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  Maiko (close-up)

  Resource

  Becoming a maiko (performer of the traditional arts) takes years of training.
  

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  Bike Lots

  Resource

  In Japan, where bikes are an indispensable component of transportation, public areas like schools, offices, and train stations are surrounded by "bike lots."
  

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  Child Seat

  Resource

  Japanese parents are adept at safely transporting their young children with them on their bicycles, one of the main modes of local transportation. This extensive use of bicycles also has a positive effect on the health of many Japanese people.
  

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  Japanese Architecture for Elementary School Students

  Lesson

  Architect Aki Ishida gives a lesson in Japanese architecture for elementary school students, focusing on relationships between space and light.
  

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  Japanese Architecture for High School Students

  Lesson

  A lesson for high-school students on Japanese architecture.
  

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  Entryway to Tatami Room

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  A photograph depicting the entryway to a tatami room. Families change into these slippers when they move about the house in order to keep its interior clean.
  

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  Genkan Series Two: Shoes

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  This image shows a collection of shoes to be worn outside the house assembled in a family's genkan (entryway). Once inside, family members and guests will switch into a pair of house slippers to keep the house clean.
  

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  House Exterior

  Resource

  The exterior of a home in Kyoto, Japan.
  

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  Home interior

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  The interior of a Japanese home.
  

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  Shoji Instructions

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  Templates for Shoji paper screens
  

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