Comme ça du Japon

へのへのもへじ (HeNoHeNoMoHeJi) is more than likely the oldest japanese 絵文字 (EMoJi) “émoji“. “An emo-what ?!”. émoji is a 絵 (E) “drawing” made of 文字 (MoJi) “characters”. In other words, it is equivalent of the smileys used in chat messaging : . However, you don’t need to turn your head to decipher 絵文字 […]

Photo：Museum of chimera(C) Emoto Hajime
This is the second edition of the “Imaginary creatures of Japan” serie of articles that I have launched with an article on 河童 (KapPa) “Kappa”. This time we will discover a very interesting creature named 槌の子 (Tsuchi No Ko) “tsuchi no ko” or バチヘビ (BaChiHeBi) “short tailed snake” in the Tohoku […]

This is the first article of a series about Japanese creatures. This article talks about 河童 (KapPa) “Kappa” which is probably the most popular creature in Japan.

Even if the name differs, this creature exists on the whole Japanese archipelago. Its first appearance was found in 日本書紀 (NiHon ShoKi) “Japan - scribe”, one of the oldest […]