30th March – 弥生 Less than 150cm height, looks like children but green skin, wearing a dish on the top of the head, and having turtle shell at the back… this strange monster is called 河童 (Kappa) and is believed to live in the river. This creature can stay inside and outside the water andContinue reading “河童 （Kappa）”
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柚子 （Yuzu）
29th March – 弥生 Yuzu, is the mandarin or lemon look-alike fruit, and Japan has the highest rate of its bith production and consumption. compared to the other citrus fruits, Yuzu has very strong acidity therefore it cannot be eaten raw like mandarin. However, Japanese love to use Yuzu for condiments as an accent inContinue reading “柚子 （Yuzu）”
日本人の考え方 （Nihonjin no kangaekata）－Stereotype Japanese thinking
28th March ‐ 弥生 Behind the history of being islander and not much connection with people from other countries, Japanese has established their own way to build relationship and communication method. Today’s topic is the stereotype of Japanese thought- It is of course not applicable for every single person in Japan, but it can beContinue reading “日本人の考え方 （Nihonjin no kangaekata）－Stereotype Japanese thinking”
日本の怪談 （Nihon no Kaidan）ーJapanese ghost story
27th March – 弥生 The theme for 27th every month is Japanese ghost story, today’s topic is about good ghosts believed in Japan. 1. 座敷童 (Zashikiwarashi) Little kids ghosts seen often in Iwate prefecture. This ghosts come to the old houses and storage then stay that places. Zashikiwarashi do mischief to people in order toContinue reading “日本の怪談 （Nihon no Kaidan）ーJapanese ghost story”
団扇 (Uchiwa) Japanese round fan
22nd March – 弥生 Rounded fan – Uchiwa, making wind manually, was introduced to Japan in Kofun era (around 1700 years ago)from China. In the older time, it was made of wood and rather used by higher positioned people for hiding their face than used for creating wind, intercepting sunshine like now. Or even itContinue reading “団扇 (Uchiwa) Japanese round fan”
着物 Kimono
21st March – 弥生 The real meaning of 着物 (Kimono) in Japanese is clothes itself. Nowadays, the Japanese traditional wear is known and called as Kimono. This style was born in Heian era and generally considered as typical Japanese clothing style. In the old time back in thousands years ago, Japanese used to wear simpleContinue reading “着物 Kimono”
日本の変わったアルバイト (Nihon no Kawatta Arubaito) Japanese weird part time job
20th March – 弥生 Japan has a lot opportunity to do a part time job – アルバイト (Arubaito) or shorter way to call バイト (baito). Many work place does not require previous related experiences so it’s easy to get in. In those Baito opportunity, there are some unique and interesting Baito, which not many peopleContinue reading “日本の変わったアルバイト (Nihon no Kawatta Arubaito) Japanese weird part time job”
変な食べもの (Hen na tabemono) – Japanese weird food
19th March – 弥生 Just like the all countries eating different and unique food, Japan also have many food that people from other countries think its weird to eat, or looks grotesque. Some could be only eaten in Japan, so if you visit there, you should try them! 1.タコ (Octopus) Octopus is pretty famous foodContinue reading “変な食べもの (Hen na tabemono) – Japanese weird food”
学校の校則 (Gakkou no Kousoku) – School Rules
18th March – 弥生 Japanese schools have various characteristics that are different to the other countries as I explained in the previous blog. Furthermore, each schools have many different rules (Mostly at Junior high and high school) and those rules are sometimes called ‘ブラック校則’ (Black Kousoku) which are unreasonable for school kids. Now this BlackContinue reading “学校の校則 (Gakkou no Kousoku) – School Rules”
七福神 (Shichifukujin) – Seven Lucky Gods
16th March – 弥生 Seven gods who brings luck for people. Worshiping them will avoid seven calamities and brings seven happiness. It has been believed among common people. 七福神 (Shichifukujin) has been well known in Japan and been worshiped from very long time ago. Those seven gods ride on the ship called 宝船 (Takara-bune), shippingContinue reading “七福神 (Shichifukujin) – Seven Lucky Gods”
Little Japan Dictionary 