26th March – 弥生 Guess most of the people already have heard the word “舞妓 – Maiko”. But do you know much about this? Maiko is the girls who work for the 宴会 (Enkai)=party in Kyoto, 五花街(Gokagai). They dance and sing in the party, talk with the customers, pour liquor and so on. Those girlsContinue reading “舞妓 - Maiko”
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日本の怪談-Nihon no kaidan (Japanese Ghost Story）
27th February – 如月 Every month on 27th is about Japanese ghost story! This is the second post, it is about 雪女(Yukionna) and お岩さん (Oiwa san), 2 of the sad lady ghosts. 雪女（Yukionna） It is believed that the spirit of snow changes the appearance as very white skin lady wearing white kimono. This lady isContinue reading “日本の怪談-Nihon no kaidan (Japanese Ghost Story）”
日本のアイドル （Japanese Idols）No.2
26th February - 如月 Last blog was mostly about girls idol groups, so this blog puts focus on boys group. The most famous boys groups in Japan are basically from one company – Johnny’s Entertainment, established by Mr. Johnny Kitagawa. He passed away on July 2019, and it was such a huge loss for entertainment industry.Continue reading “日本のアイドル （Japanese Idols）No.2”
7th January – 睦月
七草がゆ Nanakusa-Gayu Japanese eat porridge with 7 different types of grasses in the morning on 7th January. Those 7 grasses bloom first in the spring and are believed to protect people from evils. It’s good to eat this porridge around this time because people had eaten a lot oshougatsu food. People’s stomach must had been very tiredContinue reading “7th January – 睦月”
Little Japan Dictionary 