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Let's learn about Japanese culture togather☺❕❕❕

Hello, it’s a Japanese Culture Lecture Movie shop site🎬

👧I'm Maji-Megu, an event producer who took a master digree
of Japanese education at graduate school and also a free announcer🎤

This movie includes Fundamental informations about Japan🗾, Kimono👘 and Sadou, The Way of Tea🍵
If you watched this videos, you would understand fundamental knowledges and eyes way of seeing
those Japanese cultures easily with essential viewings✨👀.

Please enjoy explanations about them in in easy-understanding English,
not only for native speakers but also people all over the world who are interested in Japanese culture🍀

I believe Japanese culture would make the earth more beautiful and peaceful place♪🌐🌈

＜＜CONTENTS＞＞

1.日本概論
【INTRODUCTIONS OF JAPAN】
2.着物【KIMONO】
【About traditional cloth】
3.茶道【SADOU】
【The Way Of Tea】

1-(1) INTRODUCING MYSELF

・A small essay about reason why I think Japanese ANIME would make this world more peaceful place.

・Why I started to learn Japanese Culture?
・Experience in America make me start to learn about Japanese culture.

・I believe Japanese Anime would make the earth more peaceful place🌐🌈

・Feautures of Japanese animation seen in "Astroboy" and "Mobile suit GUNDUM".

1-(2)FUNDAMENTAL INFORMATIONS OF JAPAN🗾

・Ｗhere is Japan ？🗺
・What size?What country is almost same as Japan?How about population?
・Seasons of Japan🌸🌻☔🍁
・Japanese 天皇【TENNOU(emperor)】system and names of ages.
・Most important values of each age.
Monono-Ahare, 幽玄【Yuugen】, 粋【Iki】…
So,guess what value is representing modern Japan now❔

2-(1)着物【KIMONO】There are basically 8 kinds depend on who wear it or where do you go.

How different they are?

①振袖【FURISODE】
②留袖【TOME-SODE】
③訪問着【HOUMON-GI】
④付け下げ【TSUKESAGE】
⑤色無地【IRO-MUJI】
⑥小紋【KOMON】
⑦浴衣【YUKATA】

From formal to casual...
those points cange their 格【KAKU(rank)】.
〇Length of sleeves 〇Place of patterns
〇Numbers of 家紋【KAMON】family crest
〇How to tailor cloth〇Woven or tied
so on.

２－（２）着物【KIMONO】
About 帯【OBI】and items you need to wear KIMONO.

・Kind of 帯【OBI】which cordinate KIMONO depend on kind.

・What items do you need when you wear KIMONO?

・How different formal KIMONO and casual kimono like YUKATA?

3-(1)茶道【SADOU】Why I reccomend SADOU, ❝The Way Of Tea❞as your
first experience of Japanese culture?

・茶道【SADOU】 is like an exhibition including so many traditional items.
・History of SADOU and influences of 禅【ZEN】Buddhism.
・How many sects are there those days?
・Ｈow different 茶会【CHA-KAI】and 茶事【CHAJI】？
・How to make 抹茶【MATCHA】green powdered tea at your home？

RECOMMENDED!

3-(3)茶道【SADOU】Tea Ceremony For Beginners

・此岸【SHIGAN】and 彼岸【HIGAN】
・Interesting secrets of 露地【ROJI（TEA GARDEN）】
・Roles of each guest :They are very important rules at Tea Ceremony.
・What happens in Tea Ceremony？
・How to eat 和菓子【WAGASHI（WA-SWEET）】
・How to drink 抹茶【MATCHA】

If you watched this video, you can perticipate any tea ceremonies(^^)!