Japanese Culture

For those who appreciate Japanese culture, arts, and language. If you'd like to swap information on books about Japan, please do!

My own enthusiasms include the Way of Tea (a.k.a. Chanoyu or "tea ceremony"), kimono, incense, tetsubin collecting, Japanese design, and language study - but all interests are welcome. Please pull up a zabuton and share what you love about Japan.

By the way, I'm accepting nominations for a better picture! I'm using this one for now because I actually took the photo (therefore, no copyright issues). If anyone would like to suggest something else, I'm all mimi.

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Topics		messages	Last message
Japan and Christianity		16	dcozy, Monday 8:53pm
Minamata Disease		1	EustaciaTan, January 21
Japanese Self-Instruction		27	roulette.russe, December 2011
Japanese Mythology / Bakeneko		9	Fogies, November 2011
Crazy for Kanji opinions?		1	EustaciaTan, October 2011
Very Interesting Reference Site		1	marq, September 2011
magick in japanese literature		2	Fogies, September 2011
Japanese Language Meet-up Groups		1	susieimage, August 2011
After School Nightmare		11	C4RO, June 2011
Hikikomori		19	ACGalaga, June 2011
"Bad" Girls of Japan		1	susieimage, June 2011
Antique and vintage Japanese photographs		14	susieimage, June 2011
tsunami stone		8	Yamanekotei, June 2011
Haruki Murakami		16	dcozy, June 2011
butoh		6	lilisin, June 2011
Reggae 4 Japan Concert		1	susieimage, June 2011
Donald Keene has retired.		5	yomisugi, May 2011
"Learning to Bow"		3	susieimage, April 2011
tea ceremony		3	Rood, March 2011
2011 Sendai Earthquake		1	Cecrow, March 2011
Manga		12	susieimage, March 2011
Favorite 20th century Japanese novel		2	ACGalaga, March 2011
The book arrived!		3	susieimage, March 2011
Nihongo		14	ACGalaga, March 2011
Reggae in Japan		1	susieimage, March 2011
Japanese Mythology		13	PhoenixTerran, January 2011
Dead forum? Beginning readers advice & a question		14	amysisson, October 2010
Bento Box/Japanese Lunch box		3	soniaandree, October 2010
Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution		2	Cecrow, July 2010
Has anyone read?		1	MarkAlexander, June 2010
Amélie Nothomb... What do you think of her views concerning Japan?		11	lilisin, February 2010
"1Q84" by Murakami ... readers' comments wanted...		4	proximity1, February 2010
Woman in the Dunes		3	doogiewray, February 2010
Peter Carey's "Wrong About Japan"		6	keigu, February 2010
"amae"		3	keigu, February 2010
Manga		12	keigu, February 2010
History of Japan, Overview		9	keigu, February 2010
[[Nagai Kafû]] - Geisha in Rivalry		5	keigu, February 2010
ikkyu		2	keigu, February 2010
Japanese Music anyone?		13	keigu, February 2010
What do you love most about Japan?		37	keigu, December 2009
What got you interested in Japanese culture?		20	C4RO, December 2009
Jun Ichikawa film - How To Become Myself		3	wandering_star, November 2009
Shogun / Samurai William		4	nobooksnolife, October 2009
POCKY		29	Ferdinand_, October 2009
Heian Japan and Poetic Diaries		6	IreneF, September 2009
an aspect of otaku culture		2	Cecrow, September 2009
Learning Japanese books wanted, and Manga on bookmooch		1	GreyGhost, August 2009
Various quirks, ironies, eccentricities, and contradictions of life in Japan (at least from the eyes		7	Chris469, June 2009
Japanese Culture Message Board		51	keigu, June 2009
Starting to read Japanese fiction, need pointers		20	unorna, June 2009
Japanese for Finishers		10	keigu, June 2009
A great blog		1	rl203, November 2008
Japanese Art Forms (anime, manga, music, food, etc.)		4	NicoleN, October 2008
The Cannery Boat by Takiji Kobayashi		15	Snodgrass99, September 2008
Graduating from Manga		5	mene, August 2008
Floating World in Japanese Fiction - I have a duplicate. Anyone want it?		6	sadxboyx28, June 2008
wa tashi wa...		10	Lodhi, February 2008
Onmyoji		2	MMcM, January 2008
Japan for beginners		14	twacorbies, December 2007
japanese tutors?		3	ibudonna, December 2007
Japanese Cultural Narratives		15	WendyTokunaga, December 2007
Japanese language for kids----help!!		4	skoobdo, November 2007
Ozu and the Poetics of Cinema		3	Existanai, October 2007
Japanese Literature		22	gscottmoore, September 2007
Five Centuries of Japanese Kimono - I have a duplicate. Anyone want it?		4	lilithcat, August 2007
Is "Train Man" really a true story?		2	Furu, August 2007
Disappearing Japanese covers from inventory		2	fleubis, July 2007
Japan ISBN - English translation of information		3	troop683, June 2007
Searching for books in Japanese		19	keigu, March 2007
Books in English with Japanese in Them		1	keigu, February 2007
Request to fix the Amazon Japan "ISBN bug"		6	chamekke, October 2006
Chadou, the Way of Tea		1	chamekke, September 2006
Looking for a forgotten book		2	chamekke, September 2006
Corrupted Japanese characters ... a fix is on the way!		5	chamekke, August 2006
Help! I can't see anyone else's topic		3	chamekke, August 2006