Infobox holiday holiday name Hinamatsuri type shinto image hinaSet.jpg imagesize 250px caption Seven tiered Hina doll set official name nickname Japanese Doll Festival, Girls Day observedby Japan litcolor longtype Religious significance begins ends date 3 March celebrations observances relatedto Shangsi Festival , Samjinnal The Japan ese nihongo Doll Festival Hina matsuri , or Girls Day, is held on March 3. ref name Sosnoski cite book url http books.google.com books?id T2blg2Kw zcC&pg PR1&dq Hina matsuri v onepage&q Hina 20matsuri&f false page 10 title Introduction to Japanese culture first Daniel last Sosnoski publisher Tuttle Publishing year 1996 isbn 0 8048 2056 2 ref Platforms covered with a red carpet are used to display a set of nihongo ornamental dolls hina ningy representing the Emperor of Japan Emperor , Japanese empresses Empress , attendants, and musicians in traditional court dress of the Heian period . ref name Pate cite book url http books.google.com books?id E3BOTWH4VvAC&pg PA52&dq Hina ningyo&num 100&cd 1 v onepage&q Hina ningyo&f false page 52 title Japanese Dolls The Fascinating World of Ningyo first Alan Scott last Pate publisher Tuttle Publishing year 2008 ... . Hinamatsuri traces its origins to an ancient Japanese custom called nihongo hina nagashi lit ... File Hinamatsuri store display.jpg thumb right Hinamatsuri store display in Los Angeles, California ... of flowers. Elsewhere The Hinamatsuri is also celebrated in Florence Italy , with the patronage ... Hinamatsuri Doll s Festival Category Festivals in Japan Category March observances Category Japanese traditional dolls cs Hinamacuri cy Hinamatsuri da Hinamatsuri de Hina Matsuri es Hinamatsuri fa fr Hina matsuri ko hr Hina Matsuri id Hinamatsuri it Hinamatsuri nl Hinamatsuri ja nn Hinamatsuri pl Hinamatsuri pt Hinamatsuri ru th uk zh simple Hinamatsuri ... more details
Single infobox Name Minimoni Hinamatsuri Cover Minimoni hinamatsuri.jpg Artist Minimoni from Album Minimoni Song Daihyakka Ikkan Released January 30, 2002 small Japan JP small Format CD single CD Recorded 2002 Genre J pop Japanese Pop Length Label Zetima Producer Tsunku Last single Minihams no Ai no Uta br 2001 This single Minimoni Hinamatsuri Mini Strawberry Pie br 2002 Next single Aiin Tais Aiin Dance no Uta br 2002 nihongo Minimoni Hinamatsuri Mini Strawberry Pie is the fourth single of the Morning Musume subgroup Minimoni . It was released on January 30, 2002 and sold 325,440 copies, reaching number two on the Oricon Charts . Track listing All songs written and composed by Tsunku . nihongo Minimoni Hinamatsuri nihongo Mini Strawberry Pie nihongo Minimoni Hinamatsuri Original Karaoke nihongo Mini Strawberry Pie Original Karaoke Members at the time of single nihongo Mari Yaguchi nihongo Mika Todd nihongo Nozomi Tsuji nihongo Ai Kago External links http www.helloproject.com discography minimoni s 004.html Minimoni Hinamatsuri Mini Strawberry Pie entry on the Hello Project official website Minimoni Category Zetima Records singles Category Minimoni songs Category 2002 singles Category Songs written by Tsunku Category Singles certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan Category Songs produced by Tsunku Hello Project stub fr Mini Moni Hina Matsuri Mini Strawberry Pie ja ... more details
Hina or HINA may refer to Temporary form of Henna Traditions of henna as body art skin decoration . Hina, Cameroon , a town and Commune in Cameroon Hina name , a female name in South Asia and the Middle East . It is derived from Henna . HINA , a news agency in Croatia Hina goddess , a Polynesian goddess Hina dolls, dolls used in Japan during Hinamatsuri Hina One Piece , anime character Love Hina , anime series Hina , an alternative name for Henna , a plant used as a dye disambiguation ... more details
