ClimateCultureDiaryHistoryJapanese traditionScienceUncorrected Toru Aug 13, 2016Jan 06, 2024 caves, explosion, Komakado Kaza-ana, lava, Mt. Fuji, Nagoya, prefectures, sightseeing, temperature, Tokyo Homecoming and Slight Sightseeing Part 1 Today (technically yesterday since it’s midnight), I returned home in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture from Tokyo. 帰省と軽い観光 Part 1 Along Read More
CultureEssayHistoryJapanese traditionNewsUncorrected Toru Aug 11, 2016Jan 06, 2024 2016, August 11th, Bon vacation, familiarity, gratitude, Japanese Alpine Club, Mountain Day, mountains, public holiday, summer vacation Mountain Day Today, August 11th is Mountain Day. 山の日 The purpose of Mountain Day is “to obtain an opportunity to become familiar Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Aug 10, 2016Jan 06, 2024 fu ni ochinai, fu ni ochiru, guts, idiomatic expression, Japanese phrase, minds, negative expression, satisfied, thoughts, understand Fu Ni Ochinai Today, I’d like to talk about the Japanese phrase “fu ni ochinai.” 腑に落ちない “Fu” means “guts,” “ochinai” means “it doesn’t Read More
CultureDiaryEssayHistoryJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Aug 09, 2016Jan 06, 2024 600th post, ancestors, Bon holidays, Bon Odori, dancing, entertainment, festivals, graves, spiritual, writing The 600th Post This is my 600th post. 600回目の投稿 Although there were some dangerous days, I managed to continue to write English without Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiProverbSlangUncorrected Toru Aug 08, 2016Jan 06, 2024 akiraka, disgrace, emphasizing, Japanese, lie, obvious, phrase, red, shame, stranger Aka no Tanin (A Complete Stranger) Today, I will talk about the Japanese phrase “aka no tanin.” 赤の他人 “Aka” means “red,” “tanin” means “a stranger,” and Read More
CultureEssayHistoryJapanese traditionNewsUncorrected Toru Aug 07, 2016Jan 06, 2024 Amsterdam, biting medals, gold medal, Japan, medalists, Olympics, prohibited, Stockholm, track and field, trivia Olympic Trivia in Japan Rio Olympic Games began yesterday. 日本におけるオリンピックの雑学 Today, I’d like to talk about some Olympic trivia related to Japan. 昨日、リオオリンピックが始まりました。 In Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyGamingIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Aug 06, 2016Jan 06, 2024 chances, dice, etymology, gambling, idiom, Japanese, kanji, outcome, phrase, theories Ichi ka Bachi ka (One or Eight) Today, I’d like to talk about the Japanese idiom “ichi ka bachi ka.” 一か八か “Ichi” means “one,” “ka” means “or,” Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyHistoryIdiomJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Aug 02, 2016Jan 06, 2024 alcohol, Chinese story, dasoku, etymology, feet, festival, Japanese, snake, superfluous, unnecessary Dasoku Today, I will talk about the Japanese word “dasoku.” 蛇足 “Da” means “snake,” “soku” means “feet,” and “dasoku” expresses “superfluous Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyFoodIdiomJapanese traditionProverbUncorrected Toru Aug 01, 2016Jan 06, 2024 botamochi, Japanese cake, ohagi, rice cake, season, sweet bean paste, tana kara botamochi, tanabota, theory, traditional Botamochi Today, I will talk about a traditional Japanese cake called botamochi. ぼたもち Botamochi is a rice cake wrapped in sweet Read More