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Japanese Culture: Blood Type Fortune Telling

Culture / 2023-03-06 / ,

What is the most popular type of fortune-telling in your country? Horoscopes? Tarot cards?In Japan, the ABO blood type fortune-telling system is very popular. I called it blood type “fortune-telling,” but it’s more like a statistic of personality by blood type. In conversation, someone might say, “What’s your blood type?” or “He’s type A, so …

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Discovering Traditional Japanese Crafts at Tayuh Kigyo, Textile Manufacturer of “Tango Chirimen”

Culture, Kansai / 2023-03-06 / , , , ,

About Tango Chirimen Tango Chirimen” (“shrunken surface silk textile”) is one of the most famous textiles of Kyotango and is well known throughout Japan. It is a type of silk fabric used for kimonos, and is characterized by its unique bumpy surface.The history of Tango Chirimen dates back to around 1720, when some craftsmen went …

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