The Silent Bon Dance Festival
In summers in Japan, we often join a bon dance festival that was originally a Buddhist event. In the bon
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Learning English and Japanese
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Japanese tradition
An Impressive Pun
Today, I found an impressive Japanese pun on the internet. It is “よくできた内容ですが、欲で汚いようです。（yoku dekita naiyo desuga, yokude kitanai yodesu）,” which
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Lost Property
In Japan, even if you lost your wallet, camera, or iPhone, there would be a very good chance that they
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The World’s Biggest Sandglass
The world’s biggest sandglass is located in Nima Sand Museam, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. The sandglass was given the name Suna-goyomi,
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Japanese Like a Kleenex.
Japanese people really like a Kleenex, and annual consumption of it in Japan is the world’s highest. Amount of the
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Repair of Air Conditioner
This summer, an air conditioner of our laboratory will be repaired. To make matters worse, not only we can’t use
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Yokkoisho(よっこいしょ)
Japanese people (especially adults) often say “よっこいしょ(yokkoisho)” when they stand up or lift something heavy. People are able to output
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Countries’ Smell
Today, I learned that some people can feel countries’ smell when they arrived at the airports. Japanese airports seem to
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