25th April – 卯月 There are heaps unique things sold in Japan, one of the typical ones is drinks. Famous drink brand Coca Cola started to sell transparent cola ‘Coca Cola CLEAR’ in 2018, in Japan. The taste is similar to the original black colored cola, however the new looks have attracted Japanese. Also fromContinue reading “日本の変わった飲み物 (Nihon no Kawatta Nomimono) – Japanese unique drinks”
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日本の風習 (Nihon no Fuu Shuu) – Japanese customs
24th April – 卯月 Suburbs and regions in Japan have many unique customs. Some of them still exists on the other hand some had already obsoleted. One example that has inherited is なまはげ (Namahage) in Akita prefecture. Namahage is a creature which wears scary 鬼(Oni=Demon) mask and straw clothes. He holds knife and breaks intoContinue reading “日本の風習 (Nihon no Fuu Shuu) – Japanese customs”
お弁当 (Obentou) – Bento
23rd April – 卯月 Bento – as a take away food box, is well known all over the world. This word came from Japanese word 弁当 (Bentou), and its quality is stunning in Japan. Many of Japanese students and workers bring their 弁当 to school and work and eat them at the lunch time. ItContinue reading “お弁当 (Obentou) – Bento”
日本の面白い宿 (NIhon no Omoshiroi Yado) – Unique hotels in Japan
22nd April – 卯月 Now due to the Covid-19, it is limited to travel around for most countries. So why don’t we use the time to think about the next trip? Let’s be positive and be excited about the future! – Today’s blog will introduce some interesting hotels that you can stay in Japan. １．LegoContinue reading “日本の面白い宿 (NIhon no Omoshiroi Yado) – Unique hotels in Japan”
ランドセル (Randoseru)
21st April – 卯月 The rucksack which Japanese elementary school students use when they commute to school. The most Japanese elementary school students have the big square rucksack called ランドセル (Randoseru), and this commuting style has been very common from back in decades ago. The origin of ランドセル was in the end of Edo era,Continue reading “ランドセル (Randoseru)”
風呂敷 (Furoshiki) – Cloth Wrapping
20th April – 卯月 風呂敷 (Furoshiki) is the cloths to wrap things and carry. In the old time it was used for wrapping precious things, and as the time passed it became a bag for daily usage. Nowadays in Japan, we do not really see people who use 風呂敷 (Furoshiki), this is because bags becameContinue reading “風呂敷 (Furoshiki) – Cloth Wrapping”
つくし (Tsukushi) – Horsetail
18th April – 卯月 Spring time in Japan, you can see the funny shaped Horsetails on the field, it is called つくし (Tsukushi) in Japanese and written as 土筆 in Kanji. 土 means soil and 筆 means brush – Japanese thought the shape looked like a brush that is why they picked this Kanji. ThisContinue reading “つくし (Tsukushi) – Horsetail”
お地蔵さん (Ojizou san)
14th April – 卯月 Have you ever seen the stone-made statues on the streets in Japan? The official name of this statues is 地蔵菩薩 (Jizou bosatsu), but called in a cuter way like お地蔵さん (Ojizousan) / 地蔵様 (Ojizousama). Ojizousan are located various places and believed to protect people, share the grief with people and healContinue reading “お地蔵さん (Ojizou san)”
日本国歌 (Nihon Kokka) – Japanese Anthem
13th April – 卯月 Each countries have its own national anthem, and so does Japan. Japanese national anthem is called 君が代 (Kimi ga yo) and it is known for the shortest anthem in the world. It consists of 32 words and only have about 45 seconds to finish up singing. Kimigayo was written by unknownContinue reading “日本国歌 (Nihon Kokka) – Japanese Anthem”
和菓子 (Wagashi) – Japanese Sweets
12th April – 卯月 Japanese sweets, 和菓子 (Wagashi) was named in order to make distinction to the Western sweets 洋菓子(Yougashi). Wagashi is less sweet than Yougashi, but it express seasons with the tastes and looks. For instance, in the spring time, many Wagashi uses Cherry blossom flower petals and make it pink color to bringContinue reading “和菓子 (Wagashi) – Japanese Sweets”
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