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Culture Essay History Idiom Japanese tradition Science Uncorrected

Toru Jul 28, 2016Jan 06, 2024 American, children, counting, Guinness Book of World Records, hiccups, Japan, lifetime, marriage, Osborne, superstition

100 Times of Hiccups

In Japan, there is a superstition that you will die when you get hiccups 100 times continuously. 100回のしゃっくり Since I Read More

Animal Culture Essay Food History Idiom Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Jul 22, 2016Jan 06, 2024 Christmas, cooking, expensive ingredient, Galliformes, Japan, Meiji period, roasted turkey, shichimencho, Thanksgiving, turkeys

Turkeys

Turkeys are the largest species among Galliformes, and they are often cooked on Thanksgiving in the US, and Christmas in Read More

Climate Culture Essay Japanese tradition News Science Uncorrected

Toru Jul 19, 2016Jan 06, 2024 camel, desertification, grasses, greening, horse-drawn carriage, Japan, natural asset, sightseeing, Tottori Prefecture, Tottori Sand Dunes

Greening of Tottori Sand Dunes

Do you know Tottori Prefecture, which has the smallest population in Japan? 鳥取砂丘の緑化 The most popular sightseeing spot in Tottori Read More

Culture Essay History Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Jul 18, 2016Jan 06, 2024 Aomori, Emperor Meiji, Japan, Marine Day, Mountain Day, national holiday, patrol boat, Yokohama

Marine Day

Today, the third Monday of July is Marine Day. 海の日 Marine Day is one of Japanese national holidays, and we Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Slang Uncorrected

Toru Jul 17, 2016Jan 06, 2024 calling, etymology, Japan, kaasan, mama, mother, ofukuro, okaasan, papa, pronunciation

Ofukuro

There are some ways of calling your mother in Japan. おふくろ The most popular expression is “okaasan” or “kaasan.” 日本では、母親の呼び方が何通りかあります。 Read More

Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Onomatopoeia Science Uncorrected

Toru Jul 11, 2016Jan 06, 2024 charm, children, fear, Gunma University, Japan, love, pain, parents, peripheral nerves, placebo effects

Itaino Itaino Tondeike! (Pain, Pain, Go Away!)

In Japan, when children fall down or get injured, their parents often say “itaino itaino tondeike~,” (pain, pain, go away~) Read More

Culture Essay Food Japanese tradition News Uncorrected

Toru Jul 10, 2016Jan 06, 2024 ballot box, bento, draw by lot, election, election staff, Japan, payments, snacks, trivia, voting

The House of Councilors Election

Since the House of Councilors election is being held today, I will tell you about three trivia that are related Read More

China Culture Essay History Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Jul 07, 2016Jan 06, 2024 bamboo, calligraphy, China, Edo period, Japan, paper strips, season, Star Festival, Tanabata, wishes

Tanabata

Today was Tanabata. 七夕 Tanabata (July 7) is the Star Festival, and is a day of the turn of the Read More

Animal Culture Essay Food Japanese tradition News Uncorrected

Toru Jul 06, 2016Jan 06, 2024 animal intelligence, deer, events, Japan, Nara Park, shika senbei, shikayose, tourist attraction, traffic signals, wildlife

Deer in Nara Park

Nara Park, which is located in Nara Prefecture of Japan, has about 660 hectares, and is well known that a Read More