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hokusai
Mount Fuji in Everyday Japanese Life: Art, Bento and Objects
Why Mount Fuji is printed on everything in Japan - from Hokusai's Thirty-six Views to sake cups, jubako boxes and jigsaw puzzles - and how to read the motif.
etiquette
Why Japanese Homes Take Shoes Off - and What Tabi Socks Are For
The genkan, the slipper rules, and the reason socks are taken seriously in Japan - plus what tabi socks are, why they have a split toe, and how to wear them.