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The Japanese Tea Ceremony, also known as Chanoyu, is a ritual that puts an artistic twist on the process of … Read MoreThe Chanoyu Tea Ceremony by Mark Collazo (First Draft)

Within the suppressing environment of the late-18th-century Japan, there existed popular fiction genres, or gesaku (“frivolous compositions”) as writer Susan Griswold … Read MoreKokkeibon and 18th Century Literature Encyclopedia

Age of Mappō Mappō, in the scheme of Japanese Buddhism, has come to be known as the age of degeneration … Read MoreAge of Mappō-Ryan O’Hara (Revised, 2nd draft)

Topic: Rangaku Importance of Rangaku Rangaku was the name given by Japanese scholars for Dutch Studies during the late Tokugawa … Read MoreEncyclopedia Entry – Rangaku

Encyclopedia Entry: Kabuki Acting Styles Kabuki relies primarily on the individual actors’ abilities. 1 However, music, specific types of roles, … Read MoreUpdated Encyclopedia Entry for Kabuki Acting Roles-Elizabeth Burch

Shingon: “True Word” Buddhism. Mandala: The act of meditation that was formed from both Indian and Chinese beliefs and brought … Read MoreShingon Buddhism

Following the Ōnin War (1467-77), Japan was in a century long state of turmoil with fighting among the many provincial … Read MoreUnification of Japan – Oda Nobunaga

Ukiyo-e is a Japanese art style, made through the technique of woodblock printing, that focuses on depicting everyday life.{1}  Landscapes, … Read MoreUkiyo-e

Elizabeth Burch 4/11/19 Encyclopedia Entry: Kabuki Theater                       Kabuki remains … Read MoreEncyclopedia entry for Kabuki

The samurai tradition is often cited as the source for the mindset of the warriors, soldiers, leaders, and officers of … Read MoreBushidō: A Brief History