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Translating Japanese

From the Tales of Heike

I am introducing a very famous poem, it is the very first stanza of the renown…

by tomomi.paromita 25 January 2021

Translating Japanese

Goze 2

This is in continuation from the previous post on Goze, the female shaman-minstrels who lived on…

by tomomi.paromita 13 January 2021

Translating Japanese

Goze 1

“Goze” refers to visually challenged women who used to live by singing at the doors with…

by tomomi.paromita 8 January 2021

Translating Japanese

Chuzaburoh Tanaka 1

You might have heard about Chikuzan Takahashi. He was a master tsugaru-shamisen (a string instrument) player…

by tomomi.paromita 8 June 2020