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Tradition: Visiting Japanese Shrine(Purification through)
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  • Updated By dennisKL on October 7, 2004
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  • Upon enter the shrine - Tokyo
    Upon enter the shrine
    by dennisKL
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    Before you entering a shrine in Japan, you must get yourself clean before doing the prayer. Refer to my cutie face picture you will know what should you do before you entering. You can find this on every entry of the shrine....is a Japanese culture. Found near the entrance, the water of these fountains is used for purification. You are supposed to clean your hands and mouth before approaching the main hall.

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    Tradition: The Shrine's wishing plate - 'Ema'
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  • Updated By dennisKL on October 7, 2004
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  • Ema in Meiji Shrine - Tokyo
    Ema in Meiji Shrine
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    Shrine visitors write their wishes on these wooden plates and then leave them at the shrine in the hope that their wishes come true. Most people wish for good health, success in business, passing entrance exams, love or wealth. You may write in any language from English, Chinese to Japanese.

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    Tradition: High School Girls Yamanba
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  • Updated By o00o on August 19, 2004
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  • Yamanba - Tokyo
    Yamanba
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    High School Girl are equally as `Yamanba'. Having this type of make up on face is to appeal to the world that she is already stepping in the world of adult. Mostly high school student do this, they tan their skin or mainly just the face into deep dark brown, then draw the white line like on their eyes like a little clown on the circus, besides, she has to wear a pair loose socks like `pig legs' to state that she got freedom.

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    Tradition: Sticky rice
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  • By angelochka on November 19, 2006
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  • Tradition - Tokyo
    by angelochka
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    Rice is consummed in Japan for more than 2000 years. Even the word used for "rice" means also "meal". Well..everyone is familiar with rice, the only difference in Japan it's quite sticky, but from the other hand it's easier to pick it up with chopsticks. Please never pour soy sauce into the rice, it's not japanese tradition, it's chinese. Also when you eat sushi, better before dumping it into soy sauce turn it upside down, that keeps the rice from crumbling.


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    Tradition: Yabusame archery on horseback show
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  • By shiran_d on April 30, 2003
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  • Traditional costumes - Tokyo
    Traditional costumes
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    . This tradition continues to live in modern Japan, with the grand annual celebration centering on Meiji Jingu, the shrine dedicated to him. Of everybody's interest would be the demonstration of traditional Japanese archery near the shrine's Treasure Museum and the yabusame archery on horseback show in the vicinity of the Shibaike along the shrine's western approach.

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    Tradition: The Japanese have developed a...
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  • By AndreasK on September 8, 2002
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  • Tradition - Tokyo
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    The Japanese have developed a passion for the cherry blossom (Sakura). In Tokyo you will find parties under cherry trees. When I was in Tokyo there was only one (!) week-end where the people could celebrate the cherry blossom; during the following week the rain washed away their dreams of a second week-end under the cherry trees...

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    Tradition: How to visit a temple II
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  • By dennisKL on October 7, 2004
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  • Insence burner - Tokyo
    Insence burner
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    Put the incense into the incense burner and fan some smoke towards yourself as the smoke is believed to have healing power. For example, fan some smoke towards your shoulder if you have an injured shoulder.

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    Tradition: Wedding at Meji Shrine
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  • Meji wedding - Tokyo
    Meji wedding
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    The weddings have at least the bride and the bridesmaids in traditional dress. Sometimes the groom and his attendants also.

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    Tradition: Meiji Jingu Shrine Autumn Festival
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  • By shiran_d on April 30, 2003
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  • Shrine - Tokyo
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    During the Meiji Era, people celebrated the birthday of Emperor Meiji (1852-1912) by designating it as the nation's Culture Day.

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    Tradition: Mochitsuki (pounding rice for rice cake)
  • By tapis_volant on December 24, 2004
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  • Tradition - Tokyo
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    Mochitsuki is an important part of the preparations for New Year. Families pounding rice together used to be a common sight at the end of the year. Now that mochi is rfeadily available at supermarkets, fewer families pound their own rice. People long ago likened the pattern they saw on the face of the moon to rabbits pounding mochi

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