Showing posts with label Japan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Japan. Show all posts
Sunday, 13 November 2011
Thursday, 10 November 2011
Wednesday, 9 November 2011
Natsume Soseki's Birthda
Natsume Sōseki (夏目 漱石, February 9, 1867 – December 9, 1916), 
born Natsume Kinnosuke (夏目 金之助), is widely considered to be the foremost Japanese novelist of the Meiji period (1868–1912). He is best known for his novels Kokoro, Botchan, I Am a Cat and his unfinished work Light and Darkness. He was also a sch
olar of British literature and composer of haiku, Chinese-style poetry, and fairy tales. From 1984 until 2004, his portrait appeared on the front of the Japanese 1000 yen note.
born Natsume Kinnosuke (夏目 金之助), is widely considered to be the foremost Japanese novelist of the Meiji period (1868–1912). He is best known for his novels Kokoro, Botchan, I Am a Cat and his unfinished work Light and Darkness. He was also a sch
olar of British literature and composer of haiku, Chinese-style poetry, and fairy tales. From 1984 until 2004, his portrait appeared on the front of the Japanese 1000 yen note.
Tanabata - Star Festival
Tanabata is a Japanese tradition wherein people write 
their wishes on tanzaku papers (colorful, small strips of papers) and hang them on bamboo branches. People also decorate bamboo branches with various kinds of paper decorations and place them outside their houses.
their wishes on tanzaku papers (colorful, small strips of papers) and hang them on bamboo branches. People also decorate bamboo branches with various kinds of paper decorations and place them outside their houses.
Tarō Okamoto
Tarō Okamoto (February 26, 1911 – January 7, 1996)
was a Japanese artist noted for his abstract and avant-garde paintings and sculpture .
was a Japanese artist noted for his abstract and avant-garde paintings and sculpture .
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