Celebration of Longevity
There are some special age in Japan, and we celebrate the birthday of the year in different ways from usual.
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Learning English and Japanese
For everyone learning English/Japanese
Japanese tradition
Nikujaga (simmered meat and potatoes)
Nikujaga 肉じゃが Today, I will talk about “nikujaga,” which is a familiar simmered dish in Japan. 今日は日本でお馴染みの煮込み料理、「肉じゃが」を紹介します。 The ingredients of
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Baumkuchen Day
Today, March 4th, is Baumkuchen day. バームクーヘンの日 This is derived from the fact that Baumkuchen have been manufactured and sold
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Iro-iro” And “Sama-zama
Today, I will talk about the difference between the Japanese phrases “iro-iro” and “sama-zama.” 「いろいろ」と「さまざま」 Both of them have almost
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Shikato (Disregard)
Today, I will tell you about the Japanese word “shikato(シカト),” which means “disregard.” 今日は、「無視」を意味する「シカト」という言葉を紹介します。 Since “shikato” is mainly used by
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Fujisan (Mount Fuji) Day
Today, February 23 is the Fujisan Day. 富士山の日 The reason is because we can read “2” as “fu(tatsu)” and “ji,”
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A Tanuki’s (Raccoon Dog’s) Sleep
Today, I will write about a Japanese proverb “a tanuki’s sleep (tanuki neiri).” 狸寝入り “A tanuki’s sleep” is to pretend
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Kaminari-sama (Mr. Thunder)
Kaminari-sama 雷さま In Japan, there is a popular belief that Kaminari-sama (Mr. Thunder) falls from the sky and picks your
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Handing Out Pocket TIssues
Today, I will tell you about handing out pocket tissues, which is referred as one of Japanese cultures. ポケットティッシュ配り In
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