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BUSHIDO ( SAMURAI SPIRIT = Chivalry ) is a flower no less indigenous to soil of Japan than its emblem, the cherry blossom. The conditions of society which brought it forth and nourished it have long disappeared; but as those far-off stars which once were and are not, still continue to shed their rays upon us, so the light of BUSHIDO which was a child of feudalism,still illuminates our moral path, surviving its mother institution. <More SAMURAI Info>

KABUKI Kabuki originated in the early Edo period, when a woman called Okuni of Izumo performed a Buddhist dance in an unusual costume in Kyoto. the dance was later deemed morally unacceptable,and woman were prohibited from performing it. Instead, only adult men were allowed to perform.This custom has been maintained in present-day kabuki.
NOH & KYOGEN Noh (No) originated in the art of dengaku(ritual field music and dance) and sarugaku (mimic plays) in the kamakura era; which developed as music-plays incorporating beautiful music and dance in the Muromachi era. Kyogen, on the other hand, is comedic drama.
UKIYO-E A genre painting popular among the common people during the Edo period (1600-1868). Ukiyu means "pleasure-seeking," or "sensual" in Japanese, and this world was actually the subject of paintings called Ukiyo-e.Most Ukiyo-e were prints that could be mass-produced. Drawings were rare. Recommend Site
CHA-NO-YU (tea ceremony) Chanoyu, tea ceremony, originated in China and was refined by Sen-no-Rikyu in 16th-century Japan. It incorporates Zen customs and promulgates "wabi" aesthetics, that is simple beauty. OMOTESENKE
TRADITIONAL CRAFTS ARITA-YAKI (Arita/Imari wear) Arita pottery is a craft that has been handed down for many generation in Arita, Saga Prefecture. Local toseki (stone which becomes clay) is used for the material.
WAJIMA-NURI (Wajima lacquerware) The discovery of jinoko (powder obtained from a special soil) in Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture,triggered the development of a revolutionary technique for making durable lacqerwere.
WASHI (handmade Japanese paper) Japanese paper (Washi) has been made for more than 1,000 years from local plans like Kozo(paper mulberry) and mitsumata, mixed with pure river water. You can buy Japanese paper at YUZAWAYA Kamata.(near Ryokan kangetsu)
TRADITIONAL SPORTS SUMO Sumo is national sport of Japan. It is a match of two sumo wrestlers who wear only belly belts in the ring.
JUDO Judo developed as a "samurai" art of self-defense in the Edo period (1600-1868). Using judo, one can defend oneself from attack, catch the opponent and defeat him without the use of weapons.Judo is now a world-class sports, and become an official Olympic sport at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Kodokan
KARATE The native martial art of the Ryukyu kingdom (now Okinawa), karate took its original influence from Kung-fu, which later changed into Tode (Chinese hands) and developed into karate. The Karate World Seido Karate
PROFESSIONAL SPORTS BASEBALL Central League Pacific League
FOOTBALL J. League
GOLF Japan Golf Tour LPGA

RYOKAN KANGETSU 1-2-20 Chidori Ota-ku Tokyo Japan