mergeto Traditional lighting equipment of Japan date January 2012 File Youkoukan07s4592.jpg thumb 280px right Y k kan Teien in Fukui File hinamatsuri dolls lamp.jpg thumb 200px right Hinamatsuri Dablink For the weapon used in the manga Ranma , see Ch i . The nihongo bonbori is a kind of Japan Japanese paper lamp used in the open. It normally has an hexagonal profile and is used during festivals. ref Iwanami nihongo K jien Japanese dictionary, 6th Edition 2008 , DVD version ref It can either hang from a wire or stand on a pole. Famous is the nihongo Bonbori Festival Bonbori Matsuri , held annually at Tsurugaoka Hachiman g in Kamakura, Kanagawa Kamakura , Kanagawa . Artists paint on the about 400 bonbori erected for the occasion on the shrine s grounds. ref cite web title Bonbori Matsuri url http www.buddhist artwork.com bonbori festival html bonbori.html accessdate 8 August 2010 ref References references See also Traditional lighting equipment of Japan Category Japanese culture Japan culture stub it Bonbori ... more details
Infobox prepared food name Hishi mochi image caption alternate name country Japan region creator course type Wagashi served main ingredient Mochi , fruit of Gardenia jasminoides , water caltrop , Gnaphalium affine variations calories other unreferenced date March 2008 nihongo Hishi mochi is a symbolic wagashi Japanese sweet associated with the Hinamatsuri Girl s Day festival, which coincides with the calendar date for Xiuxi . The sweet is rhomboid in shape and typically formed from three layers of red pink , white, and green mochi , from top to bottom. Depending on region, the red may be substituted with yellow, or the sweet may have 5 or 7 layers instead. It is usually presented with hina doll s. The shape is believed to have originated in the Edo period , and to be a representation of fertility. Colors The red of the mochi are derived from fruits of Gardenia jasminoides , and is symbolic of plum flowers. The white is made from the water caltrop , and represents the snow and its cleansing effects. Finally, the green is from Gnaphalium affine or mugwort like kusa mochi , and is believed to be restoratives that improves the blood. Category Wagashi confection stub Japan cuisine stub es Hishimochi id Hishimochi jv Hisimochi ms Hishimochi ja ... more details
nihongo Yashima Kyodo Bunka Hozon Denshu Shisetsu See also Hinamatsuri Yurihonj References ... Hina Doll Tour http japanese.about.com library weekly aa022501a.htm Hinamatsuri Doll s Festival DEFAULTSORT ... more details
Infobox prepared food name Arare image caption alternate name country Japan region creator type Rice cracker served main ingredient Glutinous rice , soy sauce variations Olive no Hana calories other Unreferenced date December 2009 Nihongo Arare which is named after graupel snow pellets is a type of bite sized Japanese cuisine Japanese Cracker food cracker made from glutinous rice and flavored with soy sauce . The size and shapes are what distinguish arare from senbei . The name is chosen to evoke snow pellets smaller arare are similar in size and shape to snow pellets, though others can vary significantly in size, flavor and shape. Types There are many different sizes, colors, and shapes of arare . Some are sweet, and others savory. One, called norimaki arare nori meaning an edible seaweed in the form of a dried sheet maki meaning roll shape is wrapped with dried nori seaweed. Another, Nihongo kaki no tane , takes its name from its resemblance to a persimmon seed. Kaki is Japanese for persimmon . Kaki no tane are often sold with peanuts, a combination called Nihongo kakip . These are a popular snack to accompany Japanese beer . Culture Japanese typically consume arare to celebrate the Hinamatsuri Doll Festival Hinamatsuri , on March 3, Girls Day in Japan. The arare made during the festival are very colorful pink, yellow, white, brown, light green, and so on. Regular arare can be bought throughout the year, but the colorful ones are only available around January to March in anticipation of the Doll Festival. Arare was brought to the United States U.S. by Japanese in Hawaii Japanese immigrants who came as plantation workers in the early 1900s. In Hawaii , the snack is often called kakimochi fried rice paste or mochi crunch . In Hawaii, it is popular to mix arare with popcorn some people mix in furikake , too . The popular Hurricane popcorn includes both arare and furikake with the popcorn. Also popular in Hawaii is Li hing mui li hing arare . Gallery gal ... more details
