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断捨離 (Danshari)

22nd May –皐月断捨離 (Danshari) is the new mindset of cleaning, consists of 3 processes: 断 (Dan) – stop buying stuff which is not necessary 捨 (Sha) – throw away the things which are no longer used at home 離 (Ri) – stop the obsession toward things / buying This mindset was established by Mrs.Continue reading “断捨離 (Danshari)”

居酒屋 (Izakaya) – Japanese pub

21st May – 皐月 Have you ever heard of Izakaya? It’s a type of Japanese pub where you can have alcohol and food. It opens in the evening and many of them opens till midnight, some places open till morning. Izakaya has many foods which cost around hundreds yen up to thousands yen per plate.Continue reading “居酒屋 (Izakaya) – Japanese pub”

日本食事マナー (Nihon Shokuji Manner) – Japanese eating Manner

20th May – 皐月 When you visit Japan, you might be fascinated by the variety of food you can eat there. While there are many food options, I would recommend you to try the actual Japanese food (和食 = Washoku). If you have a chance to try 和食, there are several rules / manners youContinue reading “日本食事マナー (Nihon Shokuji Manner) – Japanese eating Manner”

JKの流行り (JK no Hayari) – Trend in Japanese high school girls

19th May – 皐月 JK stands for 女子高校生 (Joshi Koukousei), which means high school girls. They are very conscious about the latest trend and even create the new cultures / trends. In addition, JS is the abbreviation of 女子小学生 (Joshi Shougakusei) = Elementary school girls, JC stands for 女子中学生 (Joshi Chuugakusei)= Junior high school girls,Continue reading “JKの流行り (JK no Hayari) – Trend in Japanese high school girls”

赤ちゃんのための行事 (Akachan no tame no Gyouji) – Events for babies

18th May – 皐月 Following the yesterday’s blog お食い初め (Okuizome = the very first food that baby eats), today’s blog is also about babies’ events that is held for the first 1 months they are born. お七夜 (Oshichiya) The celebration feast event for the new born baby. It is held 7 days after baby isContinue reading “赤ちゃんのための行事 (Akachan no tame no Gyouji) – Events for babies”

お食い初め (Okuizome)

17th May – 皐月お食い初め(Okuizome) is for the new born children to cerebrate their first food they eat. Okuizome is held around 100 – 120 days after the baby was born, it’s around the time when milk teeth come out. But of course at this age, babies cannot eat foods that adult eat, thus parentsContinue reading “お食い初め (Okuizome)”

還暦祝い(Kanreki Iwai) – 60years old cerebration

16th May – 皐月 Japanese culture has special cerebration for turning point of years. One of the big cerebration can be 成人式 (Seijinshiki = 20years old) and 還暦祝い (Kanreki Iwai) for 60 years old. For 還暦祝い, traditionally people who turned 60 years old wear red hat and vest. However, nowadays, this custom is vanishing andContinue reading “還暦祝い(Kanreki Iwai) – 60years old cerebration”

日本語言い回し (Nihongo Iimawashi) – Japanese word expressions

15th May – 皐月 In the most of languages, there are unique expressions (wording) that non-native speakers cannot understand at first. Something like sentences that do not mean the actual wordings but create other meanings. Today’s theme is Japanese ことわざ (Kotowaza=proverbs) you can use in the normal conversations. -へそで茶を沸かす Heso de cha wo wakasu =Continue reading “日本語言い回し (Nihongo Iimawashi) – Japanese word expressions”

日本プラスチック問題 (Nihon Pulasuchick Mondai) – Japanese Plastic Problem

14th May – 皐月 The shameful fact is that Japan creates second worst country where creates huge amount of plastic wastes. It was reported that annual number of plastic bags used by Japanese is 300~450 per person. Moreover, each year 183 plastic bottles are used per person in Japan, calculated by the total amount ofContinue reading “日本プラスチック問題 (Nihon Pulasuchick Mondai) – Japanese Plastic Problem”

日本の天然記念動物 (Nihon no Tennen Kinen Doubutsu) – Japanese Natural Monument Animals

13th May – 皐月 -カモシカ (Kamoshika) As it has the name ‘Shika’, some people might have thought it is related to deer. However it is actually species related to cows. Kamoshika lives in the steep mountains. Due to the extinction of ニホンオオカミ (Nihon Ookami = Japanese wolf), Kamoshika increased its numbers, but because of theContinue reading “日本の天然記念動物 (Nihon no Tennen Kinen Doubutsu) – Japanese Natural Monument Animals”