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National flower (de facto) Cherry blossom (Prunus serrulata) and Chrysanthemum morifolium: Cherry blossom flower Chrysanthemum morifolium flower: National bird: Green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor) Green pheasant [2] National fish: Koi (Cyprinus carpio) Japanese Koi: National instrument: Koto: Japanese Koto: National stone: Jade: Jade: De ...
Ikebana (生け花, 活け花, ' arranging flowers ' or ' making flowers alive ') is the Japanese art of flower arrangement. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is also known as kadō ( 華道 , ' way of flowers ' ) . The origin of ikebana can be traced back to the ancient Japanese custom of erecting evergreen trees and decorating them with flowers as yorishiro ...
Hanakotoba (花言葉) is the Japanese form of the language of flowers. The language was meant to convey emotion and communicate directly to the recipient or viewer without needing the use of words. The language was meant to convey emotion and communicate directly to the recipient or viewer without needing the use of words.
Hanakotoba, also known as 花言葉 – Japanese form of the language of flowers List of national flowers – flowers that represent specific geographic areas Plants in culture – uses of plants by humans Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
1 Animals in Japan. Toggle Animals in Japan subsection. 1.1 Mammals. 1.2 Birds. ... Ussuri brown bear Sable Sea otter Japanese hare Daubenton's bat Japanese serow ...
Animals (動物 dōbutsu) Plants (植物 shokubutsu) This is a list of both Japanese and non-Japanese kigo. If the kigo is a Japanese word, or if there is a Japanese translation in parentheses next to the English kigo, then the kigo can be found in most major Japanese saijiki.
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The Japanese taimen (Hucho perryi) is the largest fish to enter freshwater in Japan and may reach sizes of up to 2 meters in length. The Japanese taimen is a critically endangered species including the Japanese populations which are restricted to the rivers and surrounding ocean of Hokkaido. Also present is the Japanese dace (Tribolodon ...