https://exotericjapan.com Deep Cuts of Japan for the Idly Curious Sun, 31 Mar 2024 09:03:53 +0000 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/%e3%82%b4%e3%83%bc%e3%83%ab%e3%83%87%e3%83%b3%e3%80%80%e3%82%a6%e3%82%a3%e3%83%bc%e3%82%af%e3%80%80golden-week/ https://exotericjapan.com/events/%e3%82%b4%e3%83%bc%e3%83%ab%e3%83%87%e3%83%b3%e3%80%80%e3%82%a6%e3%82%a3%e3%83%bc%e3%82%af%e3%80%80golden-week/#respond Wed, 04 Dec 2019 00:21:57 +0000 https://whatilikeaboutjapan.com/?post_type=mec-events&p=9738 Golden Week is a series of public holiday all scrunched up together that results in a week of free time in the spring. Its a big time for travel in Japan!]]> https://exotericjapan.com/events/%e3%82%b4%e3%83%bc%e3%83%ab%e3%83%87%e3%83%b3%e3%80%80%e3%82%a6%e3%82%a3%e3%83%bc%e3%82%af%e3%80%80golden-week/feed/ 0 https://exotericjapan.com/events/%e5%a3%ac%e7%94%9f%e7%8b%82%e8%a8%80%e3%80%80%e3%81%bf%e3%81%b6%e3%81%8d%e3%82%87%e3%81%86%e3%81%92%e3%82%93%e3%80%80mibu-kyogen/ https://exotericjapan.com/events/%e5%a3%ac%e7%94%9f%e7%8b%82%e8%a8%80%e3%80%80%e3%81%bf%e3%81%b6%e3%81%8d%e3%82%87%e3%81%86%e3%81%92%e3%82%93%e3%80%80mibu-kyogen/#respond Mon, 02 Dec 2019 05:42:03 +0000 https://whatilikeaboutjapan.com/?post_type=mec-events&p=9740 Mibu Kyōgen are pantomimed Buddhist prothelytizing plays that are performed every Golden Week at Kyoto's Mibu Dera temple in late April and early May.]]> https://exotericjapan.com/events/%e5%a3%ac%e7%94%9f%e7%8b%82%e8%a8%80%e3%80%80%e3%81%bf%e3%81%b6%e3%81%8d%e3%82%87%e3%81%86%e3%81%92%e3%82%93%e3%80%80mibu-kyogen/feed/ 0 https://exotericjapan.com/events/%e6%98%ad%e5%92%8c%e3%81%ae%e6%97%a5%e3%80%80%e3%81%97%e3%82%87%e3%81%86%e3%82%8f%e3%81%ae%e3%81%b2%e3%80%80emperor-showas-day/ https://exotericjapan.com/events/%e6%98%ad%e5%92%8c%e3%81%ae%e6%97%a5%e3%80%80%e3%81%97%e3%82%87%e3%81%86%e3%82%8f%e3%81%ae%e3%81%b2%e3%80%80emperor-showas-day/#respond Wed, 27 Nov 2019 05:05:42 +0000 https://whatilikeaboutjapan.com/?post_type=mec-events&p=9702 Showa Day on April 29th is when Japan gives itself a day off in order to encourage reflection on the ups and downs of Emperor Hirohito's 63 year reign.]]> https://exotericjapan.com/events/%e6%98%ad%e5%92%8c%e3%81%ae%e6%97%a5%e3%80%80%e3%81%97%e3%82%87%e3%81%86%e3%82%8f%e3%81%ae%e3%81%b2%e3%80%80emperor-showas-day/feed/ 0 https://exotericjapan.com/events/%e5%ae%87%e5%80%8d%e7%a5%9e%e7%a4%be%e4%be%8b%e5%a4%a7%e7%a5%ad%e3%80%80%e3%81%86%e3%81%b9%e3%81%98%e3%82%93%e3%81%98%e3%82%83%e3%82%8c%e3%81%84%e3%81%9f%e3%81%84%e3%81%95%e3%81%84%e3%80%80ube-shrine/ https://exotericjapan.com/events/%e5%ae%87%e5%80%8d%e7%a5%9e%e7%a4%be%e4%be%8b%e5%a4%a7%e7%a5%ad%e3%80%80%e3%81%86%e3%81%b9%e3%81%98%e3%82%93%e3%81%98%e3%82%83%e3%82%8c%e3%81%84%e3%81%9f%e3%81%84%e3%81%95%e3%81%84%e3%80%80ube-shrine/#respond Wed, 27 Nov 2019 04:48:42 +0000 https://whatilikeaboutjapan.com/?post_type=mec-events&p=9697 Ube Shrine is one of the oldest shrines in Japan. Located in Tottori prefecture, this shrine's annual festival on April 20th predates both the samurai and Kyoto!]]