ClimateCultureDiaryEssayHistoryJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Sep 23, 2023Jan 01, 2024 ancestors, Autumnal Equinox, Buddhist altars, day and night, graves, holidays, Japan, national holiday, September 23rd, Shūbun no Hi Shūbun no Hi (秋分の日 – Autumnal Equinox Day) Shūbun no Hi 秋分の日 Today, September 23rd, 2023, is Shūbun no HI (秋分の日 – “Autumnal Equinox Day”) in Japan. 今日、2023年9月23日は「秋分の日」です。 Read More
ClimateCultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Mar 20, 2017Jan 06, 2024 ancestors, Buddhism, day, graves, higan, March, nature, night, shunbun no hi, Vernal Equinox Day Shunbun no Hi (Vernal Equinox Day) Today is Shunbun no Hi. 春分の日 “Shun” means “spring,” “bun” means “split,” “hi” means “day,” and “shunbun no hi” means Read More
BusinessCultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiProverbUncorrected Toru Dec 18, 2016Jan 03, 2024 ancestors, cuckoo, customers, idiom, kanji, lonely, nature, proverb, sad, shops Kanko-dori ga Naku Today I will talk about the idiom “kanko-dori ga naku.” 閑古鳥が鳴く “Kanko-dori” means “cuckoo”, “naku” means “to sing”, and this Read More
CultureEssayHistoryJapanese traditionProverbUncorrected Toru Aug 17, 2016Jan 06, 2024 75 days, ancestors, comforting, faded, gossip, Japanese, proverb, saying, seasons, tradition Hito no Uwasa mo Shichijugo-nichi (Gossip Lasts 75 Days) Hito no Uwasa mo Shichijugo-nichi 人の噂も七十五日 Today, I will talk about the Japanese proverb “hito no uwasa mo shichijugo-nichi” (gossip 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
CultureEssayHistoryJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Mar 18, 2016Jan 07, 2024 ancestors, Buddhism, graves, higan, Shinto Higan” and “Shigan One week centering around the spring (autumn) equinox, that is, a period from March 17th to 23rd (from September 19th Read More