6th March – 弥生 In Japanese, there are various ways to call monk depending on their Buddhism sect or their hierarchy, but generally we call monk as お坊さん (Obou-san). Why are they called Obou san? IN Nara /Heian era, the metropolitan city was divided into several district, those districts were named as 坊, and eachContinue reading “お坊さん Monk”
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天狗 Tengu
5th March – 弥生 God or monster alike creature which has been believed to exist in deep mountain. He has red face with very tall nose and flying with his wings. He has huge body and wear Japanese mountain ascetic hermits (山伏＝Yamabushi) style clothes. From the old time, Japanese people have believed that mountain hasContinue reading “天狗 Tengu”
オノマトペ onomatopoeia No. 1
4th March – 弥生 Making words from the things which does not have the actual word in order to express how the thing is – from nature sounds, feeling, situation and emotion into words Japanese has a lot onomatopoeia compared to other language. This is because Japanese does not have variation of verbs – ForContinue reading “オノマトペ onomatopoeia No. 1”
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）”
16th February – 如月
日本の迷信 （Nippon no Meishin）‐ Japanese Superstition <<<Those might help your life better!>>> There are various superstitions in Japan, not only negative ones as I explained in last blog but also the positive ones. Today’s blog is about the superstitions which have happy meaning! 蛇の抜け殻を財布に入れておくと、お金がたまる If you put the cast‐off skin of a snake, you won’t have troubleContinue reading “16th February – 如月”
8th February – 如月
日本民謡 （Nihon-Minyou）- Japanese folk song Songs that has been sang in the particular area in Japan. Those songs tend to have a deep relation to the local region. Just like the other countries, Japan has its own folk songs (民謡 =Minyou) which were sang among ordinary people in the area. Nowadays, not many of them areContinue reading “8th February – 如月”
1st February – 如月 (Kisaragi)
日本の使える言葉 （Tsukaeru Kotoba）‐ Japanese Useful Words The following words have official meanings but did you know there are different interpretation depending on the situation? 寒い (Samui): cold – This also means not funny. Somebody saying old jokes which are not funny anymore = そのジョーク、寒いよ。。。(Sono Jyoku, samui yo): That joke is old fashion and not funny. 痛い (Itai): HurtContinue reading “1st February – 如月 (Kisaragi)”
30th January – 睦月
富士山 （Fujisan）Mt. Fuji Active volcano with height 3776m. The highest mountain in Japan located between Shizuoka prefecture and Yamanashi prefecture. Mt. Fuji became the beautiful symmetry shape about 10,000 years ago due to the volcanic action. In the winter time it is closed but in the summer season, from early July till early September, people canContinue reading “30th January – 睦月”
29th January – 睦月
自動販売機 （Jidou-hanbaiki）- Vending Machine When you are in Japan, probably you will realize that there area heaps vending machine everywhere – You can get cold or hot drinks any time. It is believed that Japan is safer country compared to the other ones, so there has been less crime (stealing / breaking) occurred related to VendingContinue reading “29th January – 睦月”
Little Japan Dictionary 