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121Window blind — For other uses, see Blinds (disambiguation). For the desktop theming software, see WindowBlinds. Various window blinds A window blind is a type of window coverings. There are many different kinds of window blinds, using different systems and… …
122Japanese garden — Japanese gardens (日本庭園, nihon teien?), that is, gardens in traditional Japanese style, can be found at private homes, in neighborhood or city parks, and at historical landmarks such as Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines and old castles. Landscape… …
123Metabolist Movement — The Nakagin Capsule Tower by Kisho Kurokawa In the late 1950s a small group of young Japanese architects and designers joined forces under the title of Metabolism . Their visions for cities of the future inhabited by a mass society were… …
124Li (unit) — The li (里, lǐ) is a traditional Chinese unit of distance, which has varied considerably over time but now has a standardized length of 500 meters or half a kilometer (approx. 1640 feet). A modern li consists of 1,500 Chinese feet or chi and, in… …
125Tokonoma — A Japanese Tokonoma with a hanging scroll and Ikebana …
126Suetsumuhana — (jp: 末摘花) is the archaic Japanese word for the safflower. It is known now as Benibana (jp:紅花). It is also the name of a female character in the epic novel The Tale of Genji . The chapter is named after her. She is also known as the Safflower… …
127Jūnihitoe — The jūnihitoe (十二単) is an extremely elegant and highly complex kimono that was only worn by court ladies in Japan. Literally translated it means twelve layer robe .The jūnihitoe started to appear around the 10th century during the Heian Era. The… …
128Nightingale floor — Nightingale floors, or uguisubari (鴬張り)  listen (help·info), were floors designed to make a chirping sound when walked upon. These floors were used in the hallways of some temples and palaces, the most famous example being Nijo Castle, in… …
