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Kin no unko (金のうんこ) or "golden poo" is a Japanese cultural phenomenon. It is a symbol of good luck , as the name is a pun meaning "golden poo" and "good luck" in Japanese. [ 1 ] By 2006, 2.7 million mobile phone charms in this form had been sold.
Kintama (Japanese: 金玉, Hepburn: kintama, lit. ' golden balls ') is a Japanese slang term for testicles, similar in use and concept to the English slang "family jewels". Sometimes it is used in the back slang form, tamakin.
Japanese commonly use proverbs, often citing just the first part of common phrases for brevity. For example, one might say i no naka no kawazu (井の中の蛙, 'a frog in a well') to refer to the proverb i no naka no kawazu, taikai o shirazu (井の中の蛙、大海を知らず, 'a frog in a well cannot conceive of the ocean').
Japanese tradition is to decorate the room of a newborn baby boy with Kintarō dolls on Children's Day (May 5) so that the child will grow up to be strong like the Golden Boy. A shrine dedicated to the folk hero lies at the foot of Mount Ashigara in the Hakone area near Tokyo. Nearby is a giant boulder that was supposedly chopped in half by the ...
Golden Week (Japanese: ゴールデンウィーク, Hepburn: Gōruden Wīku) [a] or Ōgon Shūkan (黄金週間) is a holiday period in Japan from 29 April to 5 May containing multiple public holidays. [1] It is also known as Haru no Ōgata Renkyū (春の大型連休, Long spring holiday series).
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The Japanese began to believe in Hotei during the Edo era. The reason why the Japanese have such great respect for this god comes from a legend that says that, before Zen Buddhism arrived in Japan, an alternative Buddhist thought was extended by a priest of dubious aesthetic, who actually was a manifestation of Miroku.
Leid, a former attorney-turned life coach, traveled to all 50 states, sharing a meal at every stop for her forthcoming travel memoir, 'Table for 51'