Sudden shaking of the ground that occurs when the bedrock beneath the surface shifts. The shock wave emitted by the displaced bedrock may be strong enough to completely change the state of the earth’s surface by pushing up a cliff and causing a large crack in the ground. This can have shocking and disastrous … Read More
Mammalia Edentata A general term for animals belonging to the sloth family. There are 5 species in 2 genera of this family, Bradypodidae, which live mainly on trees in the dense forest areas of South America and feed on leaves and flowers. Body length 50-64 cm, no tail, or even short. Weight 4-9 kg. … Read More
A type of turtle that lives in rivers, lakes, and swamps. It inhabits rivers throughout Japan, except Hokkaido, the Korean Peninsula, China, and the eastern Indochina Peninsula. It has a soft, flat shell about 20-40cm in length. The edible history is old, and it is said that there was even a government office that … Read More
A type of martial arts where competitors wearing armor face each other and compete for victory or defeat by hitting the part specified by bamboo swords. In the Edo period, it became a samurai table art, and further merged with Bushido to have a spiritual content, but entered the Meiji period and declined with … Read More