29th February – 如月 For the cold weather days, it feels just great to take a bath, doesn’t it? In Japan, there are many 温泉 (Onsen= hot springs) and people enjoy bathing into the very hot water and seeing the outstanding view from there all the year. From the old time, Onsen is believed toContinue reading “温泉 – Onsen (Hotsprings)”
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畳 – Tatami (Traditional Flooring)
28th February ー 如月 Have you ever visited place where has Japanese flooring called 畳 (Tatami)? Tatami makes the house into Japanese style and having Tatami has many benefit in your house. It is made with a glass called イグサ (Igusa)= rushes, kitting them beautifully. Tatami has the main part with rushes 畳表(Tatami omote), board insideContinue reading “畳 – Tatami (Traditional Flooring)”
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”
地震 Earthquake No.2
How to mitigate the risks 24th February – 如月 It is not guaranteed that when you visit Japan, there will not be any natural disasters – earthquake can occur anytime anywhere in Japan. Today’s blog will explain how to behave in several situation when you encounter earthquake in Japan. When you are inside buildings FirstContinue reading “地震 Earthquake No.2”
日本のトイレ （Japanese Bathroom）
21st February – 如月 Japan has got very weird and different but useful things in their daily living. One of the example can be the bathroom, toilet. It is famous that Japan has the squat style toilet called 和式トイレ (Washiki toire). Many non-Japanese people confuse how to use this types of toilet, but nowadays, thereContinue reading “ 日本のトイレ （Japanese Bathroom）”
ロリィタファッション（Lolita Fashion）
20 thFebruary ‐ 如月 The cute clothes with frills, laces, ribbons like a dolls fashion. Minimize skin exposure to make it look like a little girls. Have you ever seen people wearing this doll alike clothes in Harajuku? This style is know as ロリィタファッション and girls and ladies aged around 20th to 30th enjoy getting attention fromContinue reading “ロリィタファッション（Lolita Fashion）”
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”
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”
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