https://exotericjapan.com Deep Cuts of Japan for the Idly Curious Mon, 14 Oct 2024 21:31:49 +0900 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://exotericjapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/cropped-512px-Caspar_David_Friedrich_-_Wanderer_above_the_sea_of_fog-1-32x32.jpg https://exotericjapan.com 32 32 https://exotericjapan.com/events/%e9%9b%9b%e7%a5%ad%e3%82%8a%e3%80%80%e3%81%b2%e3%81%aa%e3%81%be%e3%81%a4%e3%82%8a%e3%80%80hinamatsuri/ https://whatilikeaboutjapan.com/?post_type=mec-events&p=9619 Hinamatsuri is held on March 3rd every. It is a special day for praying for the good health and growth of girls and displaying ornate doll arrangements.]]> https://exotericjapan.com/events/%e9%9b%9b%e7%a5%ad%e3%82%8a%e3%80%80%e3%81%b2%e3%81%aa%e3%81%be%e3%81%a4%e3%82%8a%e3%80%80hinamatsuri/feed/ 0 2025-03-03 All Day 2025-03-03 All Japan Japanese Cultural Calendar, March in Japan, 三月 https://exotericjapan.com/events/%e4%ba%8c%e6%9c%88%e5%a0%82%e3%80%80%e3%81%8a%e6%b0%b4%e5%8f%96%e3%82%8a%e3%80%80%e3%81%ab%e3%81%8c%e3%81%a4%e3%81%a9%e3%81%86%e3%80%80%e3%81%8a%e3%81%bf%e3%81%9a%e3%81%a8%e3%82%8a%e3%80%80water-festi/ https://whatilikeaboutjapan.com/?post_type=mec-events&p=9629 Omizutori at Todaiji temple in Nara city is one of the Shuni-e festivals in which the falling sparks of pine torches give good luck!]]> https://exotericjapan.com/events/%e4%ba%8c%e6%9c%88%e5%a0%82%e3%80%80%e3%81%8a%e6%b0%b4%e5%8f%96%e3%82%8a%e3%80%80%e3%81%ab%e3%81%8c%e3%81%a4%e3%81%a9%e3%81%86%e3%80%80%e3%81%8a%e3%81%bf%e3%81%9a%e3%81%a8%e3%82%8a%e3%80%80water-festi/feed/ 0 2025-03-12 All Day 2025-03-13 Japanese Cultural Calendar, March in Japan https://exotericjapan.com/events/%e4%ba%8c%e6%9c%88%e5%a0%82%e3%80%80%e3%81%8a%e6%b0%b4%e5%8f%96%e3%82%8a%e3%80%80%e3%81%ab%e3%81%8c%e3%81%a4%e3%81%a9%e3%81%86%e3%80%80%e3%81%8a%e3%81%bf%e3%81%9a%e3%81%a8%e3%82%8a%e3%80%80water-festi/ https://whatilikeaboutjapan.com/?post_type=mec-events&p=9629 Omizutori at Todaiji temple in Nara city is one of the Shuni-e festivals in which the falling sparks of pine torches give good luck!]]> https://exotericjapan.com/events/%e4%ba%8c%e6%9c%88%e5%a0%82%e3%80%80%e3%81%8a%e6%b0%b4%e5%8f%96%e3%82%8a%e3%80%80%e3%81%ab%e3%81%8c%e3%81%a4%e3%81%a9%e3%81%86%e3%80%80%e3%81%8a%e3%81%bf%e3%81%9a%e3%81%a8%e3%82%8a%e3%80%80water-festi/feed/ 0 2025-03-13 All Day 2025-03-14 Japanese Cultural Calendar, March in Japan https://exotericjapan.com/events/%e9%b9%bf%e5%b3%b6%e7%a5%ad%e9%a0%ad%e7%a5%ad%e3%80%80%e3%81%8b%e3%81%97%e3%81%be%e3%81%95%e3%81%84%e3%81%a8%e3%81%86%e3%81%95%e3%81%84%e3%80%80kashima-saito-festival/ https://whatilikeaboutjapan.com/?post_type=mec-events&p=9628 During the Kashima Sato Festival, on March 14th, people dressed up as samurai in very colorful dress wave 180 cm rods as they dance around the shrine area of Kashima city.]]> https://exotericjapan.com/events/%e9%b9%bf%e5%b3%b6%e7%a5%ad%e9%a0%ad%e7%a5%ad%e3%80%80%e3%81%8b%e3%81%97%e3%81%be%e3%81%95%e3%81%84%e3%81%a8%e3%81%86%e3%81%95%e3%81%84%e3%80%80kashima-saito-festival/feed/ 0 2025-03-14 All Day 2025-03-14 Kashima Jingu (Great Shrine) in Ibaraki Japanese Cultural Calendar, March in Japan https://exotericjapan.com/events/%e3%83%9b%e3%83%af%e3%82%a4%e3%83%88%e3%80%80%e3%83%87%e3%83%bc%e3%80%80white-day/ https://whatilikeaboutjapan.com/?post_type=mec-events&p=9645 White day on March 14th is a time for men to answer their gifts of chocolates on Valentine’s Day with something white... like cookies and candies, but other white related gifts are OK, too. Remember the gift should be triple in value!]]