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An unmarried Japanese woman wearing a furisode A Japanese woman wearing a furisode at the Japanese garden. A furisode (振袖, lit. ' swinging sleeves ') is a style of kimono distinguishable by its long sleeves, which range in length from 85 cm (33 in) for a kofurisode (小振袖, lit.
The Recycler was a U.S. newspaper first published, in July 1973, under the name E-Z Buy E-Z Sell by the Canadians Gunter and Nancy Schaldach after they moved to Los Angeles, California, and modeled after a similar publication in Vancouver. It started as a biweekly, mimeographed, 16-page publication. The intention was to sell the paper for 25 ...
The rokushaku fundoshi (Japanese: 六尺ふんどし／六尺褌) is traditionally favored as activewear. Its name is derived from its traditional measurements of a cloth that is six ("roku") shaku (1.818 m (5 ft 11.6 in)) long and one shaku (30.3 cm (11.9 in)) wide. It is formed by winding the cloth around the hips, then bringing the excess ...
200 rare vintage baby names for boys and girls: Names that are classic, cool and unusual.
Los Angeles has been home to many new and established music bands. Some of the bands originating from greater Los Angeles, including Orange County and the Inland Empire , include: This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
This is a list of traditional Japanese games. Games. Children's games. Beigoma; Bīdama; Daruma-san; ... (another name: Hyakunin Isshu) Tile games
Men's and women's formal traditional dress; dark montsuki(?)-haori-hakama, and furisode with homongi patterns Women celebrate seijin shiki, the modern day equivalent of genpuku. Coming of age ceremonies ( 成人式 , Seijin-shiki ) mark one's ending of coming of age (age of maturity), which reflects both the expanded rights but also increased ...
Little Tokyo is still a cultural focal point for Los Angeles's Japanese American population. [21] It is mainly a work, cultural, religious, restaurant and shopping district, because Japanese Americans today are likely to live in nearby cities such as Torrance, Gardena, and Monterey Park, as well as the Sawtelle district in the Westside of Los ...