

ZANIMLJIVOSTI O JAPANU
Hanamići
花道
Hanamići je dodatni hodnik koji od scene ide među gledaoce u Kabuki pozorištima. Hanamići se obično koristi za ulazak i izlazak glumaca, a koristi se i za izvođenje scena koje se ne odigravaju na istoj lokaciji kao scene na prednjoj, glavnoj sceni. Hanamići obično ima poklopac za vrata u delu gde se staza sreće sa glavnom scenom, postavljen da bude vidljiv svima u publici i on se obično koristi za ulazak glumaca.

Hanamichi
花道
Hanamichi is an additional stage section that goes from the main stage to the audience in Kabuki theaters. Hanamichi is usually used for entries and exits of actors, and it is also used for performing scenes that do not take place in the same location as the scenes on the front, main stage. Hanamichi also typically features a trapdoor just before the runway meets the stage, placed to be visible to everyone in the audience, which is commonly used for character entrances.

Bivako
琵琶湖
Bivako (jezero Biva) je najveće jezero u Japanu. Nalazi se u potpunosti u okviru prefekture Šiga (zapadno-centralni Honšu), severoistočno od nekadašnjeg glavnog grada Kjota. Jezero Biva je drevno jezero, staro preko 4 miliona godina. Procenjuje se da je to 13. najstarije jezero na svetu. Zbog blizine drevne prestonice, Bivako se često pojavljuje u japanskoj literaturi, posebno u poeziji i istorijskim izveštajima o bitkama.

Biwako
琵琶湖
Biwako (lake Biwa) is the largest lake in Japan, located entirely within Shiga Prefecture (west-central Honshu), northeast of the former capital city of Kyoto. Lake Biwa is an ancient lake, over 4 million years old. It is estimated to be the 13th oldest lake in the world. Because of its proximity to the ancient capital, references to Lake Biwa appear frequently in Japanese literature, particularly in poetry and in historical accounts of battles.

ASIMO
アシモ
ASIMO je humanoidni robot koji je napravila kompanija Honda 2000. godine. Trenutno je izložen u muzeju Miraikan u Tokiju. Dana 8. jula 2018, Honda je objavila poslednje ažuriranje Asima putem svoje zvanične stranice navodeći da će prestati sa razvojem i proizvodnjom Asimo robota kako bi se usredsredili na njegove praktičnije primene koristeći tehnologiju razvijenu tokom Asimovog životnog veka. Ime je izabrano u čast Isaka Asimova.

ASIMO
アシモ
ASIMO is a humanoid robot created by Honda in 2000. It is currently displayed in the Miraikan museum in Tokyo, Japan. On 8 July 2018, Honda posted the last update of Asimo through their official page stating that it would be ceasing all development and production of Asimo robots in order to focus on more practical applications using the technology developed through Asimo's lifespan. The name was chosen in honor of Isaac Asimov.

Koto
箏
Koto je nacionalni instrument Japana. Napravljen je od drveta kiri i dugačak oko 180cm. Sastoji se od trinaest žica razvučenih preko trinaest pokretnih pragova pozicioniranih čitavom širinom instrumenta. Izvođači mogu da podešavaju visinu tonova žica pomerajući ove pragove, a sviranje se izvodi okidanjem žica pomoću palca, kažiprsta i srednjeg prsta.

Koto
箏
Koto is a Japanese national instrument about 180 centimeters in length, and made from Paulownia wood. The most common type uses 13 strings strung over movable bridges used for tuning, different pieces possibly requiring different tuning. Koto strings are generally plucked using three fingerpicks, worn on the first three fingers of the right hand.

Toyotomi
Hideyoshi
豊臣 秀吉
Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1537-1598)
bio je japanski političar kasnog perioda Sengoku. Smatra se drugim "velikim ujediniteljem" Japana. Hideyoshi potiče iz seljačke porodice i bio je čuvar istaknutog gospodara Oda Nobunage i vremenom je postao jedan od najmoćnijih ljudi u Japanu. Hideyoshi je nasledio Nobunagu nakon Honno-ji incidenta 1582. godine i nastavio Nobunaginu kampanju ujedinjenja Japana koja je dovela do zatvaranja perioda Sengoku.

Toyotomi
Hideyoshi
豊臣 秀吉
Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1537-1598)
was a Japanese politician of the late Sengoku period regarded as the second "Great Unifier" of Japan. Hideyoshi rose from a peasant background as a retainer of the prominent lord Oda Nobunaga to become one of the most powerful men in Japan. Hideyoshi succeeded Nobunaga after the Honno-ji Incident in 1582. and continued Nobunaga's campaign to unite Japan that led to the closing of the Sengoku period.

Kendo
剣道
Kendo je moderna japanska borilačka veština, nastala od tradicionalnog japanskog mačevanja, u kojoj se koriste bambusovi mačevi, kao i zaštitni oklopi. Kendo je danas dosta prisutan širom Japana, a takođe se proširio i na mnoge druge nacije širom sveta.

Kendo
剣道
Kendo is a modern Japanese martial art, descended from swordsmanship, that uses bamboo swords as well as protective armor. Today, it is widely practiced within Japan and has spread to many other nations across the world.

