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In traditional Japanese culture, the nape (項, unaji) was one of the few areas of the body (other than face and hands) left uncovered by women's attire. The nape of a woman's neck held a strong attraction for many Japanese men (see oshiroi). [2] In Egyptian and Lebanese culture, slapping the nape is considered a gesture of utter humiliation. [3]
Oshiroi (白粉) is a powder foundation traditionally used by kabuki actors, geisha and their apprentices.The word is written with kanji meaning "white powder", and is pronounced as the word for white (shiroi) with the honorific prefix o-.
Utamakura (歌枕, "poem pillow") is a classical Japanese rhetorical concept in which poetical epithets are associated with place names. Utamaro takes advantage of the makura ("pillow") portion to suggest intimate bedroom activity; the terms utamakura and makura-kotoba ("pillow word[s]") are used throughout the preface.
There are two types of nabemono in Japan: lightly flavored stock (mostly with kombu) types such as yudōfu (湯豆腐) and mizutaki (水炊き), eaten with a dipping sauce to enjoy the taste of the ingredients themselves; and strongly flavored stock, typically with miso, soy sauce, dashi, and/or sweet soy types such as yosenabe (寄鍋), oden ...
Kanpai! or Kimi no Unaji ni Kanpai! (Japanese: キミのうなじに乾杯!, 'A Toast to Your Nape!') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Maki Murakami.Sony Magazines published the manga first tankōbon volume under the Birz Comics imprint in March 2001. [2]
Men-yoroi (面鎧), also called menpō (面頬) or mengu (面具), [1] [2] [3] are various types of facial armour that were worn by the samurai class and their retainers in feudal Japan. These include the sōmen , menpō , hanbō or hanpō , and happuri .
In South Korea, the loanword odeng (오뎅) borrowed from Japanese oden is a synonym of eomuk [broken anchor] (fishcakes). [4] The boiled dish consisting of fishcakes is called by the names such as odeng-tang ( 오뎅탕 ) or eomuk-jeongol ( 어묵전골 ), with the words such as tang (soup) or jeongol (hot pot) attached to the ingredient name.
The crested ibis (Nipponia nippon), also known as the Japanese crested ibis, Asian crested ibis or toki, is a large (up to 78.5 cm (30.9 in) long), white-plumaged ibis of pine forests, native to eastern Asia. Its head is partially bare, showing red skin, and it has a dense crest of white plumes on the nape. It is the only member of the genus ...