Site of the week - www.Black-Kat.com.THOUGH it sounds like It could be a Web site for the superstitious su·per·sti·tious adj. 1. Inclined to believe in superstition. 2. Of, characterized by, or proceeding from superstition. su , www.Black-Kat.com is actually a site offering a wide array of information about traditional Japanese culture, as well as the way it has adapted to Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . The locally based site has something for everyone, from features on the rough Japanese animation style known as "anime," to a photo essay from the O-Bon festival held every August by the Japanese-American community in Los Angeles, to scores of recipes for rice, tofu tofu Soft, bland, custardlike food product made from soybeans. Believed to date from China's Han dynasty (206 BC–AD 220), tofu is today an important source of protein in the cuisines of East and Southeast Asia. , vegetables and traditional cold-weather meals. Users who aren't fans of anime might not appreciate the dozen or so features on the animation style, including a trading card collection feature or reports on major industry conventions. But other elements, such as a guide to the history of the kimono kimono Garment worn by Japanese men and women from the Early Nara period (645–724) to the present. The essential kimono is an ankle-length gown with long, full sleeves and a V-neck. , are geared to a wider variety of users and are interesting as well as visually pleasing. Not only does the feature on the kimono explain the history of the garment, it is also accompanied by photos of intricately patterned and brightly colored 19th century robes robe n. 1. A long loose flowing outer garment, especially: a. An official garment worn on formal occasions to show office or rank, as by a judge or high church official. b. An academic gown. c. . |
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