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Women in Modern Japanese History
EssayMarnie Anderson, Associate Professor, Smith College examines women in modern Japanese history through the lenses of education, labor and women's roles, and political and social rights.
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Ten Essential Japanese Phrases
ResourceTen phrases to help you survive on your trip to Japan. From thank you to I don't understand, we have you covered.
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Learning from Babysan
EssayLearning from Babysan: An American Cartoon as a Source for Studying the Allied Occupation of Japan, and the U.S. Military Presence in Postwar East Asia
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The Strange and Weird Creatures of Japanese Yokai
EssayAll sorts of strange creatures and weird monsters populate the folklore of Japan. Known by a variety of terms, including bakemono, obake, and most common today, yōkai, they are associated with myth, folktale, and local legend.
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New Year's Eve and New Year's Day
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Setsubun
LessonThe festival of Setsubun—when people throw soybeans at demons—follows closely on the heels of New Year’s. The word setsubun means “changing of the seasons.”
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Setsubun Festival
EssayThe word setsubun means “changing of the seasons,” so there are four setsubun a year on the day before each new season begins. But because of the importance of the New Year in the Japanese calendar, the setsubun directly before the start of spring was by far the most important and is currently the only one widely celebrated in Japan.
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Doll Festival
EssayDoll Festival, or Hina-matsuri,is the second of the five annual festivals (gosekku) and is sometimes referred to as Momo no sekku, or the “Peach Blossom Festival.”
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Celebrating Doll Festival (Hina-matsuri)
LessonA unit designed to introduce students to Doll Festival, or Hina-matsuri,which is the second of the five annual festivals (gosekku) and is sometimes referred to as Momo no sekku, or the “Peach Blossom Festival.”
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President Obama's Historic Visit to Hiroshima
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