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2. Kadomatsu - Wikipedia

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   In modern times, kadomatsu are placed after Christmas until January 7 (or January 15 during the Edo period) and are considered temporary housing for kami.Designs for kadomatsu vary depending on region but are typically made of pine, bamboo, and sometimes ume tree sprigs which represent longevity, prosperity and steadfastness, respectively. [2] "

3. List of partitions of traditional Japanese architecture

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   Cloth with vertical slits, cord (shown), or cords strung with beads of bamboo or other materials. Have been associated with urban shop entrances since the late Kamakura period (early 1300s). [9] Still in common use in the 21st century, especially at shop entrances and kitchen doors Kabeshiro (壁代, lit. ' wall-curtain ') more images

4. Tamagushi - Wikipedia

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   The earliest recorded transcription of tamagushi is 玉籤, using kuji 籤 "bamboo slip; (divination) lot; written oracle; raffle; lottery" instead of kushi. The (c. 720 CE) Nihon Shoki "Chronicles of Japan", which repeatedly mentions a 500-branched masakaki 真榊 "true sakaki " tree (tr. Aston 1896:43, 47, 121), is the locus classicus for ...

5. Yorishiro - Wikipedia

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   The most common yorishiro are swords, mirrors, ritual staffs decorated with paper streamers called gohei, comma-shaped beads called magatama (勾玉/曲玉), large rocks (iwasaka (岩境) or iwakura (磐座), and sacred trees. [1] [2] Kami are often considered to dwell in unusually-shaped rocks or trees, or in caves and earth mounds. [4]

6. Amakan - Wikipedia

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   Amakan, also known as sawali in the northern Philippines, is a type of traditional woven split-bamboo mats used as walls, paneling, or wall cladding in the Philippines. [1] They are woven into various intricate traditional patterns, often resulting in repeating diagonal, zigzag, or diamond-like shapes.

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