Archive for February, 2009
Japanese Culture: Risshun (立春) Part 2 Posted by Ginny on Feb 3, 2009
The last post described all the generic activities that most people in Japan perform on Risshun (立春). While the generic activities are performed by many people in Japan, these generic activities can differ slightly depending upon the region. Today’s post is a continuation of the last post, but with a focus on a case by case basis. For example, people in…
Japanese Culture: Risshun (立春) Posted by Ginny on Feb 2, 2009
All over Japan people are celebrating the season of Risshun (立春). Risshun (立春) refers to the spring setsubun (節分). Setsubun (節分) is a term that refers to the day before each new season. Another term that is inter-changeable with the term risshun (立春) is haru matsuri (春祭). Haru matsuri (春祭) literally means ‘spring festival’. The haru…
Japanese Culture: Kurokawa Noh (黒川能) Posted by Ginny on Feb 1, 2009
Hello everybody! Let me start off by asking, do you like festivals? I sure hope so, because today is the Kurokawa Noh Festival (黒川能). This festival is held every year in the town of Kushibiki (櫛引) in the prefecture of Yamagata (山形). If you’re also a theater junkie, this is also the festival for you…