【No. 1713】Hishochi (避暑地 - Summer Resort)
Aug 26, 2019 22:18
Hishochi
Moving to a cool place temporarily to avoid the summer heat is called hisho (避暑) in Japanese.
Hi (避) means "avoid," sho (暑) means "heat/hot," and the combination hisyo literally means "avoid the heat (of summer)."
In addition, places, where people visit to avoid the summer heat, is called hishochi (避暑地) by adding chi (地 - "place/land").
It is said that hishochi in Japan began when foreign merchants, missionaries, and teachers pioneered the land and built villas for avoiding the summer heat.
These days, it is not rare for wealthy Japanese people to have their villas in cool places.
Even if you do not have your villa, you can visit hishochi in a short period by using a hotel.
Moving to a cool place temporarily to avoid the summer heat is called hisho (避暑) in Japanese.
Hi (避) means "avoid," sho (暑) means "heat/hot," and the combination hisyo literally means "avoid the heat (of summer)."
In addition, places, where people visit to avoid the summer heat, is called hishochi (避暑地) by adding chi (地 - "place/land").
It is said that hishochi in Japan began when foreign merchants, missionaries, and teachers pioneered the land and built villas for avoiding the summer heat.
These days, it is not rare for wealthy Japanese people to have their villas in cool places.
Even if you do not have your villa, you can visit hishochi in a short period by using a hotel.
避暑地
夏の暑さを避けるため、一時的に涼しい場所に移動することを「避暑」と言います。
「避」は "avoid"、「暑」は "heat" を意味し、「避暑」は文字どおり "avoid the heat (of summer)" を意味します。
また、避暑のために訪れる土地のことを「避暑地」と言います。
「避暑地」は、明治時代に外国人の商人や宣教師が避暑のための別荘地を造ったのがはじまりとされています。
現在では、日本人の富裕層が避暑地に別荘を持つことは珍しくはありません。
別荘が無くても、ホテルや旅館を利用すれば短期的に避暑地を訪れることができます。
夏の暑さを避けるため、一時的に涼しい場所に移動することを「避暑」と言います。
「避」は "avoid"、「暑」は "heat" を意味し、「避暑」は文字どおり "avoid the heat (of summer)" を意味します。
また、避暑のために訪れる土地のことを「避暑地」と言います。
「避暑地」は、明治時代に外国人の商人や宣教師が避暑のための別荘地を造ったのがはじまりとされています。
現在では、日本人の富裕層が避暑地に別荘を持つことは珍しくはありません。
別荘が無くても、ホテルや旅館を利用すれば短期的に避暑地を訪れることができます。
Corrections (1)
No. 1 Mac
- Moving to a cool place temporarily to avoid the summer heat is called 'hisho' (避暑) in Japanese.
- This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
- In addition, places, where people visit to avoid the summer heat, is called 'hishochi' (避暑地) by adding 'chi' (地 - "place/land").
- In addition, places where people visit to avoid the summer heat, are called 'hishochi' (避暑地) by adding 'chi' (地 - "place/land").
- These days, it is not rare for wealthy Japanese people to have their villas in cool places.
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These days, it is not rare for wealthy Japanese people to have their villas in cool places.
This is actually a good use of "these days"
- Even if you do not have your villa, you can visit 'hishochi' in a short period by using a hotel.
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Even if you do not have your villa, you can visit 'hishochi' for a short period by using a hotel.
"In" would refer more to how long it takes to get there than how long you spend there.
It's funny, in Canada we have quite the opposite situation, where people have winter homes. I suppose you could call them 避冷：P Would that be pronounced as ひひや？
Toru
Thank you for the correction!
> I suppose you could call them 避冷：P Would that be pronounced as ひひや？
Oh, that was close!
This is not a common term, but avoiding the winter cold is called 避寒 (read as "hikan") -- 寒 (kan) means "cold."
And the cultural difference is interesting. I heard that the climate of the Japanese famous 避暑地 called 軽井沢 (Karuizawa) is similar to Toronto's one.
Thank you for the correction!
> I suppose you could call them 避冷：P Would that be pronounced as ひひや？
Oh, that was close!
This is not a common term, but avoiding the winter cold is called 避寒 (read as "hikan") -- 寒 (kan) means "cold."
And the cultural difference is interesting. I heard that the climate of the Japanese famous 避暑地 called 軽井沢 (Karuizawa) is similar to Toronto's one.