13th May – 皐月 -カモシカ (Kamoshika) As it has the name ‘Shika’, some people might have thought it is related to deer. However it is actually species related to cows. Kamoshika lives in the steep mountains. Due to the extinction of ニホンオオカミ (Nihon Ookami = Japanese wolf), Kamoshika increased its numbers, but because of theContinue reading “日本の天然記念動物 (Nihon no Tennen Kinen Doubutsu) – Japanese Natural Monument Animals”
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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”
花粉症 (Kafunshou) – Hay fever
6th April – 卯月 Hay fever exists whole year in Japan, but the worst season starts from the early February and continues till May – In Japanese spring time, there are Cedar pollen flying around and make illiterate many people. Cedar tree afforestation had done from Edo era, and even after the World War 2,Continue reading “花粉症 (Kafunshou) – Hay fever”
八百万の神様 (Yaoyorozu-no-Kamisama)
15th March – 弥生 八百万(Yaoyorozu) = heaps, a lot and different. The actual meaning is the number of 8,000,000. Here implies not the actual number but so many. There are a lot of various different gods exist in Japan. From the old time in Japan, Japanese have lived with nature, mountain, ocean, river, forest andContinue reading “八百万の神様 (Yaoyorozu-no-Kamisama)”
31st January – 睦月
日本茶 （Nihon-cha） – Japanese green tea Japanese green tea is becoming famous around the world these days – with the familiarity of Matcha flavors. There are different types of Japanese green teas: -煎茶 Sencha: The most common and general green tea. Steam the tea leaves (Newly born in the year) and rub them while drying toContinue reading “31st January – 睦月”
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”
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