Japanese Customs at the Summer Solstice
Japanese Customs at the Summer Solstice 夏至における日本の風習 Today, June 21st, the day with the most hours of sunlight during the
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Hikagemono (日陰者 – An Inconspicuous Person)
Hikagemono 日陰者 I introduced you to the words ‘hoshikage‘ (星影 – starlight) and ‘tsukikage‘ (月影 – moonlight) yesterday. 昨日は「星影」と「月影」という言葉を紹介しました。 You
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Upside Down Rainbows
Today, I will to talk about upside down rainbows. 逆さ虹 The upside down rainbow is a phenomenon that you can
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Tenki-Ame (Sunny Rain)
Tenki-Ame 天気雨 Yesterday, I talked about the etymology of “kitsune-no-yomeiri (rain when the sun is shining).” 昨日は、狐の嫁入り（日が出ているのに降る雨）の語源について説明しました。 This phenomenon is
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The Effect of the Morning Sun
Since getting cold, many people might feel that it’s hard to get up in the morning. 朝日の効果 Today, I found
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