Someiti
ソメイティ
Someiti je zvanična maskota letnjih paraolimpijskih igara 2021. godine. Ima je dobila po someiyoshino, vrsti japanske trešnje. Ovo ime takođe podseća na englesku frazu „tako moćan“(so mighty).

Someiti
ソメイティ
Someiti is the official mascot of the 2021. Summer Paralympics. Someity is named after someiyoshino, a type of cherry blossom. Someity's name also echoes the English phrase "so mighty".

Randoseru
ランドセル
Randoseru je ranac sa čvrstom
prednjom stranom napravljenom
od prišivene
čvrste kože ili sintetičkog materijala sličnog koži, koji u Japanu najčešće koriste osnovci. Tradicionalno se daje detetu na početku prve godine škole, nakon čega dete koristi istu torbu do 6. razreda.

Randoseru
ランドセル
A randoseru is a firm-sided backpack made of stitched firm leather or leather-like synthetic material, most used in Japan by elementary schoolchildren. Traditionally it is given to a child upon beginning his or her first year of school, whereupon the child uses the same bag until grade 6.

Suika
スイカ
Suika je bezugovorna
smart kartica za uplaćivanje elektronskog
novac koji se koristi kao putna karta na voznim linijama u Japanu. Kartica se takođe sve više prihvata kao oblik elektronskog novca za kupovinu u prodavnicama i na kioscima, posebno u okviru železničkih stanica. Od 2018. godine JR East izveštava o izdavanju 69,4 miliona
Suika kartica,
sa 6,6 miliona dnevnih transakcija.

Suika
スイカ
Suika is a rechargeable contactless smart card, electronic money used as a fare card on train lines in Japan. The card is also increasingly being accepted as a form of electronic money for purchases at stores and kiosks, especially within train stations. As of 2018, JR East reports 69.4 million Suika UID's have been issued, with 6.6 million daily transactions.

Minka
民家
Minka su prirodne kuće izgrađene u nekoliko tradicionalnih japanskih stilova gradnje. U kontekstu četiri podele društva, izraz minka bukvalno znači kuće ljudi. Podrazumeva kuće u kojima su smešteni pripadnici različitih staleža od poljoprivrednika do načelnika sela, trgovaca i samuraja niskog nivoa.

Minka
民家
Minka are vernacular houses constructed in any one of several traditional Japanese building styles. In the context of the four divisions of society, The term minka literally means houses of the people. It covers houses that accommodated a wide variety of people from farmers to village headmen, merchants and low level samurai.

Fukuzawa Yukichi
福沢諭吉
Fukuzawa Yukichibio je japanski autor, pisac, učitelj, prevodilac, preduzetnik, novinar i vođa koji je osnovao Univerzitet Keio, Jiji-Shinpo (novine) i Institut za proučavanje zaraznih bolesti. Fukuzava je bio rani zagovornik reforme Japana. Fukuzavine ideje o organizaciji vlasti i strukturi društvenih institucija ostavile su trajan utisak na brzo menjajući Japan tokom Meiji perioda.

Fukuzawa Yukichi
福沢諭吉
Fukuzawa Yukichibio was a Japanese author, writer, teacher, translator, entrepreneur, journalist, and leader who founded Keio University, Jiji-Shinpō (a newspaper) and the Institute for Study of Infectious Diseases.
Fukuzawa was an early Japanese advocate for reform. Fukuzawa's ideas about the organization of government and the structure of social institutions made a lasting impression on a rapidly changing Japan during the Meiji period.

Hakama
袴
Hakama are a type of traditional Japanese clothing.They are worn over a kimono (hakamashita).. It was popular with female students during the Meiji era.There are two types of hakama: divided umanori (馬乗り, "horse-riding hakama") and undivided andon bakama (行灯袴, "lantern hakama").

Hakama
袴
Hakama su vrsta tradicionalne japanske odeće. Nose se preko kimona (hakamashita). Hakama je bila popularna tokom Meiji ere, nosile su je studentkinje. Postoje dve vrste hakama: podeljene umanori ("hakama za jahanje") i nepodeljeni andon bakama (u obliku fenjera).

Funasshi
ふなっしー
Funasshi je japanska maskota koja nezvanično predstavlja grad Funabashi, Chiba. Napravio ga je građanin Funabashi s ciljem da razveseli lokalne stanovnike i pomogne promovisanju svog rodnog grada. Pojavio se i na manifestacijama, festivalima, brojnim televizijskim programima i reklamama, stekao je popularnost širom Japana. Takođe je izdao 4 CD albuma i 6 singlova, DVD-a, glumio u sopstvenoj anime seriji i specijalnoj akcijskoj drami uživo, najavio svoj sopstveni koncert na Budokanu.

Funasshi
ふなっしー
Funasshi is a Japanese mascot character, unofficially representing the city of Funabashi, Chiba. It was created by a citizen of Funabashi with the objective of cheering up local residents and to help promote its hometown. It has subsequently appeared at events and festivals, as well as on numerous TV programs and commercials, gaining popularity around Japan. It has also issued 4 CD albums and 6 singles, DVDs, starred in its own anime series and live action drama special, headlined its own concert at Budakan.
