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Jiin
Temples are known for their beautiful architecture, statues and gardens. Statues of Buddha are placed in temples. There are many famous old temples all over Japan that attract large numbers of visitors. Some temples were built by the wealthy to ensur...
Shiro
Long ago Japan was divided into many small provinces. The lord of each province fought to take each other’s territory. Castle were built by the lords to show off their power and to control their provices. They were both residences and military ...
Shogi
Shogi, sometimes called Japanese chess, is played on a board with eighty-one squares. Each player has twenty flat, wooden pieces of eight different types. The name of each piece is written on its top. As in chess, the objective of the game is to capt...
Igo
Also known as go, igo is a game played on a grid of nineteenth vertical and nineteen horizontal lines. Two players, one with white stones and the other with black, take turns placing their stones on unoccupied intersections of the grid. Their goal i...
Waka
Waka is a style of verse usually containing thirty-one syallables in five lines. It follows a 5-7-5-7-7 syllable pattern. Waka is probably the oldest poetic style in Japan. In the Heian period (8c-12c) the exchange of romantic waka between men and wo...
Hyakunin Isshu
This is a collection of one hundred waka written by one hindred different poets between the seventh and thirteenth centuries. Eventually, they came to be used for a popular card game. The game uses two sets of one hundred cards each. One set has waka...
