shishimai (lion dance) is Japanese traditional dance - photo by TETSU
a dancer wears tenugui as a head band - photo by TETSU
two dancers dance with harmony - photo by TETSU
cool shot of shishimai dance - photo by TETSU
Shishimai means Lion Dance in Japanese. The lion dance originaly came from India, and the Buddhist belief that the lion is regarded as a guardian creature. We can see Shishimai dances in New Years, or any celebration in Japan, as well as in China. These photos were taken by a Japanese photographer, TETSU, in Nigata, Japan. You may feel the movement of Shishimai dance from his photos.
February 14th is Valentine’s day, and also Chinese New Years, this year. You may see Lion Dance if you live near China town (or maybe in China) very soon! If not, let’s celebrate Lunar New Year together with TETSU’s lion dance photos!!!
Tenugui can be used many different ways. Our “Hyottoko Tenugui” is a very unique one, it has two eye holes on it, so you may use it as a mask. It will be your great Halloween mask. We made a short movie of the “Hyottoko Dance” for you…
The Hyottoko Dance is a Japanese traditional dance dating back more than 900 years. It features a male dancer blowing fire from a bamboo tube, creating a funny faced, comical character called Hyottoko, which has been loved by the Japanese. It may also include a female character called “Okame”, and of course we have a “Okame Tenugui” on our site as well!
In the video, the dancer is wearing Hyottoko Tenugui and Tenugui Fundoshi (Japanese traditional underwear… coming soon at our site) in Central Park, hopefully brings you a laugh of magic from New York!
I always believe that Good foods, Daily Exercises, Many Laughes, and Love… bring healthy life to your day.
A laugh of magic, Happy Halloween, everybody!!!
my ohinasama - obina (male doll) and mebina (female doll) a couple dolls closely sit together.
Hina-matsuri is the girl’s festival on March 3rd in Japan, when the birth of girls is celebrated and wishes are expressed for their future happiness. These hina-ningyo (dolls) are mine and came all the way to New York. My aunt Yachiyo made them when I was born in Osaka, Japan. A couple of dolls have been traveling with me all over the world… wow, they have been away from Japan 25-years this year! I know that they have seen many chapters of my life… Please see more about Hina-matsuri on our page from here
snow in March - walk to the beginning of spring (st)!
Great news to you! Reborn wuhao newyork Tenugui Art!
Yes, Finally our site has moved to a new web-hosting server. Did you notice how clear all photos and pages look? We’ve upgraded many new programs and functions also, so it’s more fun and secure to shop at our site.
And more,
To celebrate our new site, we’ve reduced most of our tenugui 10 - 20%!!! So… everybody!
Please celebrate with us… Looking forward to happy spring!
wuhao friend gab-chan with wuhao natural indigo tenugui
