Kabuki Mask

The year of 2016 was the time when the anime industry of Japan was revolutionized so much and hence builds a record of around $17.7 billion revenue growth.   This revenue growth was acquired in just the 7 months of the consecutive efforts in the industry .   At the level of the domestic box office, the growth of the anime features was around 14% and the overall overseas sales revenue was boosted at the range of third in comparison with the last years. Now the main question which probably hit so many minds is why the anime characters have been so much popular in Japan !   Let’s explore it! High Popularity of Japanese Animes characters Manga and anime are considered to be the two main elements of Japanese culture. It would not be wrong to make them call out as their main core heart.   This is the main reason that with every single generation the course of their popularity becomes so much high.   Besides, in the last few years, the comic writing of Japan ...

Japan is one such country that will surprise you a lot in your first visit with long stretchable islands in an area of around 3,000 kilometers. There are around 4 major islands in Japan namely Hokkaido, as well as Honshu, Shikoku , and Kyushuu . You can also catch the beauty of a long cluster of islets that comprises the giant Ryukyu island chain in the south. Are you looking forward to knowing more about Japanese culture?   If yes, then here we have complete guide about it which you might have forgotten about Japanese culture: Shintoism and Buddhism These two religions have been commonly practiced in Japan. It has been unveiled that 80% of the Japanese citizens are namely Shintoists and around 70% of them are Buddhists.   This takes into account 150% of them. The reason behind this calculation is that most of the Japanese call themselves to be both Shintoists and Buddhists .   It is quite a lot interesting to view two major religions altering in Japanese ho...

Japan is one of the destinations in the world which is worth to visit and experience in terms of historical beauty and charming locations to visit. This destination has so many breath-taking festivals and cultures to celebrate which grabs the attention of tourists from all over the world.   But if you are traveling to Japan for the first time, then you need to know about the top best and famous destinations which you should not miss visiting on your tour. Here we have a rundown list for you about the top 5 must-visit places in Japan tour :   Mount Fuji Mount Fuji is known out to be the main landmark of Japan which you should be visiting once in your lifetime.   It is the highest mountain peak which has a height of around 3,776 meters. It is so much tall enough that you can see it from Tokyo at a distance of 100 KM.   This amount is also the hallmark of Japanese art and literature . According to UNESCO, it gained the world's cultural significance in the yea...

Are you looking for some inspiring and best theater plays to catch on your Japan trip?  Japan is known for its theater plays and the beauty of artful performances.  If you are not completely aware of some inspiring theater plays in Japan, then this is the right spot for you to collect some information out for yourself.  Right here we have compiled the list of some top popular and famous theater plays in Japan which you should not miss watching: DRUM TAO: MANGEKYO Tokyo Show Ticket MANGEKYO is an incredible spectacle on stage, an overall performance combining the effective sounds of Japanese drums with charming illumination producing each normal and avant-garde impact. The show points modern projection mapping through teamLab, an extremely technology-centered, innovative team of professionals from distinct digital fields. Also, the quite sophisticated costumes are designed through none other than Junko Koshino , a famed trend designer.  This show is a collabor...

Over the last so long centuries, Japan has been involved in making the use of elaborative masks for celebrating the ancient Gods of their culture. Hence animistic gods of legend as well as lore were innumerable and are quite difficult to list down as they do have their names or the definitions being shifted constantly. They are also known by the names of Kami, or “yaoyorozu-no-kamigami”.  The emergence of the masks has been associated with the art which was followed by these ancient Gods. Early Japanese Masks The concept of wearing masks in Japan has its origin from the religious rituals which are dating back to the country’s Jomon period. This is the area that is spanning in between the 10,000 B.C. till the 300 B.C. Crude masks are normally made through the use of shells and simple pottery is to be evolved in the masks which can elaborate the mask completely during the time of Kofun period as from 4 th century till 6 th century.  After Buddhism as well as Korean 6 t...

Have you been planning to visit Japan this year and explore the different amazing traditions in Japan which you might do not know about?  Japan is the only country in the world that experiences different cultures and diverse traditions ! The basic aspect which you will encounter in the Japanese culture has been bowing in which their bow down their head a little bit to welcome or to say hello to someone.  If you are in Japan, then you have to bow down at least once in a day in front of people who are in a habit to follow this tradition. Likewise bowing, there are so many more interesting and pleasantly known cultural traditions in Japan which need to know right now.  So right here we have compiled a list of top 5 cultural traditions in Japan: BonDance Festival “ Obon ” is a special time of year that is welcomed in Japan with great zeal and zest.  This cultural tradition is welcomed in the summer season to honor their old ancestors.  In the Buddhist reli...