Torii
Torii (鸟 居) is a Shinto shrine in the building which is the boundary between the areas of human habitation with the sacred area where we l...
Shrine Shinto
Shrine Shinto (神社, jinja?) Is a permanent structure built of wood to worship based on Shinto beliefs. Not all the Shinto shrine is a perma...
Sakura, the Japanese national flower
Sakura (桜, 樱?) Along with chrysanthemums, the Japanese national flower that blooms in spring, which is about the beginning of April until ...
Japanese History
Japan called Nippon or Nihon in Japanese. Both these words were written with the same kanji, ie 日本 (literally: the genesis of the sun). Ni...
Ginkaku-ji
Ginkaku-ji (銀閣寺 Ginkaku-ji?), the "Temple of the Silver Pavilion," is a Zen temple in the Sakyo ward of Kyoto, Japan . It is...
Fuji Mount
Mount Fuji (富士山, Fuji-san, IPA: [ɸɯʥisaɴ]) is the highest mountain in Japan , located on the border of Shizuoka and Yamanashi Prefecture,...
