29th July – 文月 From the end of July till early September, school kids have summer vacation in Japan. For most of adult who work at office, they also can get few days off in the middle of August. The common thing is that Japanese companies are mostly difficult to get continuous holidays, so thisContinue reading “夏休み (Natsu Yasumi) – Summer vacation”
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日本語と韓国語 (Nihongo to Kankokugo) – Japanese and Korean
28th July – 文月 Nearly 2 months has passed since I started studying Korean. For native Japanese speaker, it seems easier to study Korean rather than English or other languages, as Japanese and Korean have the same grammar and there are many words that have similar pronunciation with same meanings. Here are just a fewContinue reading “日本語と韓国語 (Nihongo to Kankokugo) – Japanese and Korean”
調味料マジック (Choumiryou Magic) – seasoning Magic
25th July – 文月 It seems like many Japanese are curious about creating new things from existing materials – mostly every week on Twitter, creative cuisine recipes are on trend in Japan, using familiar ingredients at home. Somebody discovered that adding yoghurt to tofu will taste like Cheesecake. Moreover, another invented vanilla ice cream withContinue reading “調味料マジック (Choumiryou Magic) – seasoning Magic”
海の日 (Umi no hi) – Ocean day
23rd July – 文月 Today is a public holiday called ‘海の日 (Umi no hi)’, meaning Ocean day. Normally this holiday falls on the third Monday of July (13th July this year) but it was moved to today due to the Tokyo Olympic game which were supposed to be held from tomorrow. This holiday is forContinue reading “海の日 (Umi no hi) – Ocean day”
折り紙: 南国の花の作り方 -How to make tropical flower
22nd July – 文月 Now the temperature is finally getting summer hot in Japan, making me thinking of tropical resort. So, today’s blog will teach you how to make a tropical flower! Many might know how to make crane and iris flower (from my blog on 25th May), but how about Plumeria? If you wouldContinue reading “折り紙: 南国の花の作り方 -How to make tropical flower”
かき氷 (Kakigoori) – Shaved ice
18th July – 文月 かき氷 (Kakigoori) – shaved ice with sweet syrup on the top. South Korea and Taiwan has their own style Kakigoori as well and those has been trending in the Asian countries. There are some specialty shops only providing Kakigoori and those opens whole seasons even in the winter. かき氷 have existedContinue reading “かき氷 (Kakigoori) – Shaved ice”
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