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Vamos a Japon:Comida Japonesa. Miyake: Japan’s Fashion Guru to the World at Japan Blog. Issey Miyake, one of the Nihon’s most respected and well-known designers, refers to his designs not as clothing, or ready-to-wear ensembles, but rather art pieces.

And why not? Many of the designs from Miyake et al are stunningly beautiful, but not the kind of thing you’d wear to the cricket, or even to dinner in some cases. Issey Miyake thinks differently from the more orthodox designer. Hailing from Japan, most would expect him to create ‘art pieces’ with an oriental flavour. While he will do this – and still does – he also creates pieces that are far more westernised than most would expect. Born in Hiroshima, Japan, in 1938, Issey Miyake was seven years old when the USA dropped an atomic bomb on his country. Then in 1969 he moved to New York City to work for Geoffrey Beene and two years later, after earning a good deal of capital, he set up his first creative studio – the Miyake Design Studio, or MDS, in Tokyo. Know what's now in Tokyo! style-arena.jp. PETIT JAPON. The Kimono is...

The Kimono is the national costume of Japan in Japanese history. Originally kimono indicated all types of clothing, however it has come to mean specifically the full-length traditional garment worn by women, men, and children. Kimonos are T-shaped, straight-lined robes that fall to the ankle, with collars and full-length sleeves. The sleeves are commonly very wide at the wrist, as much as a half meter. Traditionally... FASHION JAPAN. Documental sobre Japón, el país del sol naciente.

Japanese Streets. Japanese Pop culture. *** Zapatos tradicionales de Japón *** "GETA (下駄)" ¡Cuánto tiempo sin escribir este blog! Todos los días hace muuuuucho calor (-.-;) ... estáis bien?? Yo? Estoy muriendo de calor! Hoy me gustaría dar a conocer los zapatos tradicionales de Japón, se llama "GETA"! Tenemos varios tipos de los zapatos tradicionales de Japón, Foto : OLD PHOTOS of JAPAN１８９０年代 • 日本の履物...Y estos zapatos son “GETA”. (Hombre) Fit ARANAMI Antiguamente se hacían sólo con madera y cordón, así que al andar, hacían mucho ruido. ¡¡¡ Qué cómodos !!! El cordón (se llama “Hanao”) es de terciopelo por lo que resultan muy agradables al tacto de los pies desnudos. Cuando te pongas estos zapatos por primera vez te emocionarás porque te quedarán perfectos!

The Tokyo-based magazine about “Design and Making Things” » Japa. A Japón – Vida en Japón. A continuación una descripción extraída de la Wikipedia de lo que es el Tatami: Las esteras denominadas como Tatami; (palabra que originalmente significaba “doblada y apilada”) son un elemento tradicional muy característico de las casas japonesas.

Tradicionalmente se hacían con tejido de paja, y se embalaban con ese mismo material. En la actualidad se elaboran con styrofoam). Son unidades que siempre presentan el mismo tamaño y forma, y de hecho, proporcionan el módulo del que derivan el resto de proporciones de la arquitectura tradicional japonesa. Pueden recubrirse con brocado, o simplemente con un paño negro llano.Los tatami fueron originalmente un accesorio lujoso para los ricos, en un tiempo en que casi todos los japoneses se conformaban con un piso de tierra compactada.Existen variadas reglas para el número y colocación de los tatami, puesto que se dice si no se disponen bien atraen la mala fortuna.

Smith's School of English Soap Box. The Japanese way of life Perhaps those of you reading are already aware of how healthy Japanese people are on average.

But did you know that Japan has one of the highest life expectancy rates in the world? Listen to your mother and eat your veggies! There are a number of factors that could possibly contribute to the 80+ years that an average Japanese person is expected to live. One of which is speculated to be linked to the traditional Japanese diet.

A menu for tofu Another favorite dish in the Japanese household is tofu – derived from coagulating soy milk. Tasty, healthy, fatty fish Vegetables and tofu are good forms of nutrition but nothing beats a large helping of fish, or sushi, for that matter. Watashi to tokyo: Kimokawaii.