

On the left side of this character, you can see a holy ceremonial stand, and on the right, a bottle filled with Japanese SAKE. In ancient times, people celebrated joyful occasions and felt Happiness in this way—by presenting SAKE to their God


On the left side of this character, you can see a holy ceremonial stand, and on the right, a bottle filled with Japanese SAKE. In ancient times, people celebrated joyful occasions and felt Happiness in this way—by presenting SAKE to their God


This character resembles the kanji for a small ‘BIRD.’ It depicts a large bird spreading its wide wings, heading up toward the sun. Therefore, this kanji means ‘to FLY’ or ‘to JUMP’ in Japanese.


Can you see this figure as a fish? The fish is heading up! This image gradually evolved into the kanji for ‘SAKANA’ (fish).”


In ancient Japan, the central government in the west considered the eastern tribes to be enemies. They called these people the ‘Emishi.’ This kanji was created to reflect the unique clothing and style of the Emishi people.