#culture: Japanese

[radiomogai]

[PT: Yumejoshi & Yumedanshi Flags. end PT]

Yumejoshi & Yumedanshi Flags

Yumejoshi - Japanese-originated term for a female or fem-aligned person who ships herself in a dedicated, romantic relationship with a fictional character.

Yumedanshi - Japanese-originated term for a male or masc-aligned person who ships himself in a dedicated, romantic relationship with a fictional character.

[exilley]

I do sort of wish western anime fans would analyze anime and manga from a framework of japanese historical and cultural context. Specifically a lot of works from the 90s being influenced by the general aimlessness and ennui that a lot of people were experiencing due to the burst in the bubble economy and the national trauma caused by the sarin terrorist attack. I think in interacting with media that’s not local to our sociocultural/sociopolitical sphere it’s easy to forget that it’s influenced and shaped by the same kinds of factors that influence media within our own cultural dome and there ends up being this baseline misalignment of perception between the causative elements of a narrative and viewer interpretation of those elements. It’s a form of death of the author that i think, in some measure, hinders our ability to fully understand/come to terms with creator intent and the full scope of a work’s merits

[kekwcomics]

[0nelinerwordplay]

https://kimonocatsoncups.etsy.com

[vriskan8or]

let her go

[yellodisney]

[radiomogai]

。in order ;

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ -> cherokee , japanese , thai

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ -> inuit , arabic

pasted from under the cut

[ID: six flags with 7 stripes. in between each stripes are thinner lines that act as brighter transition outlines.

the first flag's stripe colours are dark grey, dull sea green, moss green, beige, dull orange, dark red, and dark grey.

the second flag's stripe colours are white, blue, bright purple, light yellow, dull red, dull orange, and white.

the third flag's stripe colours are dark grey, dark teal, dull red, light yellow, brown, forest green, and dark grey.

the fourth flag's stripe colours are black, salmon orange, bright violet, white, dull blue, mango yellow, and black.

the fifth flag's stripe colours are dark grey, dark blue, dull green, white, dark orange, dark red, and dark grey.

the sixth flag's stripe colours are dark grey, green, dark blue, off-white, dark orange, red, and dark grey. end ID.]

IDs by @idescription

。bipoc queer

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ -> for bipoc who identify as queer.

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ -> specific flags under the cut. None are for transrace. Tags for reach.

。in order ;

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ -> cherokee , japanese , thai

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ -> inuit , arabic

[paymetea]

Japanese release of Sun’s Wanna Make Love album cover (1976)

[giveamadeuschohisownmovie]

Just a small detail that I wanted to highlight from Netflix’s One Piece. Even though this is clearly a Western production of a Japanese series, as you can tell from the more Hollywood-ish dialogue and action, the series isn’t completely divorced from its Japanese roots. For example, in the first episode, you can clearly tell Koby and Luffy are eating with chopsticks. And the little girl serves chocolate onigiri to Zoro.

It feels like the reverse of how anime used to be treated in the early 2000s. Remember when Pokémon had to change the name of the food to stuff like donuts and pizza? Now we have a Western show that’s based on an anime, and they’re making sure not to erase the Japanese influence in the series.

[psykopaths]

[ang3lsinternetw0rld]

some more graphics ♪(´▽｀) ill post some pixels tommoroww

[city-cost]

Day time among the watering holes of Shimbashi, Tokyo.

[tokyo-fashion]

Harajuku Street Style Interview with Future Japanese Buddhist Monk Rei

Harajuku Street Style Interview with future Japanese Buddhist Monk Rei. Known in the Harajuku scene for mixing traditional Japanese fashion with modern elements, 19-year-old Rei comes from a family of generations of Buddhist priests. He's studying theology now, intending to become a monk and follow the path of his ancestors. Interview by Ticomeba.

[japanwords]

神無月 (kan-na-zuki) "October" (archaic)

神 = god 無 = not 月 = month

The modern Japanese word for October is 十月 (literally "10th Month), however in the old-fashioned calendar is was known as 神無月, or "the month with no gods". 

In October, all the gods in Japan (there are believed to be 8 million of them) go to Izumo Shrine in Shimane Prefecture for a meeting, thus leaving most of Japan with no gods.

The huge shimenawa (sacred rope) at Izumo Shrine.

[redsamuraiii]

Miko aka Shrine Maiden in Takenaka Inari Shrine, Kyoto by hwang199