zach at the loom

January 17: Saori-ori

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January 23rd 2008
Japanese Vocabulary chi-chai: slang for little or tiny yaki-niku: literally grilled beef, but it’s a dinner where everyone sits around a grill and grills their own meat and veggies and dips them in a sauce. It usually includes onions, cabbage, rice and beef. nama biiru: literally raw beer, but refers to any draft beer on tap usually (like asahi, Sapporo, and kirin) ... read more

Asia » Japan » Wakayama

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more