> https://exotericjapan.com/events/%e3%83%9b%e3%83%af%e3%82%a4%e3%83%88%e3%80%80%e3%83%87%e3%83%bc%e3%80%80white-day/feed/ 0 2025-03-14 All Day 2025-03-14 All Japan Japanese Cultural Calendar, March in Japan, 三月 https://exotericjapan.com/events/%e6%98%a5%e3%81%ae%e3%81%8a%e5%bd%bc%e5%b2%b8%e3%80%80%e3%81%af%e3%82%8b%e3%81%ae%e3%81%8a%e3%81%b2%e3%81%8c%e3%82%93%e3%80%80spring-equinoctial-week/ https://whatilikeaboutjapan.com/?post_type=mec-events&p=9646 The Spring Equinoctial Week, Higan-e, beginning March 18th, is the 7 day period when people traditionally go back to take care of the graves of their ancestors. ]]> https://exotericjapan.com/events/%e6%98%a5%e3%81%ae%e3%81%8a%e5%bd%bc%e5%b2%b8%e3%80%80%e3%81%af%e3%82%8b%e3%81%ae%e3%81%8a%e3%81%b2%e3%81%8c%e3%82%93%e3%80%80spring-equinoctial-week/feed/ 0 2025-03-18 All Day 2025-03-24 All Japan Japanese Cultural Calendar, March in Japan https://exotericjapan.com/events/%e6%98%a5%e3%81%ae%e3%81%8a%e5%bd%bc%e5%b2%b8%e3%80%80%e3%81%af%e3%82%8b%e3%81%ae%e3%81%8a%e3%81%b2%e3%81%8c%e3%82%93%e3%80%80spring-equinoctial-week/ https://whatilikeaboutjapan.com/?post_type=mec-events&p=9646 The Spring Equinoctial Week, Higan-e, beginning March 18th, is the 7 day period when people traditionally go back to take care of the graves of their ancestors. ]]> https://exotericjapan.com/events/%e6%98%a5%e3%81%ae%e3%81%8a%e5%bd%bc%e5%b2%b8%e3%80%80%e3%81%af%e3%82%8b%e3%81%ae%e3%81%8a%e3%81%b2%e3%81%8c%e3%82%93%e3%80%80spring-equinoctial-week/feed/ 0 2025-03-19 All Day 2025-03-25 All Japan Japanese Cultural Calendar, March in Japan https://exotericjapan.com/events/%e6%98%a5%e3%81%ae%e3%81%8a%e5%bd%bc%e5%b2%b8%e3%80%80%e3%81%af%e3%82%8b%e3%81%ae%e3%81%8a%e3%81%b2%e3%81%8c%e3%82%93%e3%80%80spring-equinoctial-week/ https://whatilikeaboutjapan.com/?post_type=mec-events&p=9646 The Spring Equinoctial Week, Higan-e, beginning March 18th, is the 7 day period when people traditionally go back to take care of the graves of their ancestors. ]]> https://exotericjapan.com/events/%e6%98%a5%e3%81%ae%e3%81%8a%e5%bd%bc%e5%b2%b8%e3%80%80%e3%81%af%e3%82%8b%e3%81%ae%e3%81%8a%e3%81%b2%e3%81%8c%e3%82%93%e3%80%80spring-equinoctial-week/feed/ 0 2025-03-20 All Day 2025-03-26 All Japan Japanese Cultural Calendar, March in Japan https://exotericjapan.com/events/%e6%98%a5%e5%88%86%e3%81%ae%e6%97%a5%e3%80%80%e3%81%97%e3%82%85%e3%82%93%e3%81%b6%e3%82%93%e3%81%ae%e3%81%b2%e3%80%80spring-equinox-in-japan/ https://whatilikeaboutjapan.com/?post_type=mec-events&p=9678 The Spring Equinox in Japan falls in the middle of the Haru no Higan week of festivities and is a public holiday where people reconnect with their families.]]> https://exotericjapan.com/events/%e6%98%a5%e5%88%86%e3%81%ae%e6%97%a5%e3%80%80%e3%81%97%e3%82%85%e3%82%93%e3%81%b6%e3%82%93%e3%81%ae%e3%81%b2%e3%80%80spring-equinox-in-japan/feed/ 0 2025-03-20 All Day 2025-03-20 All Japan Japanese Cultural Calendar, March in Japan https://exotericjapan.com/events/%e6%98%a5%e3%81%ae%e3%81%8a%e5%bd%bc%e5%b2%b8%e3%80%80%e3%81%af%e3%82%8b%e3%81%ae%e3%81%8a%e3%81%b2%e3%81%8c%e3%82%93%e3%80%80spring-equinoctial-week/ https://whatilikeaboutjapan.com/?post_type=mec-events&p=9646 The Spring Equinoctial Week, Higan-e, beginning March 18th, is the 7 day period when people traditionally go back to take care of the graves of their ancestors. ]]> https://exotericjapan.com/events/%e6%98%a5%e3%81%ae%e3%81%8a%e5%bd%bc%e5%b2%b8%e3%80%80%e3%81%af%e3%82%8b%e3%81%ae%e3%81%8a%e3%81%b2%e3%81%8c%e3%82%93%e3%80%80spring-equinoctial-week/feed/ 0 2025-03-21 All Day 2025-03-27 All Japan Japanese Cultural Calendar, March in Japan