Journal
Why Japan sees a rabbit on the moon
Look up on a clear night and the West sees a face. Japan sees a rabbit, pounding rice cakes. Here is where the story comes from, and what it puts...
Why Japan sees a rabbit on the moon
Look up on a clear night and the West sees a face. Japan sees a rabbit, pounding rice cakes. Here is where the story comes from, and what it puts...
New rice, the harvest moon, and the September t...
Every autumn Japan waits for shinmai, the first rice of the year. Here is why the first bowl is eaten plain, what cooks it and holds it, and how it...
New rice, the harvest moon, and the September t...
Every autumn Japan waits for shinmai, the first rice of the year. Here is why the first bowl is eaten plain, what cooks it and holds it, and how it...
The Chrysanthemum Festival: Japan's September 9
The last of Japan's five seasonal festivals is the one for grown-ups. Long life, the first chrysanthemums, and the finest small objects a household owns, set out where everyone can...
The Chrysanthemum Festival: Japan's September 9
The last of Japan's five seasonal festivals is the one for grown-ups. Long life, the first chrysanthemums, and the finest small objects a household owns, set out where everyone can...