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  2. Hana wa sakuragi, hito wa bushi - Wikipedia

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    Hana wa sakuragi, hito wa bushi (Japanese: 花は桜木人は武士, literally "the [best] blossom is the cherry blossom; the [best] man is the warrior") is a Japanese proverb that originated in the medieval period. [1] It is also rendered as "among blossoms the cherry blossom, among men, the warrior" or likewise.

  3. Irezumi - Wikipedia

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    Irezumi (入れ墨, lit. ' inserting ink ') (also spelled 入墨 or sometimes 刺青) is the Japanese word for tattoo, and is used in English to refer to a distinctive style of Japanese tattooing, though it is also used as a blanket term to describe a number of tattoo styles originating in Japan, including tattooing traditions from both the Ainu people and the Ryukyuan Kingdom.

  4. Cherry blossom - Wikipedia

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    The cherry blossom is also seen in the logo of the Japan Cricket Association [52] and the Japan national American football team. [53] [54] Cherry blossoms are a prevalent symbol in irezumi, the traditional art of Japanese tattoos. In this art form, cherry blossoms are often combined with other classic Japanese symbols like koi fish, dragons, or ...

  5. Horimono - Wikipedia

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    Horimono can also refer to the practice of traditional tattooing in Japanese culture; while irezumi usually refers to any tattooing (and often has negative connotations in Japan), "horimono" is usually used to describe full-body tattoos done in the traditional style. [2] In some cases, these tattoos can cover the whole body, including the arms ...

  6. Japanese proverbs - Wikipedia

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    Meaning: Reality can't compete with imagination. 花は桜木人は武士 Hana wa sakuragi, hito wa bushi; Literally: Of flowers, the cherry blossom; of men, the warrior. Meaning: As the cherry blossom is considered foremost among flowers, so the warrior is foremost among men. 井の中の蛙大海を知らず I no naka no kawazu taikai wo shirazu

  7. Tōyama no Kin-san - Wikipedia

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    Tōyama no Kin-san (遠山の金さん) is a popular character based on the historical Tōyama Kagemoto, a samurai and official of the Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period of Japanese history. [1]

  8. Traditional colors of Japan - Wikipedia

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    Japanese bush warbler-brown (greenish brown) 92,72,39 #5C4827 菜の花色: Nanohanacha: Rape-blossom brown 227,177,48 #E3B130 苅萱: Kariyasu: Japanese triandra grass (Themeda japonica) 226,177,60 #E2B13C 黄蘗: Kihada: Amur cork tree (Phellodendron amurense) 243,193,58 #F3C13A 蒸栗色: Mushikuri-iro: Steamed chestnut color 211,177,125 # ...

  9. Body suit (tattoo) - Wikipedia

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    A body suit or full body suit is an extensive tattoo, usually of a similar pattern, style or theme that covers the entire torso or the entire body. [1] They are associated with traditional Japanese tattooing as well as with some freak show and circus performers. [2]