CorrectedCultureDiaryEssayIdiomJapanese tradition Toru Dec 08, 2023Jan 08, 2024 body, bone, fatigue, heal, hot spring, Japanese, kyūka, kyūkei, metaphor, rest Hone Yasume (骨休め – Relaxation) Hone Yasume 骨休め The concept of resting one’s body and healing fatigue is sometimes described as hone yasume (骨休め) in Read More
CultureDiaryEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Aug 09, 2023Jan 01, 2024 always, dental clinic, frequently visit, Go, hair salons, hospital, hot spring, ikitsuke, kakaritsuke, restaurants Ikitsuke (行きつけ – Regular) Ikitsuke 行きつけ I go to a nearby hot spring two to three times a week. 私は週に2~3回、近場の温泉に通っています。 You can use the Read More
CorrectedDiaryEssay Toru Jul 10, 2021Jul 31, 2021 0 Comments bath, COVID-19, hot spring, nature, open-air, outdoor, scenery, street stall Roten Buro (露天風呂 – Outdoor Hot Spring Bath) Roten Buro 露天風呂 I like to take a bath in a roten buro (露天風呂). 私は「露天風呂」が好きです。 Since roten (露天) means “open-air” Read More
CultureDiaryJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru May 02, 2019 0 Comments amusement park, barbecue, cruiser, dinner, Enakyō, family trip, hot spring, hotel, inn, kimono, mountain, nature, river, sheep, sheep shearing, table tennis, travel, yukata Family Trip 2019 Family Trip 2019 家族旅行2019 We are now in Enakyō (恵那峡 – “Ena Gorge”) on a family trip. 私は今、家族旅行で恵那峡に来ています。 First, we Read More
DiaryJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Aug 16, 2018 0 Comments bon, family, family trip, farm, fireworks, hot spring, Nagano, sightseeing, wasabi A Family Trip during Bon Day 1 A Family Trip during Bon Day 1 お盆の親族旅行1日目 I went to Azumino city, Nagano, with my family and relatives during Read More
CultureDiaryGamingJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Aug 16, 2017Jan 03, 2024 exhausted, home, hot spring, hotel, LEGOLAND Japan, nature, relatives, sea, sleep, trip Family Trip in Summer From yesterday to today, my relatives, my family and I have gone to a trip. 夏の家族旅行 Although it was tough Read More
CelebrationDiaryFamilyTravelUncorrected Toru May 04, 2016Jan 07, 2024 60th birthday, apartment, breakfast, calm rest, facility, gifts, happy, hot spring, kan-reki, Lake Suwa, lunch, miniature golf, morning time, parents, pension, pool, study, wedding anniversary Travel to Nagano Prefecture with My Family [Day 2] Today, my family and I ate breakfast in a pension, then went to Lake Suwa. 長野での家族旅行 二日目 We spent our morning Read More
DiaryFamilyLeisureTechnologyTravelUncorrected Toru Jul 08, 2015Jan 08, 2024 apartment, car, clean, conversation, dinner, hot spring, laptop, mother, repair, room My mother came to visit me. This morning, my mother departed for my apartment in order to get repair her laptop. It was so suddenly event. Read More
DiaryHealthRecreationSportsUncorrected Toru May 31, 2015Jan 08, 2024 bike ride, cycling, hot spring, open-air bath, sore feet Today, I woke up early and went for a bike ride. Today, I woke up early and went for a bike ride. It was about 50 km each way. On the Read More