Nanakusa no Sekku (七草の節句 – The Festival of Seven Herbs)
Nanakusa no Sekku 七草の節句 Today, January 7, is Nanakusa no Sekku (七草の節句). 今日、1月7日は七草の節句です。 Since nana (七) means “seven,” kusa (草)
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Shunmin Akatsuki wo Oboezu (春眠暁を覚えず – In Spring One Sleeps a Sleep That Knows No Dawn)
Shunmin Akatsuki wo Oboezu 春眠暁を覚えず The temperature was so pleasant today’s morning that I overslept. 今日は気温が心地よく、つい寝坊してしまいました。 It is shunmin akatsuki
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The Reason Why Cats’ Backs Are Rounded
The Reason Why Cats’ Backs Are Rounded 猫が猫背の理由 In my post yesterday, I introduced the term nekoze (猫背 – literally
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Ehoumaki (恵方巻 – Lucky Direction Roll)
Ehoumaki 恵方巻 February 3rd is ‘setsubun‘ (節分). 今日、2月3日は節分です。 Setsubun is the day before the beginning of spring (February 4th), and
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Hanami Dango (花見団子)
Hanami Dango 花見団子 Japanese people often eat 団子 (dango – dumpling) while 花見 (hanami – cherry blossom viewing). 日本人は花見の際、よく団子を食べます。 This
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Snow on the Vernal Equinox Day
Today is a holiday called 春分の日 (shunbun no hi). 春分の日に雪 春 (shun) means “spring,” 分 (bun) means “split,” 日 (hi)
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Poka Poka (ぽかぽか)
Poka Poka ぽかぽか Today I would like to introduce the Japanese onomatopoeia “poka poka” (ぽかぽか), which has two different meanings.
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Dango (Dumpling)
Dango 団子 Today, I will talk about the traditional Japanese food “dango”. 今日は、日本の伝統的な食べ物「団子」を紹介します。 Dango is a kind of dumpling made
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Someiyoshino
Many Japanese like cherry trees, especially Someiyoshino. ソメイヨシノ Because all flowers bloom and fall at once, and it looks beautiful.
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