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Military awards and decorations of Japan (1 C, 6 P) Pages in category "Orders, decorations, and medals of Japan" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
The Japanese honours system is a system implemented for rewarding awards to Japanese and non-Japanese persons for their achievements and service to Japan. The Emperor is the head of the honors system in Japan. Established during the 1870s shortly after the Meiji Restoration, it was modelled on European systems of orders and decorations.
The Traditional Crafts of Japan (伝統的工芸品, dentōteki kōgeihin) is a series of Japanese crafts specially recognized and designated as such by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (formerly, the Minister of International Trade and Industry) in accordance with the 1974 Act on the Promotion of Traditional Craft Industries .
Yosegi-zaiku (寄木細工) (lit., "parquet work") is a type of traditional Japanese marquetry developed in the town of Hakone during the Edo period. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Resembling a type of mosaic , yosegi is created through the combination of fine oblong rods of wood chosen for their grain, texture and colour, making an intricate surface pattern ...
There is also a variant decoration called an okudokazari placed in the center of the kitchen or by the window which has three layers of mochi. [3] Kagami mochi are traditionally broken and eaten in a Shinto ritual called kagami biraki (mirror-opening) on the second Saturday or Sunday of January. This is an important ritual in Japanese martial ...
Maki-e Maki-e enlargement. Maki-e (蒔絵, literally: sprinkled picture (or design)) is a Japanese lacquer decoration technique in which pictures, patterns, and letters are drawn with lacquer on the surface of lacquerware, and then metal powder such as gold or silver is sprinkled and fixed on the surface of the lacquerware.
The traditional colors of Japan trace their historical origins to the Twelve Level Cap and Rank System which was established in 603 by Prince Shōtoku and based on the five Chinese elements. In this system, rank and social hierarchy were displayed and determined by certain colors.
In present-day Japan, plastic chōchin with electric bulbs are produced as novelties, souvenirs, and for matsuri and events. [9] The earliest record of a chōchin dates to 1085, [8] and one appears in a 1536 illustration. The akachōchin, or red lantern, marks an izakaya. [10] In Japanese folklore, the chochin appears as a yōkai, the chōchin ...