19th February – 如月 A type of Cafe where staff girls imitate servant (maid) and treat customers as their master and provide service. Many Maid Cafes exist in Akihabara, Tokyo. Usually under 18 years old cannot visit there. Probably many people who have searched about Japan encounter this types of shop, Maid cafe has varietyContinue reading “メイド喫茶（Meido Kissa）Maid Cafe”
Monthly Archives: Feb 2020
18th February – 如月
ラーメン - Ramen The noodle dish including Chinese style noodle, soup with some ingredients. In Japan, there are various types of ramen depending on the region and heaps shops are making it better and better to be able to survive in the competition. *Just a reminder all the photos are not belong to the author, fromContinue reading “18th February – 如月”
17th February – 如月
マスク – Mask Because of the Corona virus around the world, masks have been a hot topic and the supply shortage has been a big problem at the moment. In Japan, wearing masks is not a new thing and moreover, many people in Japan wear masks all season even there are no viruses or flues.Continue reading “17th February – 如月”
16th February – 如月
日本の迷信 （Nippon no Meishin）‐ Japanese Superstition <<<Those might help your life better!>>> There are various superstitions in Japan, not only negative ones as I explained in last blog but also the positive ones. Today’s blog is about the superstitions which have happy meaning! 蛇の抜け殻を財布に入れておくと、お金がたまる If you put the cast‐off skin of a snake, you won’t have troubleContinue reading “16th February – 如月”
15th February – 如月
日本の迷信 （Nippon no Meishin） ‐ Japanese Superstition <<<Try to avoid those actions!>>> Just like the all other countries have their own superstition, Japan have many too! There are weird but interesting superstitions told from long time ago. Today’s blog, I would like to introduce the negative ones and then tomorrow the positive ones! 夜に爪を切ると、親の死に目に会えない If you cut yourContinue reading “15th February – 如月”
14th February – 如月
バレンタインデー - Valentine’s Day Valentine’s day is celebrated around the world – Also in Japan! However, Japanese celebrate this day differently and have own culture. First of all, Valentine’s day generally is about expressing love. This part is the same as the other countries, but for Japanese case, it is the day that girls confess loveContinue reading “14th February – 如月”
13th February – 如月
血液型 （Ketsuekigata）- Blood type Do you know what blood type you are? Most Japanese knows their own blood type and moreover they believe that the characteristic of each person can depend on blood type. There are many fortune-telling based on blood type in Japan and even in the end of TV news, some shows include today’s luckyContinue reading “13th February – 如月”
12th February – 如月
日本国旗 （Nihon Kokki）－ Japanese Flag Japanese national flag is called 日の丸 (Hinomaru), the official name is 日章旗 (Nisshou ki). Using the red circle with white background is one of the easiest flags to remember. This red part stands for sun, Japanese were agricultural tribe from the ancient time, so the sun is believed as precious and important.Continue reading “12th February – 如月”
11th February – 如月
建国記念の日 （Kenkoku Kinen no Hi） National foundation celebration day. Celebrating the enthronement of the first emperor 神武天皇 (Jinmu Tennou) From 1966, Japan has enacted the day of national foundation celebration on 11th of February. This day is not the actual foundation day so saying 建国記念の日 instead of 建国記念日 (‘no’ inside the name) to make the differenceContinue reading “11th February – 如月”
10th February – 如月
忍者 Ninja Japanese Spy, the person who uses ‘Ninjutsu’= special tricks used for fooling people, not being seen by people in order to accomplish the spy works. The word ‘Ninja’ has been spread all around the world and most people know who they are: the secret Japanese spy. Actually, those spy were called differently in theContinue reading “10th February – 如月”
Little Japan Dictionary 