Shangsi Festival zh c p Sh ngs Ji , also known as the Double Third Festival zh c , is an ancient Chinese festival celebrated on the third day of the third month of the Chinese calendar . During the festival people would go for an outing by the water, picnic, and pluck orchid s. It is also a day for invoking cleansing rituals to prevent disease and get rid of bad luck. The day is also traditionally considered to be a possible birthday of the Yellow Emperor . ref Nedostup, R. Superstitious Regimes Religion and Politics of Chinese Modernity Harvard University Press Cambridge 2009 ref The ancient traditions of Shangsi have been lost in most regions of China and the festival is not well known today. Only isolated communities still celebrate this holiday, such as the ancient village of Xinye Village Xinye which holds elaborate ancestor worship ceremonies on this day. ref cite journal url http en.cnki.com.cn Article en CJFDTOTAL AFJY200602012.htm title Cultural Investigation of March 3rd Festival in Xinye Village author Wang, Zhi han journal Journal of Anhui Institute of Education date 12 February 2006 ref ref cite web url http travel.sohu.com 20100906 n274689886.shtml title 790 publisher Sohu language Chinese date 6 September 2010 ref The great calligrapher Wang Xizhi mentions this festival in his famous work Lanting Xu Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Poems , written in regard to the Orchid Pavilion Gathering during the Six Dynasties era. This holiday is also celebrated in Korea, where it is called Samjinnal or sangsa , and in Japan as Hinamatsuri . References Reflist Category Chinese culture Category Chinese holidays China stub ko ja zh ... more details
Girls Day Hinamatsuri was celebrated on March 3. In 1948, the government decreed this day to be a national ... Children s Day Golden Week Japan Golden Week T t oan Ng Aging of Japan Hinamatsuri Momo no Sekku Notes ... more details
and height. File Hinadolls.jpg thumb 200px left Hinamatsuri Hina dolls, the Emperor with two handmaidens Hina dolls are the dolls for Hinamatsuri , the doll festival on March 3. They can be made ... more details
Single infobox Name Minihams no Ai no Uta Cover Minihamuzu no ai no uta.jpg Artist Minimoni from Album Minimoni Song Daihyakka Ikkan Released December 05, 2001 small Japan JP small Format CD single CD Recorded 2001 Genre Japanese pop Length Label Zetima Producer Tsunku Last single Minimoni Telephone Rin Rin Rin Minimoni Bus Guide br 2001 This single Minihamuzu no Ai no Uta br 2001 Next single Minimoni Hinamatsuri Mini Strawberry Pie br 2002 nihongo Minihams no Ai no Uta lit. Minihams Love Song is the third single of the Morning Musume subgroup Minimoni . It was released on December 5, 2001 and sold 325,440 copies, reaching number three on the Oricon Charts . The group released this under the alias nihongo Minihams Minihamuzu for a motion picture version of the popular anime Hamtaro . In the film they appear as hamster caricatures of themselves. Track listing All songs written and composed by Tsunku . nihongo Minihams no Ai no Uta nihongo Minihamuzun Takatatta nihongo Minihams no Ai no Uta Original Karaoke Members at the time of single nihongo Mari Yaguchi nihongo Mika Todd nihongo Nozomi Tsuji nihongo Ai Kago External links http www.helloproject.com discography minimoni s 003.html Minihams no Ai no Uta entry on the Hello Project official website Minimoni Category Zetima Records singles Category Minimoni songs Category 2001 singles Category Songs written by Tsunku Category Singles certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan Category Songs produced by Tsunku Hello Project stub fr Mini Hams no Ai no Uta ja ... more details
