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I feel like we need some clarification

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This is a Kimono (Japanese):

This is a Hanfu (Chinese):

This is a Qi Pao (Chinese):

This is a Hanbok (Korean):

Any questions?

ao dai (vietnamese)

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I just wanna say, the exact type of kimono shown is a Furisode. One with long arms. |’D

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God I love traditional dresses

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There’s also yukata:

Happi:

Samue:

Hakama:

And jinbei:

Those are all Japanese. ashdkshdjkh

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people on DA need this very badly gfhjkal

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狐の嫁入り (kitsune no yomeiri) A Fox’s Wedding

Foxes’ Wedding Procession is a traditional event held in various regions in Japan. People think a fox’s wedding ceremony is being held during a sunshower.

photos by http://blog.goo.ne.jp/yarenmaka http://smcb.jp/digiphoto/u/169717 http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/f5tosi

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"Kabuki – Shunkyō Kagami Jishi 1910s. A Kabuki dancer as the rampaging spirit of a shishi (mythical lion), who falls asleep after sporting among the peonies, only to be awoken by two kochō (butterflies) that tease him mercilessly as he angrily tries to catch them. He works himself into a mighty rage, flinging his luxuriant mane around in a fury of movement." Image and text via Blue Ruin 1 of Flickr

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At the end of February and the first days of March every year, all Japanese families with daughters put out the traditional “hinaningyo“, to celebrate the little girl’s day and to make sure they are set up to be happily married sometime in the future. The saying goes that if you leave the dolls out too long (past the third of March) your daughter risks getting married late as well. In the town in Inatori (in the city of Higashiizu) on the Izu peninsula west of Tokyo, in Shizuoka Prefecture, for the last few hundred years at least, the local mothers have taken the tradition one step further, by making the Hinanotsurushi Kazari, or Hina Doll hanging Decorations”. It is said that the crafting of these dolls represent the love of the mother towards the daughter. Text and images via Tokyobling on WordPress

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Kimono-hime issue 1. Fashion shoot page 4. Via Satomi Grim of Flickr

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These children perform certain duties in a Shinto temple, nowadays mostly dancing and taking part in a parade.” For centuries prepubescent children in Japan have been chosen as chigo, or “divine children”, who do divination and function as oracles. Image via A Davey of Flickr

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Japan. Miyazaki. The Artificial beach inside the Seagaia Ocean Dome. 1996

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Japanese Table Manners 101:

1. You probably know this already but it’s perfectly fine to slurp your soup or drink in Japan. As a matter of fact, if you don’t, you’ll most probably come off as rude because you don’t appreciate the food given to you. Say “itadakimasu” (いただきます）before eating which has no exact English translation but could mean: “Let’s eat!” or “I’m digging in!”. After the meal, say: “gochisousamadeshita!” (ごちそうさまでした) which translates to “Thank you for the food!”

2. Don’t stick your chopsticks to your rice. Just neatly put them beside your bowl (using a chopstick holder) if your hand is fatigued from holding them because you’d be calling bad omen if you do. In Japan a similar ritual is done during funerals so you wouldn’t want to do that in front of the table. Another no no would be crossing your chopsticks. It must be parallel when set aside for the same reason that it resembles a funeral ritual.

3. Hold your chopsticks well and with dignity. It is considered disgraceful when you eat sloppily and unsure with your chopsticks. Don’t force it if you can’t use chopsticks as well. The Japanese will appreciate your honesty and offer you spoon and fork instead.

4. Don’t be picky! When you are offered food, don’t “browse” through the viand because it seems as if you are greedy. Do not stir using your chopsticks. I know this is very hard to do especially because miso soups end up getting suspended but it’s impolite to use your chopsticks as a stirrer. Just to avoid any mishaps, just use your chopsticks as it is. Use it for eating good food and not as anything else.

5. Lastly, it is mandatory to say “Cheers” or in Japanese: “Kanpai!” (かんぱい) before drinking sake, beer or any drink shared. It’s considered ungrateful to just gulp without inviting everyone to drink with you.

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#2 Gion-Odori, kimono

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Watermelon Ice Bar / Famous ice snack of Japan It is visible like a Watermelon. However, you can eat the whole of this ice bar. A seed is Chocolate. A red portion is a Watermelon taste. The portion of the green skin is a Soda taste.

What do you eat in hot summer?