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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 February 2025. Moral code of the samurai This article is about the Japanese concept of chivalry. For other uses, see Bushido (disambiguation). This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points. Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all ...
' first food ') – When a baby is 100 days old, Japanese families celebrate a weaning ceremony called O-Kuizome. This ceremony traditionally involves a large shared meal prepared by the mother-in-law. Ōkuninushi (大国主神, lit. ' Master of the Great Land ' or ' Great Master of the Land ') – see Daikokuten.
A diagram of a gorintō, colored and labeled with the kanji for the godai elements corresponding to each ring. Japanese gorintō (五輪塔) (from 五 'five', 輪 'ring shape', and 塔 'tower') can be seen in Zen gardens and Buddhist temples, represented as stupas. They have five divisions to represent the five elements, although the five ...
Symbol Image References Flag: Flag of Japan: Hinomaru: Crest: Imperial Seal of Japan (Chrysanthemum morifolium) Imperial Seal of Japan: National anthem: Kimigayo 君が代 Kimigayo ...
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Kanji iteration mark. For example, 様様 could be written 様々. From 仝 (below). 仝: 2138: 1-1-24: 4EDD: dō no jiten (同の字点) Kanji repetition mark ヽ: 2152: 1-1-19: 30FD katakanagaeshi (かたかながえし) kurikaeshi (くりかえし) Katakana iteration mark: ヾ: 2153: 1-1-20: 30FE Katakana iteration mark with a dakuten ...
Bushido: The Soul of Japan is, along with Hagakure by Yamamoto Tsunetomo (1659–1719), a study of the way of the samurai.A best-seller in its day, it was read by many influential foreigners, among them US Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy, as well as Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of the Boy Scouts.
There is considerable variation in the precise ingredients, with common local herbs often being substituted. On the morning of January 7, or the night before, people place the nanakusa, rice scoop, and/or wooden pestle on the cutting board and, facing the good-luck direction, chant "Before the birds of the continent (China) fly to Japan, let's get nanakusa" while cutting the herbs into pieces.