Traditional Japanese Arts and Crafts

Japanese makeup used to portray character traits and roles in Kabuki theater. Uses colors to represent different qualities.

Traditional Japanese art form of paper folding into 3D shapes, with symbolic meanings (tranquility, long life etc.).

Korean art, often featuring landscapes, folk paintings (Minhwa), and certain flowers/plants (plum blossoms, orchids, chrysanthemums etc.).

Korean masks used in ceremonies (funerals, rituals) and performances (plays, dance). Colors code age/race.

Chinese art focusing on landscapes (Heaven, Earth, humanity), flowers, birds, and figures.

Beautiful Chinese handwriting often combined with paintings by poets.

Japanese animation style featuring fictional characters and stories.

Japanese comics style, often with black and white panels, and read from top to bottom, right to left.

A team sport with two teams on a court divided by a net, played by hitting a ball over the net and landing it within the opponents' court.

The initial contact a team makes with the ball, usually after a serve, using hands to control the ball and send it towards a teammate.

An overhead pass used to place the ball near the net for a teammate to spike, usually the second contact of a team.

A powerful hit, or smash, of the ball across the net into the opponent's court, typically the most effective way to win a point.

A defensive technique where one or more players jump and place their hands and arms above the net to stop an opponent's spike.

The action that begins a rally, where a player hits the ball over the net with their hand and into the opponents' court.

A defensive technique used to pass a hard-hit or spiked ball, often performed by players positioned closer to the ground.

A period of time where two people get to know each other, developing a relationship, and potentially leading to an agreement like engagement.

A form of Ilocano courtship where a man serenades his beloved by standing outside her house.

A Tagalog form of courtship involving a man serenading his beloved by singing love songs outside her house.