> https://exotericjapan.com/events/%e5%ae%87%e5%80%8d%e7%a5%9e%e7%a4%be%e4%be%8b%e5%a4%a7%e7%a5%ad%e3%80%80%e3%81%86%e3%81%b9%e3%81%98%e3%82%93%e3%81%98%e3%82%83%e3%82%8c%e3%81%84%e3%81%9f%e3%81%84%e3%81%95%e3%81%84%e3%80%80ube-shrine/feed/ 0 https://exotericjapan.com/events/%e7%a9%80%e9%9b%a8%e3%80%80%e3%81%93%e3%81%8f%e3%81%86%e3%80%80kokuu/ https://exotericjapan.com/events/%e7%a9%80%e9%9b%a8%e3%80%80%e3%81%93%e3%81%8f%e3%81%86%e3%80%80kokuu/#respond Mon, 25 Nov 2019 05:56:04 +0000 https://whatilikeaboutjapan.com/?post_type=mec-events&p=9695 https://exotericjapan.com/events/%e7%a9%80%e9%9b%a8%e3%80%80%e3%81%93%e3%81%8f%e3%81%86%e3%80%80kokuu/feed/ 0 https://exotericjapan.com/events/jusan-mairi-ceremony-%e5%8d%81%e4%b8%89%e8%a9%a3%e3%82%8a%e3%80%80or-%e5%8d%81%e4%b8%89%e5%8f%82%e3%82%8a-%e3%81%98%e3%82%85%e3%81%86%e3%81%95%e3%82%93%e3%81%be%e3%81%84%e3%82%8a/ https://exotericjapan.com/events/jusan-mairi-ceremony-%e5%8d%81%e4%b8%89%e8%a9%a3%e3%82%8a%e3%80%80or-%e5%8d%81%e4%b8%89%e5%8f%82%e3%82%8a-%e3%81%98%e3%82%85%e3%81%86%e3%81%95%e3%82%93%e3%81%be%e3%81%84%e3%82%8a/#respond Mon, 25 Nov 2019 05:45:13 +0000 https://whatilikeaboutjapan.com/?post_type=mec-events&p=9692 The Jusan Mairi Ceremony on April 13th is a kind of coming of age ceremony celebrated at Buddhist temples by thirteen year olds to pray for knowledge, happiness and health to become adults.]]> https://exotericjapan.com/events/jusan-mairi-ceremony-%e5%8d%81%e4%b8%89%e8%a9%a3%e3%82%8a%e3%80%80or-%e5%8d%81%e4%b8%89%e5%8f%82%e3%82%8a-%e3%81%98%e3%82%85%e3%81%86%e3%81%95%e3%82%93%e3%81%be%e3%81%84%e3%82%8a/feed/ 0 https://exotericjapan.com/events/%e8%8a%b1%e7%a5%ad%e3%82%8a%e3%80%80%e3%81%af%e3%81%aa%e3%81%be%e3%81%a4%e3%82%8a%e3%80%80flower-festival-buddhas-birthday-in-japan/ https://exotericjapan.com/events/%e8%8a%b1%e7%a5%ad%e3%82%8a%e3%80%80%e3%81%af%e3%81%aa%e3%81%be%e3%81%a4%e3%82%8a%e3%80%80flower-festival-buddhas-birthday-in-japan/#respond Mon, 25 Nov 2019 04:03:46 +0000 https://whatilikeaboutjapan.com/?post_type=mec-events&p=9690 The Flower Festival (Buddha’s Birthday) on April 8th is a celebration in Japan that is rather more low key than New Year's but it is still a very special day to go to the temples!]]> https://exotericjapan.com/events/%e8%8a%b1%e7%a5%ad%e3%82%8a%e3%80%80%e3%81%af%e3%81%aa%e3%81%be%e3%81%a4%e3%82%8a%e3%80%80flower-festival-buddhas-birthday-in-japan/feed/ 0 https://exotericjapan.com/events/%e3%82%a8%e3%82%a4%e3%83%97%e3%83%aa%e3%83%ab%e3%83%95%e3%83%bc%e3%83%ab%e3%80%80april-fools-day-in-japan/ https://exotericjapan.com/events/%e3%82%a8%e3%82%a4%e3%83%97%e3%83%aa%e3%83%ab%e3%83%95%e3%83%bc%e3%83%ab%e3%80%80april-fools-day-in-japan/#respond Fri, 22 Nov 2019 06:43:58 +0000 https://whatilikeaboutjapan.com/?post_type=mec-events&p=9685 It isn’t really clear when April Fools Day in Japan started but the tradition of practical jokes, especially obviously joke newspaper stories appearing on that day has been going on since the 1960’s.]]> https://exotericjapan.com/events/%e3%82%a8%e3%82%a4%e3%83%97%e3%83%aa%e3%83%ab%e3%83%95%e3%83%bc%e3%83%ab%e3%80%80april-fools-day-in-japan/feed/ 0