Japanese Culture by Danielle Cain https://padlet.com/daniellecain21/c6qfu1sl7qe1 en-us 2019-04-25 18:47:24 UTC 2019-05-02 03:32:31 UTC hello@padlet.com Haiku daniellecain21 https://padlet.com/daniellecain21/c6qfu1sl7qe1/wish/354244002
  • Haiku's have a total of 17 syllabus
  • Minimalist words are usually used in haiku poetry
  • First line has 5 syllabus, then 7 syllabus, then the last line has 5 syllabus 
  • The reader should be able to hear, smell, see, fell or taste what the poem is about
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  • Began as fast food in Japan
  • A sushi chef can only work in a restaurant after 10 years of training
  • Wasabi is often added to sushi to help or get rid of any fishy odors and bring out the fishy flavor
  • Sushi is estimated to have started as early as 500 B.C.
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  • The first ever mention of ninjas was in 1375
  • The first name for "ninjas" was actually shinobi, short for shinobi mono.
  • They actually don't wear black suits they wear regular clothes, to not stand out.
    • ]]>     2019-04-26 18:56:24 UTC https://padlet.com/daniellecain21/c6qfu1sl7qe1/wish/354576371     Origami daniellecain21 https://padlet.com/daniellecain21/c6qfu1sl7qe1/wish/355562681
  • The original name was Orikata meaning folding shape
  • Samurai give gifts of origami with a strip of fish, as a token of good luck.
  • The largest origami crane is 256 ft. 6 in. tall.
  • When origami first started it was restricted only to ceremonial occasions and made by mothers and daughters.
    • ]]>     2019-04-30 17:58:50 UTC https://padlet.com/daniellecain21/c6qfu1sl7qe1/wish/355562681     Bullet Train daniellecain21 https://padlet.com/daniellecain21/c6qfu1sl7qe1/wish/356037185
  • On April 21st  L0 Series maglev bullet train beat it's own fastest record with 375 mph.
  • The nickname for bullet train is, "Shinkansen"
  • To test all of the Bullet Trains Japan has built a nearly 12 mile track.
    • ]]>     2019-05-02 02:11:05 UTC https://padlet.com/daniellecain21/c6qfu1sl7qe1/wish/356037185     Japanese Baseball daniellecain21 https://padlet.com/daniellecain21/c6qfu1sl7qe1/wish/356043440
  • The first official baseball team was formed in 1878
  • There are only 12 teams in Japan's pro baseball league
  • The NPB seasons lasts for 144 games.
  • Japan used to not have rules on how big or small the balls in the game were. 

    • ]]>     2019-05-02 02:41:14 UTC https://padlet.com/daniellecain21/c6qfu1sl7qe1/wish/356043440     Bonsai daniellecain21 https://padlet.com/daniellecain21/c6qfu1sl7qe1/wish/356048304
  • Bon-sai is translated as "planted in a container"
  • There are some bonsai that are more than 1,000 years old.
  • Bonsai trees are the only trees that are used solely for beauty purposes and relaxing elements.
  • In the pas it was often thought if you could grow a Bonsai tree you could reach immortality.
  • They need to be water daily, and trimmed and shaped regularly.
    • ]]>     2019-05-02 03:02:34 UTC https://padlet.com/daniellecain21/c6qfu1sl7qe1/wish/356048304     Geisha daniellecain21 https://padlet.com/daniellecain21/c6qfu1sl7qe1/wish/356052348
  • You can tell a Geisha and a Maiko apart from their hairstyles.
  • The "make-up" a geisha wear as well as a maiko is "oshiori" a white powder covering their whole face.
  • In the old days geisha had black teeth.
  • Geisha were mainly used just for entertainment nothing else.
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