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GENERAL/MIXED/MISC.

Autumn Festival Mikoshi (festival shrine craft) - Yamaha Motors

Bento Recipes: Sakura Mochi, Non-cherry Cherry Treat (for Hanami, cherry blossom viewing) - My Lunch Can Beat Up Your Lunch

Chocolate Covered Cherry Daifuku (for Japanese Valentine's Day) - The Anime Blog

Hanami (paper sakura tree tableau) - Yamaha Motors

Milky Way Sohmen (recipe for Tanabata: amanogawa) - Grandma's Kitchen

Setsubun Oni-no-Men (paper demon mask) - Yamaha Motors

Street Fair Food For Japanese Summer Festival (yakisoba/stir fry noodles, takoyaki/octopus dumplings, goheimochi/grilled rice cake) - KC


CHILDREN'S DAY / KODOMO NO HI / BOY'S DAY

Children's Day Bento Lunch - Lunch In A Box

Children's Day Craft Activity: Koinobori - Tara McGowan

Flying Fish (koi-no-bori kite craft) - FamilyFun.com

How To Make A Paper Carp Kite - Associated Content

Japanese Tradition Food On Children`s Day (sushi plate) - Kimiga Suki

Koinobori - Zoom

Koi-nobori Origami - Tammy Yee

Make Your Own Kite!

Sweet Peanut Mochi (rice cakes) - Food In Every Country

Tango-no-Sekku Kabuto-Kazari (paper warrior figure craft) - Yamaha Motors


HINA MATSURI / GIRL'S DAY / DOLL FESTIVAL

Chirashi-sushi (Scattered Sushi) - KCC

Chirashizushi (recipe) - JPN-MIYABI

Girls Day / Hina Matsuri (paper doll craft) - BreezeB's Digiworld

Girls' Day Origami (fold an empress and emperor) - Tammy Yee

Happy Girl's Day! (strawberry mochi recipe) - Busy Mamas

Hina Matsuri Is Traditionally Celebrated March 3 (chirashizuhi recipe) - Yuki Yanagi

Hinamatsuri (chirashizushi recipe) - Our Adventures In Japan

How To Make Unagi Rice "Cake" & Chocolate Covered Strawberries - Bento Corner

Japan's Hina Matsuri Festival (make dolls & display steps) - Crayola

Japanese: Girls' Day, Food (chichi dango, pink mochi, strawberry yukan, tri-colored mochi...) - Little Buddha Baby

Japanese Girl's Day Party (recipes: chirashi-zushi, ushio-jiru, sakura-mochi) - Setsuko Yoshizuka

Make Your Own Dolls!

Momo-No-Sekku Hina Ningyou (paper craft: dolls, display steps & accessories) - Yamaha Motors

Origami (Paper Folding) Hina Matsuri Doll: Emperor - AskAsia.org

Shell-Shaped Sushi (Hamaguri-Zushi) For Girls' Festival - Just Hungry


NEW YEAR / OMISOKA / GANTAN / SHOGATSU

Asian New Year's Recipes (seven vegetable rice gruel recipe) - Grandma's Kitchen

Japanese New Year (ozoni recipe) - Soshina Japanese Home Store

Japanese New Year's Cuisine (ozoni stew with mochi) - Moscow Food Co-op Recipes

Japanese New Year's Food (ebi-no-saka-mushi/sake steamed shrimp, date-maki/rolled sweet omelet, kurikinton/mashed sweet potato with chestnuts...) - About.com

Japanese O-Zoni (Japanese New Year's miso soup with rice cake) - Soupsong

Japanese Recipe: Ozoni - The Anime Blog

More Japanese Recipes

New Year (paper crafts: kadomatsu, kumade) - Yamaha Motors

Ozoni: New Year's Soup - Food In Every Country


OBON / FESTIVAL OF LANTERNS / ALL SOULS'

Bon Dance Tips (Okinawan style for Obon) - champuru.com

Feast Of Lanterns (yakitori recipe for Obon) - Lea & Perrins

Japan: Obon Festival (rice dumplings recipe, tips) - Noveltyguide.com

Religious and Ethnic Observances Lesson Plan: O-Bon (make paper lantern) - Davis School District

Tokyo Dontaku (Bon Odori dance of Tokyo for O-Bon) - Phantom Ranch






                    
 

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