Infobox single Name Aiin Tais Cover Ain taisou.jpg Artist Minimoni from Album Minimoni Song Daihyakka Ikkan Released April 24, 2002 small Japan JP small Format CD single CD Recorded 2002 Genre Japanese Pop Length Label Zetima Producer Tsunku , Ken Shimura Last single Minimoni Hinamatsuri Mini Strawberry Pie br 2001 This single Aiin Tais Aiin Dance no Uta br 2002 Next single Genki Jirushi no mori Song Okashi Tsukutte Okkasi br 2002 nihongo Aiin Tais Aiin Dance no Uta is the fifth single of the Hello Project subgroup Minimoni . It was released on April 24, 2002 and sold 212,230 copies. This single was a collaboration with comedian Ken Shimura in his Baka Tono sama persona, and was jointly credited to Nihongo Baka Tono sama to Minimoni Hime . A double A side, its title tracks were both built around the interjection Aiin , which Shimura had already established as a catch phrase. Track listing The lyrics to Aiin Tais were written by Hiroyuki Tomonaga its music was composed by Akihiko Takashima. Aiin Dance no Uta was written and composed by Tsunku . ref cite web url http www.tsunku.net bakatonosama minimoni.htm title language jp icon publisher Tsunku.net date 2002 04 24 accessdate 2011 11 04 ref nihongo Aiin Tais nihongo Aiin Dance no Uta Aiin Tais Original Karaoke Aiin Dance No Uta Original Karaoke Members at the time of single nihongo Mari Yaguchi nihongo Mika Todd nihongo Nozomi Tsuji nihongo Ai Kago References Reflist External links http www.up front works.jp discography zetima 27 s 05 index.html Aiin Tais Aiin Dance no Uta entry on the Up Front Works website Minimoni DEFAULTSORT Ain Taiso Category Zetima Records singles Category Minimoni songs Category 2002 singles Category Songs written by Tsunku Category Singles certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan Category Songs produced by Tsunku Hello Project stub fr Ai n Tais Ai n Dance no Uta ja ... more details
Infobox holiday holiday name Samjinnal type asian image Hyewon Yeonso.dapcheong.jpg imagesize 250px caption Yeonso dapcheong drawn by Hyewon which depicts an outing in spring. official name nickname observedby Koreans litcolor longtype Cultural significance Marks arrival of spring date 3 March celebrations observances relatedto Shangsi Festival , Hinamatsuri Infobox Korean name hangul hanja none rr Samjinnal mr Samchinnal Samjinnal is one of sesi pungsok or Culture of Korea Korean traditional custom s by season, which falls on every March 3 in the lunar calendar . It was called samjil in old Korean language and referred to as sangsa , , wonsa , , sungsam , , sangje , or dapcheongjeol , in hanja . Samjinnal implies the overlapping of Sam three . According to Choi Namseon, samjil was derived from the consonants of Samil, and Sangsa is defined as the first snake day of the 3rd lunar month. ref http www.lifeinkorea.com culture festivals festivals.cfm?Subject Samjinnal ref Customs Samjinnal is the festive day that informs the arrival of spring. This day is known as the day the swallows came back from Gangnam and the day the snake came out from its winter sleep. It is also the day birds and butterflies start to appear. This day, in the North Gyeongsang region, seeing a snake signifies good luck, seeing a white butterfly means death that year, and seeing a yellow butterfly implies fortune. They say soybean paste brewed this day tastes especially good and houses are repaired. By conducting farm frugality, people pray for abundance. During Samjinnal, people pick out azalea flowers and knead it with glutinous rice dough to make Hwajeon , a Korean traditional rice cake. Mung bean powder is used to make mung bean noodles, and is also occasionally used with the azalea flowers. By dyeing the mung bean powder with red water, a seasonal dish called Sumyeon can be prepared. Other than this, white bubble rice cakes made with red bean paste calle ... more details
Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Minimoni Song Daihyakka Ikkan Type studio Cover Daihyakka ichimaki.jpg Artist Minimoni Released June 26, 2002 small Japan JP small Format CD Single CD Recorded 2002 Genre J pop Japanese Pop Length Label Zetima Producer Tsunku Chart position ul li 4 small JP Oricon Charts small ul Reviews This album Minimoni Song Daihyakka Ikkan br 2002 Next album Minimoni ja Movie Okashi na Daib ken Original Soundtrack br 2003 nihongo Minimoni Song Daihyakka Ikkan 1 is the first album of the Morning Musume subgroup Minimoni . It was released on June 26, 2002 and sold 187,470 copies. Track listing All songs are written and composed by Tsunku , with the exception of Aiin Taish , which was written by Hiroyuki Tomonaga and composed by Akihiko Takashima. ref cite web url http www.tsunku.net minimoni.htm mini al01 title language jp icon publisher Tsunku.net date accessdate 2012 03 01 ref nihongo Minimoni Jankenpyon nihongo Minihams no Ai no Uta nihongo Aiin Dance no Uta nihongo Minimoni Hinamatsuri nihongo I Love Blues nihongo Aiin Tais nihongo Vitamin Busoku Kaish K ky kyoku nihongo Haru Natsu Aki Fuyu Daisukki nihongo Suki Suki Kirai Kirai Kirai Suki nihongo Minimoni no Dekkai Tabi nihongo Okashi no Machi nihongo Minimoni Telephone Rin Rin Rin nihongo Chiccha na Chiccha na Onna no Ko nihongo Mini Strawberry Pie nihongo Ohay san Mata Ashita no Uta nihongo Minimoni Bus Guide Members at the time of single nihongo Mari Yaguchi nihongo Mika Todd nihongo Nozomi Tsuji nihongo Ai Kago References Reflist External links http www.helloproject.com discography minimoni a 001.html Minimoni Song Daihyakka Ikkan entry on the Hello Project official website Minimoni Category Minimoni albums Category 2002 albums Hello Project stu ... more details
About the Japanese outdoor structure the Sumo wrestler Jinmaku Ky gor File Hiketa Hinamatsuri 12 cropped.jpg thumb 250px A jinmaku with Mon emblem Sanshu Izutsu Yashiki in Kagawa Prefecture A Nihongo jinmaku jinmaku is a curtain used in setting up a military military camp encampment commonly seen from the pre modern era in Japan. The jinmaku were also historically known as a nihongo gunmaku , or military curtain . Origin Jinmaku literally means camp curtain . In the Japanese language Japanese the word is formed from two kanji . The first, linktext , means military camp and the second, linktext means curtain . Early use In ancient Japan jinmaku were tied to poles and stretched around an field encampments to form a defensive barricade barrier . References to its use as early in the Nara period 710&ndash 794 are found in the Konjaku Monogatarish , a Japanese literature Japanese collection of over one thousand tales written during the late Heian period 794&ndash 1185 . Soldiers in the Konjaku Monogatarish slept in an area surrounded by jinmaku to provide protection while sleeping. ref cite encyclopedia encyclopedia Nihon Daihyakka Zensho Nipponika Large Encyclopedia of Japan Nipponika title Jinmaku url http rekishi.jkn21.com accessdate 2012 01 12 year 2012 publisher Shogakukan location Tokyo ja icon ref Jinmaku were typically constructed of hemp cloth . ref cite encyclopedia encyclopedia Nihon Jinmei Daijiten , Large Encyclopedia Japanese Names title Jinmaku url http rekishi.jkn21.com accessdate 2011 11 08 year 2011 publisher Shogakukan location Tokyo ja icon ref Illustrations on the Mongol invasions of Japan Mongol invasion in the Zenkunen kassen emaki depict the appearance of Japanese clans clan Mon emblem mon emblems on jinmaku in the 13th century. The style and construction of jinmaku were standardized in the Muromachi period 1336&ndash 1573 . Edo period The Honch Gunki K , a military manual written early in the early 17th century ... more details
