Bon Festival - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Bon Festival: Encyclopedia - Bon Festival
O-bon (Jap. お盆) or only Bon is a Japanese Buddhist holiday to honor the departed spirits of one's ancestors. This Buddhist festival h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bon Festival: Encyclopedia Ii - Bon Festival - Bon Odori
Bon Odori (盆踊り, meaning simply Bon dance) is an event held during Obon. It is celebrated as a reminder of the gratefulness one shou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bon: Encyclopedia - Bon
Bon can refer to: Abbreviation for Business Object Notation The Bon programming language The original spiritual tradition of Tibet and T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Kigo: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Kigo - Spring: 4 February—5 May
List of kigo - The Season. 'Spring (haru) - the name of season is a kigo or season word. Other combinations are Spring begins (Haru ta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In Japan - Other Religions
Christianity, first introduced to Japan in 1549, was virtually stamped out a century later, surviving only in the secluded area around Na...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kigo: Encyclopedia Ii - Kigo - Common Kigo In Japanese Haiku
Japan is long from north to south, so the seasonal features vary from place to place. The sense of season in kigo is however based on Kyo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese American: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese American - History
The history of Japanese Americans begins in the late nineteenth century when the first Japanese and Okinawan immigrants unload in Honolul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In Japan - Shinto
Shintoism is one of Japan's largest religions and is the native religion. It originated in and is almost exclusive to Japan. Shintoism or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Kigo: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Kigo - Kigo And Seasons
Kigo are words or phrases that can be strongly associated with a particular season, or sometimes the association can be more subtle. Pump...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Kigo: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Kigo - All Year
List of kigo - The Year. dawn List of kigo - The Sky and Heavens. List of kigo - The Earth. ocean wave List of kigo - Humanity...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In Japan - Introduction
While it has been the backbone of the Japanese culture from ancient times, between the 16th to the 19th century Shintoism flourished, eve...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In Japan - Shinto
Shintoism is one of Japan's largest religions and is the native religion. It originated in and is almost exclusive to Japan. Shintoism or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Kigo: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Kigo - New Years
This group of kigo is a modern invention. Before Japan began using the Gregorian calendar (in 1873), the Japanese New Year was at the beg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In Japan - Religion And The State
Article 20 of the 1947 Constitution states, "Freedom of religion is guaranteed to all. No religious organization shall receive any privil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In Japan - Japanese Buddhism
Buddhism first arrived to Japan in the sixth century, from the South Korean kingdom of Baekje, where the Korean emperor sent the Japanese...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In Japan - Religious Practice
Most Japanese participate in rituals and customs derived from several religious traditions. Life cycle events are often marked by visits ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Kigo: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Kigo - Summer: 6 May—7 August
List of kigo - The Season. dog days midsummer Summer (natsu); other combinations are Summer has come (natsu kinu), End of summer (nats...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kigo: Encyclopedia Ii - Kigo - Kigo And Seasons
Kigo are words or phrases that can be strongly associated with a particular season, or sometimes the association can be more subtle. Pump...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kigo: Encyclopedia Ii - Kigo - History Of Kigo
Representation of and reference to the seasons has always been important in Japanese culture and poetry. The first anthology of Japanese ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese American: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese American - Media Portrayal
Akira is a Japanese-American character from the TV show The Simpsons. He owns a karate dojo and works in a sushi restaurant. The characte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese American: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese American - Cultural Profile
Japanese American - Generations. Japanese Americans have special names for each of its generations in the United States. The first gene...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kigo: Encyclopedia Ii - Kigo - Saijiki
Japanese haiku poets often use a book called a saijiki, which is like a dictionary or almanac for kigo. An entry in a saijiki usually inc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kigo: Encyclopedia Ii - Kigo - Kigo Outside Of Japan
Although haiku started as a Japanese poetry form, it is now written around the world in many different languages. William J. Higginson's ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Kigo: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Kigo - Autumn: 8 August—6 November
List of kigo - The Season. Autumn (aki); other combinations are Autumn has come (aki kinu), Autumn is ending (aki hatsu), Autumn being...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Kigo: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Kigo - List Of Kigo
This is a list of both Japanese and non-Japanese kigo. If the kigo is a Japanese word, or if there is a Japanese translation in parenthes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Kigo: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Kigo - Saijiki
Japanese haiku poets often use a book called a saijiki, which is like a dictionary or almanac for kigo. An entry in a saijiki usually inc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kigo: Encyclopedia Ii - Kigo - Must Haiku Include A Kigo?
For classic pre-Meiji era haiku (before 1868), almost all haiku had a kigo. For example, Japanese experts have classified only about 10 o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Kigo: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Kigo - Winter: 7 November—3 February
List of kigo - The Season. Winter (fuyu), using "winter" in a haiku adds a sense of chilliness (literally and figuratively), bleakness...   » Read the article