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Shinkansen Route Map - nippon.com
WEBMar 16, 2024 · Discover the history and expansion of Japan's high-speed train service, the Shinkansen, with this interactive route map and informative features.
The Japanese School System | Nippon.com
WEBJan 11, 2016 · In Japan, education is compulsory roughly from the age of 6 to the age of 15. The school year begins in April, so almost all children who have turned 6 by April 1 each year enter elementary school ...
The Evolution of the Japanese Anime Industry | Nippon.com
WEBDec 20, 2013 · In recent years, Japanese animation has become popular around the world. Industry veteran Yamaguchi Yasuo, who has been involved in anime production for half a century, traces the history of ...
“Tsukimi”: The Japanese Tradition of Autumn Moon Viewing
WEBSep 19, 2018 · The exact midpoint of the season, the fifteenth night of the eighth month, was called (mid-autumn), so another name for the full moon that night is. moon viewing began in China during the Tang ...
"Hinamatsuri": Japan’s Doll Festival - nippon.com
WEBFeb 28, 2015 · Hinamatsuri, or the doll festival, is observed on March 3 to celebrate female children and pray for their continued health and happiness. During the holiday, also known as momo no sekku (peach ...
The Chrysanthemum: Flower of Emperors | Nippon.com
WEBOct 22, 2018 · It is believed the chrysanthemum became the imperial symbol when the emperor Go-Toba (1180–1239; r. 1183–98) chose the flower as his personal emblem. In Japan alone there are more than 350 ...
Oda Nobunaga and the Struggle to Unify Japan | Nippon.com
WEBJan 8, 2020 · Oda Nobunaga was born in 1534, in the middle of the Warring States period (1467–1568). The Ashikaga clan had established the Muromachi shogunate in 1338, but its control in the east of the ...
Beyond Fiction: The Real Ninja - nippon.com
WEBSep 20, 2017 · have become pop culture heroes in books, films, and anime. But some historians are trying to go beyond the image of superhuman masters of stealth who leaped walls and felled their enemies with ...
“Shōzoku”: The Shintō Vestments - nippon.com
WEBSep 5, 2016 · These vestments are for use exclusively by priests in the performance of Shintō rites. At times they are also used in place of. (as the Japanese term suggests) is based on the garments ancient ...
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