Edo period

From ancient Rome to Edo Japan, people have literally died to be beautiful, but how and why people indulge the dangerous desires for beauty at any cost has always been informed by particular historical circumstances. While at first glance, the consumption of risky cosmetics…

Coming of age is a very special time in all countries. First hearing the phrase many people may not be to sure what coming of age day is, originally I had thought of it to be perhaps a holiday, or maybe a special event, and to an extent it is both of these things. Coming of age, is a time in one's life when they are considered to be an adult in their particular culture or community. This time is celebrated very differently in all cultures, religions, and even provinces. Coming of age is a major…

However by 1914, Japan had grown to be an imperial power itself following various strategies of the western powers after they themselves had been a colony of a European state. After a period of isolation before the onset of the Meiji restoration and the strong emergence as an imperial power one must examine all the characteristics and strategies that Japan had possessed by 1914 to gain imperial power like that of a north Atlantic power. One strategy that served to be important in Japan’s rise…

United States.” Superior in tactics, ability, and in unity. This superior ideal Japan had in mind for its citizens can be explored in the animated film Momotaro’s Sea Eagles. Momotaro, is a popular hero of Japanese folklore dating as back to the Edo period. The Momotaro’s Sea Eagles, is, “[a] mix [of] cute animal characters with images of aerial warfare to represent the Japanese as all-powerful conquerors” (Zipes). More specifically, the film is a dramatization of the attack on Pearl…

imprints on almost everything Japanese. However, modern Japanese perceptions of their beloved samurai were not always what the samurai were, nor were their core values always the defining vocal point of all Japanese culture. During the early medieval period, samurai were a unique…

It has been established since around the Jomon period (14,000BC-300BC). However, the tattoos we see today were established in the middle of the Edo period (1603- 1867). With the growth of the bigger cities such as Tokyo and Osaka came an increase in crime. To punish these crimes Irezumi (tattooing) was introduced. Since it is almost impossible to get…

1. Historical Background In Japan, clothing ethic has always been an important and always been in style for decades. The well-known Japanese traditional clothing, kimono has been taking a part of the Japanese people of how to fashion themselves. In Edo era, there were various ways to wear kimono, which made the women in that era wear the kimono to next level of creativity. The creativity in wearing the kimono has to be worn according to the local art and culture, with the touch of elegant.…

The crude oil price which usually fluctuates from time to time has brought mix fortunes to Nigeria since oil discovery in early 1970. For instance, during the periods of crude oil boom in the international market, Nigerian government makes lots of money from the crude oil sales, the Country’s currency (Naira) appreciates in value, Nigerians consumption pattern changes in favor of already made imported goods, etch. However, during the era of crude oil glut, which subsequently affect crude oil…

In Japan’s Edo Period – also known as the Early Modern or Kinsei era, dating from the 1600s to 1800s – illustrations of people in woodblock prints became popular, depicting gorgeous women in traditional kimonos. These woodblock prints, also called bijinga, continued…

among for the Nnewi individuals, who additionally utilize Igbo, the same dialect the towns use in Achebe 's book. A different case of fanciful gods can be found in this nation: Nnewis have a myth about their own particular divinities named Ezemewi and Edo. Another tale is the myth of Ajak. Every myth has conventions set up that permit some to end up clerics, and each has set up start services for that reason (Nondomesticatedthinker.com, 2016). Truly, the privileged tribal initiative is not…