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”
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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”
12th February – 如月
日本国旗 （Nihon Kokki）－ Japanese Flag Japanese national flag is called 日の丸 (Hinomaru), the official name is 日章旗 (Nisshou ki). Using the red circle with white background is one of the easiest flags to remember. This red part stands for sun, Japanese were agricultural tribe from the ancient time, so the sun is believed as precious and important.Continue reading “12th February – 如月”
11th February – 如月
建国記念の日 （Kenkoku Kinen no Hi） National foundation celebration day. Celebrating the enthronement of the first emperor 神武天皇 (Jinmu Tennou) From 1966, Japan has enacted the day of national foundation celebration on 11th of February. This day is not the actual foundation day so saying 建国記念の日 instead of 建国記念日 (‘no’ inside the name) to make the differenceContinue reading “11th February – 如月”
10th February – 如月
忍者 Ninja Japanese Spy, the person who uses ‘Ninjutsu’= special tricks used for fooling people, not being seen by people in order to accomplish the spy works. The word ‘Ninja’ has been spread all around the world and most people know who they are: the secret Japanese spy. Actually, those spy were called differently in theContinue reading “10th February – 如月”
9th February – 如月
演歌 （Enka） Japanese music genre. Familiar among older generation. this style of music generally gives nostalgic emotion to Japanese. Have you ever seen a Japanese singer with Kimono and sing with particular vibrato? Those people are singing one genre of music called ‘演歌 – Enka’. Contains unique Japanese emotions in the songs and some darkness, sentimentalContinue reading “9th February – 如月”
7th February – 如月
成田空港から東京まで ‐ From Narita Airport to Tokyo In Tokyo area, there are 2 main international airport – Narita and Haneda. Haneda airport is located around 30 min away from Tokyo station by bus, car or public train. However, Narita airport is located in Chiba prefecture so it takes longer to get there compared to Haneda. When youContinue reading “7th February – 如月”
5th February – 如月
原宿 （Harajuku）No. 1 Located in Tokyo, known as the pop, Kawaii culture. There are many unique fashion shops and luxurious boutiques in this area. Harajuku is not the actual name of the suburb, but is the area where includes 神宮前(Junguu-mae),千駄ヶ谷(Sendagaya), briefly described the east area of the JR Yamanote Harajuku station. 竹下通り(Takeshita-Dori): the most famous streetContinue reading “5th February – 如月”
Little Japan Dictionary 