Whether baffled by riches or picking up sticks, cats and dogs make their appearance in a number of Japanese proverbs. Cats are popular pets in Japan, but as the following proverbs underline, they are ...

Even if success is slow to come, it is best to persevere, as a number of Japanese proverbs suggest. Sometimes just waiting can also lead to a change for the better. 七転び八起き — Nana korobi ya oki. To ...

絵画の中には1億円越えなのに落書きにしか見えないものが存在したり、謎が潜んでいたりと一般人の想像以上の意味が込められていますが、1枚の絵に100以上のことわざを詰め込んだのが「ネーデルラントの諺」です。ぱっと見た感じは普通の絵なのですが ...