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The kosode was worn in Japan as common, everyday dress from roughly the Kamakura period (1185–1333) until the latter years of the Edo period (1603–1867), at which a point its proportions had diverged to resemble those of modern-day kimono; it was also at this time that the term kimono, meaning "thing to wear on the shoulders", first came ...
Counting from 1 to 20 in Chisanbop. Each finger has a value of one, while the thumb has a value of five. Therefore each hand can represent the digits 0-9, rather than the usual 0-5. The two hands combine to represent two digits; the right hand is the ones place, and the left hand is the tens place.
The first instances of kimono-like garments in Japan were traditional Chinese clothing introduced to Japan via Chinese envoys in the Kofun period (300–538 CE; the first part of the Yamato period), through immigration between the two countries and envoys to the Tang dynasty court leading to Chinese styles of dress, appearance, and culture becoming extremely popular in Japanese court society. [1]
A version of a counting game "ink-a-dink" features in the Seinfeld episode "The Statue." [6] The relevant scene includes a discussion between the characters of Jerry and George if the person who is "it" is the "winner" or the "loser": JERRY: Alright, let's go. Hey, you know, you owe me one. GEORGE: What? JERRY: The Ink-a-dink.. you were It.
The game is played after nightfall in one of two ways. The simplest form involves participants sitting in a circle in a room where 100 andon lamps or candles are lit. As participants take turns telling ghost stories and tales of the supernatural, a lantern is snuffed out after each story, causing the room to become darker and darker as the night and the game progress.
In the late 17th century, a game called Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai became popular, [5] and kaidan increasingly became a subject for theater, literature and other arts. [6] Ukiyo-e artist Maruyama Ōkyo created the first known example of the now-traditional yūrei , in his painting The Ghost of Oyuki . [ 7 ]
A tanmono on the roll Cutting a kimono from a tanmono How a kimono is assembled from pieces cut from a tanmono. A tanmono (反物 （ たんもの ）) is a bolt of traditional Japanese narrow-loomed cloth. It is used to make traditional Japanese clothes, textile room dividers, sails, and other traditional cloth items.
' 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. ' short swinging sleeve '), to 114 cm (45 in) for an ōfurisode (大振袖, lit. ' large swinging sleeves '). Furisode are the most formal style of kimono worn by young unmarried women in Japan.