27th May –皐月 As every time on 27th, today’s theme is about ghost stories / urban Legend in Japan. Have you ever heard of UMA (Yu-ma)? UMA means mysterious / unidentified animals in Japan and several times every year, the TV shows have the programs that shows the videos and stories about UMA. Most likely,Continue reading “日本の怪談 (Nihon no Kaidan) – Japanese ghost stories”
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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”
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”
憲法記念日 (kenpou Kinenbi)
3rd May – 皐月 Today is a part of the Golden week, 3rd May is a public holiday called 憲法記念日 (Kenpou Kinenbi) – Constitution day. Cerebrate the establishment of the Japanese constitution and wish for the growth of country. The current constitution was announced on 3rd November 1946, and enforced from 3rd May 1947. TheContinue reading “憲法記念日 (kenpou Kinenbi)”
回転寿司 (Kaiten Zushi) – Sushi Train
17th April – 卯月 Different to the fancy Sushi dining, Sushi train is cheaper and mostly self service to take whatever you like to eat from the belt conveyor. If there does not have your favorite Sushi, order from the tablet on the table. Nowadays, 回転寿司(Kaitenzushi = Sushi train) exists everywhere in the world, howeverContinue reading “回転寿司 (Kaiten Zushi) – Sushi Train”
即身仏 (Sokushin butsu)
16th April ‐ 卯月 Probably not many people know that there are Japanese mummies – called 即身仏 (Sokushin butsu), some merciful monks challenged themselves to become a self made mummy for the purpose of curing people who are suffering in the world. There are 17 of Sokushin butsu who sacrificed themselves to save others. HugeContinue reading “即身仏 (Sokushin butsu)”
東京ディズニーランド – Tokyo Disney Land
15th April – 卯月 On 15th April in 1983, Tokyo Disney Land was opened in Chiba prefecture, next to Tokyo! Nowadays, Tokyo Disney Land is ranked 3rd most visited theme park in the world (The first and second are both in USA Disney parks) and even the another park next to Disney Land, called TokyoContinue reading “東京ディズニーランド – Tokyo Disney Land”
椿 (Tsubaki) – Camellia Japonica
10th April – 卯月 Big red flower petals with yellow vivid style, this gorgeous flower is called 椿 (Tsubaki) and often drawn on the Kimonos. Many people might think this lower blooms in winter time, however some species are blooming in April. It generally blooms between December and April and this flower does not haveContinue reading “椿 (Tsubaki) – Camellia Japonica”
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