31st July – 文月 In Japan, vegan / vegetarian population is smaller than the other countries, so it can be an issue for travelers coming to Japan where they can have a plant-base meal. Still not many but there are restaurants where offer only vegan food or shops where vegan options are available. In myContinue reading “[Kyoto / Osaka] 3 Vegan Restaurants you should visit if you are a vegan”
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[Tokyo] 3 Restaurants you should visit if you are a vegan
30th July – 文月 The population Vegetarian and Vegan in Japan is still small, so it can be a big problem for overseas vegan travelers where to have meal at. Even though Veganism is not so familiar in Japan yet, there are restaurants where take the world trend and provide very good quality vegan foodContinue reading “[Tokyo] 3 Restaurants you should visit if you are a vegan”
海の日 (Umi no hi) – Ocean day
23rd July – 文月 Today is a public holiday called ‘海の日 (Umi no hi)’, meaning Ocean day. Normally this holiday falls on the third Monday of July (13th July this year) but it was moved to today due to the Tokyo Olympic game which were supposed to be held from tomorrow. This holiday is forContinue reading “海の日 (Umi no hi) – Ocean day”
折り紙: 南国の花の作り方 -How to make tropical flower
22nd July – 文月 Now the temperature is finally getting summer hot in Japan, making me thinking of tropical resort. So, today’s blog will teach you how to make a tropical flower! Many might know how to make crane and iris flower (from my blog on 25th May), but how about Plumeria? If you wouldContinue reading “折り紙: 南国の花の作り方 -How to make tropical flower”
蛙 in ことわざ (Kaeru in Kotowaza) – Proverbs with frogs
8th June – 水無月 梅雨 (Tsuyu = rain season) has started in western to middle mainland and I can hear many frogs are singing outside. There are various proverbs in Japan but today I would like to introduce the ones with frog in it. 蛙の子は蛙 (Kaeru no Ko wa Kaeru) Frogs’ kids are frogs Meaning:Continue reading “蛙 in ことわざ (Kaeru in Kotowaza) – Proverbs with frogs”
紫陽花 (Ajisai) – Hydrangea
７th June – 水無月 紫陽花 (Ajisai) -the beautiful and huge flower that blooms in June to July in Japan, is from Japan and it went through breed-improvement in Western countries. Now some says there are around 2000 species exist in the world. In this season, many tourists go to the temples to see the colorful Ajisai,Continue reading “紫陽花 (Ajisai) – Hydrangea”
蛍 (Hotaru) – Fire fly
4th June – 水無月 蛍 (Hotaru = Fire fly) lives in the clean river, appears up the air in the mid May till mid June (able to see in some places till mid July). They fly slowly and illuminate green-yellow lights, the view of them flying is magical. In Japan, there are 2 famous kindsContinue reading “蛍 (Hotaru) – Fire fly”
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”
八十八夜 (Hachijuu Hachi Ya) -The Eighty Eight night
1st May – 皐月 88 days after 立春 (Risshun) is the day of starting summer. This year falls 1st of May. From around this day, there are less frost therefore it is considered as the starting day of farming. Now the day is becoming longer and longer, the temperature is getting above 20 degrees inContinue reading “八十八夜 (Hachijuu Hachi Ya) -The Eighty Eight night”
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