Last week’s post was about Ise Jingu (いせじんぐう / 伊勢神宮), so this week I need to start with う (u). A big thank you to japanaustralia for suggesting ukai (鵜飼 / cormorant fishing), which is a summer favourite in Gifu on the Nagaragawa, and unagi (うなぎ / eel) – a summer dish to help build energy levels to beat the … Continue reading
Last week’s post was about Shizuoka ( しずおか/ 静岡), so this week I need to start with か (ka). I decided to write about… Kamishibai ( かみしばい/ 紙芝居) Kamishibai is a traditional form of storytelling, which uses pictures on paper. The pictures are usually placed into some kind of frame, as you can see in the … Continue reading
On December 31st, some friends took my mum and I to Showa Mura in Gifu Prefecture. Sorry, that website is in Japanese and I can’t find any real information about it in English (unlike its slightly more popular cousin, Meiji Mura). Showa Mura, as you would expect, celebrates the Showa period of Japanese history, 1926 … Continue reading
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