Ichi-go Ichi-e: Treasuring an Unrepeatable Moment
What Ichi-go Ichi-e Means There’s a Japanese phrase that sits right at the heart of everything we do: ichi-go ichi-e (一期一会). It translates loosely…
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Ukiyo: The Floating World
What Is Ukiyo? In Japan’s Edo period, ukiyo meant “the floating world”. A poetic description of life’s fleeting pleasures. Think kabuki theatres, geisha districts,…
Furusato: The Hometown That Stays With You
What Furusato Means Furusato (ふるさと) is the Japanese word for “hometown.” But it’s more than a place on a map. It’s the…
Ikigai: What Japan Really Means by a Reason for Being
The famous ikigai diagram isn't Japanese. What the word really means, what Japan's own surveys say gives people ikigai, and why a…
Yūgen: The Beauty You Can’t Quite Name
What Yūgen Means This one always gives us goosebumps. Yūgen (幽玄) is one of those Japanese words that refuses to be neatly…
Kintsugi: Repairing With Gold
What Kintsugi Means One of our favourites today. It really resonates deeply with us both. Kintsugi (金継ぎ) is the Japanese art of…
Nagomi | The Japanese Art of Calm and Harmony in Life (and Weddings)
Nagomi: A Word You Feel More Than Translate Some words don’t really have an English twin. Nagomi (和み) is one of them. It’s usually…