Tag: Japan
Daruma Dolls for the New School Year
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Darumas-for-the-New-School-Year-1.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 8/22/2005 Daruma Dolls Transcript One of the traditional, good luck charms in Japan is the Daruma Doll, the ancient roly poly doll that can’t be knocked over, no matter how far it is pushed. The idea of this original tumbler doll is said to […]
Takashi Murakami’s Little Boy
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Takashi-Murakamis-Little-Boy.mp3 Author Jaimy Mann Air Date 5/10/2006 Takashi Murakami’s Little Boy Transcript Japanese children’s artifacts that are becoming increasingly popular globally include genres like manga, anime, and kawaii, or cute. Little Boy: The Arts of Japan’s Exploding Subculture, edited by artist Takashi Murakami and titled after the nickname of the atomic bomb […]
Fabling Around Japan
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Fabling-Around-Japan.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 7/18/2005 Fabling Around Japan Transcript The scene is a deserted hut on a mountain top during a very ferocious thunderstorm. Into the cabin stumble a goat and, later, a wolf. They’re both terrified of the storm, and in the dark they can’t see who […]
Winter Carnivals
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Winter-Carnivals.mp3 Author Lauren Brosnihan Air Date 1/20/2005 Winter Carnivals Transcript Bears may hibernate throughout the winter but children and adults with a child’s imagination and immunity from the cold embrace the activities of winter and join in snow and ice festivals and winter carnivals around the world. There are toboggan […]
Keba, Keba
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Takishi-Murakamis-Super-Flat-Keba-Keba.mp3 Author Jaimy Mann Air Date 10/14/2004 Keba, Keba Transcript Keba Keba is Japanese for Gaudy Tawdry, and it is the title of artist Takashi Murakami’s first picture book for children, with a story written by pop musician Yujin Kitagawa. This bright, colorful book, appropriate for readers of all ages, […]
Ramayana, Prince of Light
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Ramayana-Prince-of-Light.mp3 Author Malini Roy Air Date 6/29/2004 Ramayana, Prince of Light Transcript Japanese anime offers an interesting alternative to Disney for cartoon-lovers all over the world. Often, Japanese collaborations with other countries have resulted in animated films that has break new ground in terms of both style and subject matter. […]
Coming of Age Day
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Coming-of-Age-in-Japan.mp3 Author John Cech (read by Fiona Barnes) Air Date 1/17/2001 Coming of Age Day Transcript This past week in Japan, tens of thousand of young men and women will celebrate the exhilarating, frustrating, and often tumultuous journey from childhood to adulthood. It’s called Seijin-no-hi, and is a national holiday […]