File Tokihiko Okada.jpg thumb right Tokihiko Okada. nihongo Tokihiko Okada February 18, 1903 &ndash January 16, 1934 was a Japan ese silent film star in Japan during the 1920 s and early 1930 s. A Tokyo native, ref name imdb imdb name id 0645438 name Tokihiko Okada ref he first started at the Taikatsu studio and later he was a leading player for such legendary Japanese directors as Yasujiro Ozu and Kenji Mizoguchi . Film critic Tadao Sato recounts that Okada was among the handsomest and favorite Japanese actors of the era. ref cite web title Taki no Shiraito publisher digital meme.com url http www.digital meme.com jp our products dvds sato01e.pdf accessdate 2008 08 22 ref Throughout his career, Okada played the role of the quintessential nimaime translated as second line which were romantic, sensitive men as opposed to the rugged and hard boiled leading men known as tateyaku . ref cite web title The Water Magician publisher matsudafilm.com url http www.matsudafilm.com matsuda c pages c e 3e.html accessdate 2008 08 25 ref He was the father of film actress Mariko Okada . Tokihiko Okada died of tuberculosis a month and two days before turning 31 years of age. Filmography class wikitable style font size 95 border 2 cellpadding 4 background f9f9f9 align center style background B0C4DE Year style background B0C4DE Film style background B0C4DE Role style background B0C4DE Notes rowspan 2 1920 Amateur Club Shigeru s friend Hideo Inoue Hatsugiku On credit Eiichi Takahashi Katsushika Sunako Kitsunosuke On credit Kurao Nora rowspan 2 1921 Hinamatsuri no yoru Spirit of rabbit On credit Kurao Nora Jasei no in Toyoo On credit Eiichi Takahashi 1922 Jondai no bouken On credit Eiichi Takahashi rowspan 9 1924 Natsukashiki haha Minoru Murase First film as Tokihiko Okada Onna ni amai otoko no mure the writer Gion no haru, chiri yuku hana Kyokan wo idete An Apple film Ringo Koi no ryoujin Kimio Yoshida The Spirit of the Storm Arashi no seirei Donzoko 1924 film Donzoko Murakami In y ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Infobox animanga Header name Cinderella Boy image caption ja kanji ja romaji genre Infobox animanga Print type manga author Makoto Yumeno publisher demographic magazine first last Infobox animanga Video type tv series director Tsuneo Tominaga producer writer music studio Magic Bus studio Magic Bus network AT X network other Flagicon Italy MTV Italia br Flagicon Philippines HERO br Flagicon Brazil Cartoon Network br Flagicon Chile Cartoon Network first 21 June 2003 last 13 September 2003 episodes 13 episode list Infobox animanga Footer Cinderella Boy is a manga, adapted to anime , created by Monkey Punch that follows the adventures of impoverished private detective Ranma Hinamatsuri and his thrill seeking rich girl partner Rella Cindy Shirayuki in a futuristic city named Kirin Town . Kirin Town is a lawless European city state with its own currency with the name of the city being a pun on the English word for killing . The two are badly injured when they stumble across an organised crime operation and are put back together into the same body by a mysterious doctor. Every night the stroke of midnight, their shared body changes both form and identity. Ranma becomes Rella, or vice versa. Neither is aware of any actions or situations their partner is involved in, completely losing consciousness until twenty four hours later, when the change comes around to them again. The one shot was published in 1980. The names of the story s protagonists both reflect the nature of their change. Ranma shares a name with Ranma Saotome , the title character of Ranma , who also changes into a girl under certain conditions. However, the original Cinderella Boy manga predates Ranma by several years. Rella is named after Cinderella , who is known for undergoing a major change at the stroke of midnight. Her last name Shirayuki translates into Snow White and the episode titles also evoke fairytales. Characters nihongo Ranma Hinamatsuri The acrophobic and technol ... more details
to Hinamatsuri EnglishTitle Atsushi and the Doll Festival RTitle OriginalAirDate February 22, 2012 ShortSummary Atsushi is invited to Hina s house for Hinamatsuri , but is turned away by her suspicious ... more details
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