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Men, too, should wear kimono! Hōkan, an endangered species of entertainer 2/2

K I / 2021-03-20 / 0 Comment

In my most recent contribution to this blog, which is now 3 months ago, I wrote about a memorable encounter with a hōkan, Shichiko Sakuragawa. I was impressed w...

Hokan, male geisha
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Hōkan, an Endangered Species of Entertainer – 1/2

K I / 2021-01-19

As a magazine editor and writer, I sometimes have the opportunity to meet people in unusual professions. For example, “幇間 (Hōkan).” And many of you will probabl...

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Mastering Season Words – Haiku, a form of Japanese short poetry

M K / 2020-12-07 / 0 Comment

I have just become a member of a Haiku society. I have long had a smouldering interest in haiku, but while I could read and understand some, there were others I...

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Clay cat exhibition at Koenji, Tokyo

kazu / 2020-04-01

From March 7th through March 15th, Risa Takahashi held a personal exhibition in a small gallery called KIYA in Koenji, Tokyo. Despite concern over the impact of...

25th Fuku-Kuru Manekineko Festival
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Ise Shrine & 25th Maneki-neko Festival – 2/2

kazu / 2019-10-13

On September 29th, from 9:29 in the morning, it will be the day when 929 Kicchou Shofuku Bells (auspicious good luck charm bell) that received purification by t...

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Ise Shrine & 25th Maneki-neko Festival – 1/2

kazu / 2019-10-12

On September 28th (Saturday) and 29th (Sunday), I visited the Maneki-Neko Festival (Beckoning Cat and Lucky Cat Festival) held in Ise City, Mie Prefecture, wher...

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