12th May – 皐月 Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, Pokemon GO etc… There are variety of worldly known Apps like those, but have you ever heard the following apps which was invented in japan? クックパッド (Cookpad) App (also website as well) that shows the cooking recipes. App registered people and professional people can post their originalContinue reading “日本発アプリ (Nihon Hatsu Apuli) – Apps from Japan”
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ヨナ抜き音階 (Yonanuki Onkai) – Japanese musical scale
11th May – 皐月 Old Japanese music style has unique sounds that are very peculiar, this is because there is a Japanese musical scale exists. Older time before Western music spread in Japan, Japanese used to call the sound of Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti as ヒフミヨイムナ (Hi Fu Mi Yo I MuContinue reading “ヨナ抜き音階 (Yonanuki Onkai) – Japanese musical scale”
日本食調味料 (Nihonshoku Choumiryou) -Japanese food seasoning
7th May –皐月 Japanese food have very unique tastes compared to the other countries. There is a specific words to explain Japanese basic seasoning – さしすせそ (Sa Shi Su Se So) yes, if you know the Japanese letters, you probably feel familiar to those word! Each letters explain main seasonings for 和食 (Washoku). さ forContinue reading “日本食調味料 (Nihonshoku Choumiryou) -Japanese food seasoning”
苗字 (Myouji) – Surname
4th May – 皐月 It is said that Japanese surname exists around 300,000 and there are very common ones to the rare one only 1 household owns. There are 3ways to say surname in Japanese: 苗字 (Myouji), 名字 (Myouji) and 姓(Sei). 苗字 was often used in Edo period, 苗 means seedlings so it has theContinue reading “苗字 (Myouji) – Surname”
日本の怪談 (Nihon no Kaidan) – Japanese Scary Story
27th April – 卯月 Every month on 27th, I write Japanese 怪談 (Kaidan) stories. This time is about scary game that mainly Japanese school kids did (does?). Maybe it is better not to do those games, otherwise you might get cursed!? こっくりさん It was boomed in 1970’s at schools, the game is to bring theContinue reading “日本の怪談 (Nihon no Kaidan) – Japanese Scary Story”
日本の変わった飲み物 (Nihon no Kawatta Nomimono) – Japanese unique drinks
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”
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)”
即身仏 (Sokushin butsu)
16th April ‐ 卯月 Probably not many people know that there are Japanese mummies – called 即身仏 (Sokushin butsu), some merciful monks challenged themselves to become a self made mummy for the purpose of curing people who are suffering in the world. There are 17 of Sokushin butsu who sacrificed themselves to save others. HugeContinue reading “即身仏 (Sokushin butsu)”
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