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生物の休眠状態が、低温などの外部刺激によって解除されて活動を再開すること。鹿児島では近年の暖冬でこの現象が遅れ、桜の開花時期に影響が出ている。
yuki Marui-ji Cute Handwriting Rebellion
We write it round and sideways with mechanical lead, breaking all the rules to make it cute
yuki Mid-century girls' comic books introduced the giant, sparkling eyes that define kawaii art.
Cute handwriting ban: In the 1970s, Japanese schools banned 'marui-ji' handwriting because exam-grading computers could not read the rounded characters.
yuki In the 1970s, Japanese schoolgirls rebelled by inventing a rounded, cartoonish style of handwriting.
A style of Japanese penmanship characterized by rounded characters and a childlike aesthetic. During the 1970s, Japanese schoolgirls popularized this lateral script, prompting widespread bans by concerned school administrators.
What was the original 11th-century meaning of the Japanese word that became 'kawaii'?
Which artist is credited with pioneering the 'giant sparkling eyes' style in 1950s Japanese girls' manga?
Which classic 11th-century Japanese novel contains the linguistic ancestor of the word 'kawaii'?
What mass-produced writing tool allowed Japanese students in the 1970s to write the thin, rounded lines of 'marui-ji'?
What product did Sanrio's predecessor add strawberry designs to in the 1960s to boost sales?
What did Japanese school authorities do in the late 1970s to combat the spread of round handwriting?
In what decade did Japanese schoolgirls popularize the 'marui-ji' round handwriting style?
What traditional direction of Japanese writing did 1970s schoolgirls reject when creating their own style?
yuki During Edo period theater intermissions, playgoers ate convenient bento boxes filled with rice and preserved foods.
yuki During the Azuchi-Momoyama era, lacquered wooden boxes transformed bento from a necessity into an artistic experience.
yuki During the Kamakura period, dried rice became Japan's first portable meal, starting the country's bento culture.
yuki To stop social friction over wealth, Japanese schools banned aluminum bento boxes and introduced uniform school lunches.
yuki The History of Bento
Between the acts, between the acts / A perfect bento between the acts!
yuki The popular makunouchi bento emerged during the Edo period as a quick theater intermission meal.
Bento etymology: The word 'bento' originates from a Southern Song dynasty slang term meaning 'convenient,' which was later imported to Japan.
yuki Lacquered wooden boxes transformed simple travel food into elegant outdoor feast containers.
A Japanese-style packed meal traditionally served in a box with partitioned compartments. Its origins date back to the Kamakura period when travelers carried dry, reconstituted rice in simple bags.
What is the Japanese word for the traditional, portable lunchbox itself?
Why did many Japanese schools ban bento boxes after World War I during the Taisho period?
What does the term 'makunouchi,' a popular type of Edo period bento, translate to in English?
What material became highly popular for making lightweight Japanese bento boxes during the early 20th-century Taisho period?
What does the term 'hoshi-ii' literally mean in the context of early Japanese bento history?
In the late 16th century, which Japanese historical period popularized multi-tiered lacquered wooden bento boxes for outdoor excursions?
Which decade in the 20th century saw the boom of pre-packaged plastic bentos in Japanese convenience stores?
During which Japanese historical period did travelers carry dried rice called 'hoshi-ii' as an early form of bento?
yuki In 1211, Eisai promoted powdered tea as a divine remedy that kept Zen monks awake during meditation.
