Welcome to the last day of Hotsui Matsuri 2025! In last year’s post we talked about some of the accessories and kinds of Kimono in a little more detail and in real life references than the post we made in 2020. So, I, Star, decided to pivot and cover some other traditional clothing anyone will … More Hotsui Matsuri 2025: Day 5- Traditional Japanese Fashion
Hello and welcome back to Hotsui Matsuri! Today we’re going to be returning to another installment of Nihongo Legends! And for today we’re going to be talking about another Japanese folklore creature. Today we’re talking about the legend of the Tengu. The Tengu is one of the most popular Japanese creatures of legend. Known for … More Hotsui Matsuri: Day 4- Nihongo Legends- Tengu
Hello and welcome back to Hotsui Matsuri! I hope you enjoyed yesterday’s post about Demon Slayer. Today, we’re going to be talking about something a little less anime and more about the cultural aspects of Japan. Today, we’re going to back to highlighting even more traditional Japanese instruments! Tsuzumi – This is another Japanese drum–a … More Hotsui Matsuri- Day 2- Even More Traditional Instruments!
Hey! Welcome to the first day of Hotsui Matsuri 2025! It’s a fun time on our blog where we highlight Japanese mythology and traditional aspects within the culture so naturally we’re writing about Demon Slayer HAHAHA, I, Star, am joking, but not really. Demon Slayer has a lot of symbolism and history if you know … More Hotsui Matsuri 2025: Day 1- Demon Slayer Training Arc Review
It’s a scorcher out there ya’ll. I hope you all are staying cool and hydrated out there. We’ve been surviving and thriving and now we’re back at it again with another one of our holidays! Welcome all, to Hotsui Matsuri! If you’ve been around the blog for the past few summers, you’ll know exactly what … More Intro to Hotsui Matsuri 2025
Hello all and welcome back to Hotsui Matsuri! We’re on day five out of six so we’re in the homestretch now. Today’s post is highlighting yet another (non-anime) culture topic as we explore the realm of Nihongo Legends. A few days ago, Star introduced you all to the wonderful and quirky world of yokai, so … More Day 5 of Hotsui Matsuri 2024: Nihongo Legends – Akuma
It’s Hotsui Matsuri day four and today I’m going to be moving away from anime in my post to talk about some culture topics instead! I’m going to be revisiting a topic that I personally have loved over the past few years that we’ve done this campaign, and that is introducing you all to traditional … More Day 4 of Hotsui Matsuri 2024: More Japanese Traditional Instruments!
Welcome back to another day of Hotsui Matsuri! To add to our Nihongo Legends collection, this year we’re bringing up Yokai! Which is an ever growing list within Japanese folklore. Yokai by definition are creatures of the spirit world born from many things in many shapes and sizes. So let’s dive in! To some, Yokai … More Day 3 of Hotsui Matsuri 2024: Nihongo Legends – Yokai
Welcome back to Hotsui Matsuri! I’m super excited to be back on the blog writing for this holiday. While we’ve been busy with our other projects, our love of anime has never truly faltered. Today on Hotsui Matsuri, I’m going to be diving into one of my favorite things to bring to everyone; anime watch … More Day 2 of Hotsui Matsuri 2024: Folklore/Supernatural Anime to Watch
Hey again! It’s time for our in blog festival Hotsui Matsuri to bring in the fall season! This year we will highlight more traditional Japanese instruments, yokai, akuma, as well as traditional fashion and supernatural anime recommendations. Below is our lineup: See you all soon! Xoxo AishteLOVEru~ YCK
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