Holy freaking wow. Yesterday I was at an event up in Reno. A lady I know up there gave me, yes, GAVE me a 16 string gu zheng. She'd tried to find a home for it...
You all, being nipponophiles as I am, may enjoy this: http://japundit.com/archives/2006/08/28/3406/ Japundit is usually fun. $BL55p(B Mugyo -- There's never...
Yukiko-chan, as well as the 'snow' kanji $B@c(B you can also use 'luck' $B9,(B for 'yuki'. That's also pronounced 'sachi' in japanese, so 'sachiko' would...
Hello all. just got a set of armor permaloaned to me, and i've got a few questions/problems. i've got a few referance books here, but none of them give a good ...
Hello all! I am fairly new to the SCA and have decided on a Japanese persona. I have figured out the surname part with much help from a friend, but a first...
Hi Thank you for the links Saionji no Hanae. However, I cannot seem to find anything on karaginu. They are either not mentioned at all or only their...
Hello, I am attempting to find some information on appropriate colours for karaginu and mo. I am making a Heian outfit for next years mid-winter coronation and...
Otagiridono, hai, very helpful. Also, yes, as I understand it Mugyo-bo would be appropriate; I'm more used to modern Japanese, which would use -sensei. And,...
Looks about right. Rakkurai and Fuyuzuru are the only competition for first; when I was getting my name registered there was controversy about whether a...
Greetings, all; Does anyone know of a reliable source regarding the origins of Japanese attitudes towards people touching? I can find plenty of information...
Hello again, My baronial herald has been helping me register a name. I am going with the idea of not being a minor noble and just being a travelling...
They may have something kicking around: http://www.takarasake.com/company/introduction.htm As for the links, I like the girl in the purple ninja suit best ;) ...
I found this link through a community, and the poster said "I think this is the website of some people who like going to various places where you can pay to...
... <faolanmacfarland@...> wrote: I have been looking into Sake, it's history & brewing, I havent really been able to find much 'documentable' references in...
Ohayo Gozaimasu Midasan! Hajimemashite, Anyone here currently do Nihonjin no Chambara (I know it might not be exactly correct, but it's what I call Japanese...
Ach, my tanka is coming out garbled? I enter the text via normal IME but it comes out scambled? It's like I'm talking to Solveig, and all I'm getting is...
I know I'm probably going to get banned for this but I have to try... My current name, Ookami, is not registerable, the reason has been made obvious several...
I know these emails are like the ubiquitous A/S/L posts in chatrooms of yore, but the last one I found dated from 2003 or so. So, I'll go ahead and ask. Is...
My apologies to those whose messages waited several days for approval. Moderators must approve first time posts by new members AND correctly change the new...
Anyone know of any actual (local)groups where the SCA members actually get togethor for training in the Japanese arts? I'm in Milton, Ontario. Not far from...
Greetings to the list, I am forwarding this along from another list I'm on, AlicesRestaurant (mostly about Japanese incense). It is a very cute short animated...
http://www.tamagawa.ac.jp/sisetu/kyouken/kamakura/chusei/index.html shows some geta found in an archaological excavation of a village in Tamagawa prefecture....
Anyone have an idea on how to make a heavy leather & bronze Tanko that is SCA legal? I've got many ideas, but nothing that seems too useful. Maybe hearing...
