替えkoromogaethe seasonal switch between summer and winter clothing

年中行事標準 海の日umi no hiMarine Day, the third Monday of July

年中行事標準 寒中見舞いkanchu mimaithe midwinter greeting card

年中行事標準 帰省ラッシュkisei rasshuthe mass return to the hometown

年中行事標準 鏡開きkagami birakibreaking open the New Year rice cakes

年中行事標準 鏡餅と鏡開きkagamimochithe stacked New Year rice cakes

年中行事標準 勤労感謝の日kinro kansha no hiLabor Thanksgiving Day, November 23rd

年中行事標準 建国記念の日kenkoku kinen no hiNational Foundation Day, February 11th

年中行事標準 憲法記念日kenpo kinenbiConstitution Memorial Day, May 3rd

年中行事標準 山の日yama no hiMountain Day, August 11th, Japan's newest public holiday

年中行事標準 七夕tanabatathe star festival

年中行事標準 昭和の日とみどりの日Showa no hi to midori no hithe two late-April holidays that swapped names and dates

年中行事標準 正月の遊びshogatsu no asobithe traditional games played at New Year

年中行事標準 精霊馬shoryo umathe cucumber horse and eggplant cow made for Obon

年中行事標準 節分setsubunthe bean-throwing festival at the start of spring

年中行事標準 天皇誕生日tenno tanjobithe Emperor's Birthday, a holiday whose date changes with the reign

年中行事標準 土用の丑の日doyo no ushithe day everyone eats eel

年中行事標準 冬至tojithe shortest day, with a yuzu bath and pumpkin

年中行事標準 冬至とゆず湯toji to yuzuyuthe winter solstice and citrus baths

年中行事標準 酉の市tori no ichithe November rake market for good business

年中行事標準 二十四節気nijushi sekkithe twenty-four solar terms of the traditional calendar

年中行事標準 日本のハロウィンnihon no harowinHalloween as a street costume event

年中行事標準 柏餅とちまきkashiwamochi and chimakithe two sweets eaten on Children's Day, east and west

年中行事標準 彼岸higanthe weeks around the equinoxes when families visit graves

年中行事標準 文化の日bunka no hiCulture Day, November 3rd

年中行事標準 門松kadomatsuthe pine and bamboo arrangement placed at the door for the New Year

年中行事標準 六曜rokuyothe six-day luck cycle on calendars

妖怪標準 アマビエamabiea mermaid-like yokai said to protect people from epidemics

妖怪標準 くしゃみは誰かの噂kushami wa dareka no uwasathe belief that sneezing means someone is talking about you

妖怪標準 こっくりさんkokkuri-sana coin-and-paper fortune-telling game often compared to a Japanese Ouija board

妖怪標準 だるまdarumathe round wish doll with no eyes

妖怪標準 ろくろ首rokurokubia yokai whose neck stretches or whose head detaches at night

妖怪標準 一富士二鷹三茄子ichifuji nitaka sannasubithe traditional ranking of lucky first-dream images: Mount Fuji, a hawk, an eggplant

妖怪標準 河童kappariver spirits with a dish on the head

妖怪標準 怪談kaidanJapanese ghost stories

妖怪標準 鬼onithe horned ogre of Japanese folklore

妖怪標準 血液型性格診断ketsuekigata seikaku shindanjudging character by blood type

妖怪標準 狐と稲荷kitsune to Inariwhy shrines are guarded by foxes

妖怪標準 狐の嫁入りkitsune no yomeirithe fox's wedding, a Japanese name for rain that falls while the sun is shining

妖怪標準 口裂け女kuchisake-onnathe slit-mouthed woman, Japan's most famous modern urban legend

妖怪標準 四十九日と霊shijukunichi to reiwhy the soul is thought to linger for forty-nine days before its fate is settled

妖怪標準 手相tesoJapanese palm reading

妖怪標準 盛り塩morishiothe small cone of salt placed at an entrance

妖怪標準 茶柱が立つchabashira ga tatsua tea stem standing upright in your cup, a small good-luck sign

妖怪標準 鶴と亀tsuru to kamesymbols of long life

妖怪標準 天狗tengulong-nosed mountain spirits

妖怪標準 猫又nekomataa cat said to grow a forked tail and supernatural powers after living unusually long

妖怪標準 破魔矢hamayathe arrow you buy at New Year

妖怪標準 北枕kitamakurasleeping with your head to the north, a direction linked with death