Ohtani Featured On Japanese 'hagoita' Paddle In Traditional Year-end Display Japanese "hagoita" decorative wooden paddles bearing images of seven prominent people this year have been put on display in Tokyo.A doll wholesaler has been making the battledore paddles every year as a year-end tradition. December 6, 2022 Published in News Read more...
Thousands Of Traditional Performances Canceled The new coronavirus pandemic has dealt a serious blow to Japan's traditional performing arts such as Kabuki dramas and Noh plays.More than 4,300 performances were cancelled or postponed, resulting in losses of more than160 million dollars. December 27, 2020 Published in News Read more...
Traditional Wooden Paddles Depict Prominent People Seven "kawari hagoita" wooden paddles portraying prominent people of the year were put on display on Sunday.A doll wholesaler in the capital city has been making the paddles every year since 1986, using a traditional Japanese "oshie" quilting technique. December 13, 2020 Published in News Read more...