ClimateCorrectedEssayEtymology Toru Apr 26, 2023Jan 02, 2024 0 Comments 2011, full moon, harvest moon, loved person, metaphor, moon, night, poem, rain, visible Amayo no Tsuki (雨夜の月 – Something that Exists but Is Invisible) Amayo no Tsuki 雨夜の月 Something that exists somewhere but is not visible, or an imaginary thing that does not exist Read More
CultureDiaryEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Apr 06, 2023Jan 02, 2024 distance, full moon, happiness, ichibō senri, landscape, old Japanese unit, onsen, Pacific Ocean, scenic view, sea breeze Ichibō Senri (一望千里 – Boundless Expanse) Ichibō Senri 一望千里 Today I went to an onsen and took an open-air bath offering a view of the Pacific Read More
CorrectedEssayJapanese traditionProverb Toru Jul 29, 2021Jan 02, 2024 0 Comments 1919, full moon, lantern, moon, moonlit night, night, unnecessary, useless Tsukiyo ni Chōchin (月夜に提灯 – Unnecessary) Tsukiyo ni Chōchin 月夜に提灯 Unnecessary or useless things are sometimes described as tsukiyo ni chōchin (月夜に提灯) in Japanese. 不必要なことや、役に立たないことを、「月夜に提灯」と表現することがあります。 Since Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyFoodHistoryJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Oct 04, 2017Jan 03, 2024 fifteenth night, full moon, harvest moon, Japanese pampas grass, jūgoya, lunar calendar, moon viewing, October, September, Tsukimi Dango Jūgoya (十五夜 – Full Moon Night) Tonight is “jūgoya” (十五夜). 十五夜 The “jūgo” (十五) means “fifteen,” the “ya” (夜) means “night,” so the literal meaning of Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Jul 11, 2015Jan 08, 2024 cool, crescent moon, dark moon, dawn moon, first quarter moon, full moon, Japanese people, last quarter moon, late at night, lying position, moon names, moon-waiting, new moon, next night, phases, waning crescent, waning gibbous, waxing gibbous The Moon Names In Japan, there are many moon names depending on their phases. Actually, many Japanese people don’t know all of the Read More