This online exhibit on Japanese culture was provided by Owensboro’s Seiko Koike.
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- Origami is the art of making figures by folding paper. Colored sheets of paper which are cut in a square shape are used for origami. The feature is that you can make birds, animals, and vehicles just by folding without using scissors or glue.
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- One of the most popular origami figures is the attractive looking orizuru (a folded-paper crane).
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- Sushi was originally a preserved food in the old times. Now, we have several types of sushi, such as Nigiri-zushi, Chirashi-zushi, Temaki-zushi and so on.
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- Kimono is traditional Japanese clothing. Until the mid-19th century, both women and men wore kimonos. People wear kimonos for formal occasions such as weddings and graduations. These kimonos on this picture are for women.
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- A shuriken is a traditional Japanese concealed weapon that was used for throwing at the enemy. It was often a sharpened hand -held blade used by a ninja.
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- It is a traditional toy for children played especially during the New year holiday season.
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- They are playing with Koma, spinning a top.
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- It is a traditional toy for babys played and pacified a crying baby. By rotating the handle back and forth at high speed, the ball hits the drum membrane and makes a sound.
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- Kaleidoscope is an optical toy for producing symmetrical patterns by multiple reflections in inclined mirrors enclosed in a tube.
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- Japanese has three kinds of characters
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- Japanese traditional clothes
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- Doll Festival
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- Boy’s Festival
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- Boy’s Festival, continued
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- The hundred poems by one hundred poets
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- World Map
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- Japanese Traditions
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- Japanese Traditions, continued
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- Japanese Culture from China
