traditional event – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Oct 16, 2018 0 Comments country, foreigner, four seasons, Japan, season, seasonal event, traditional event

Four Seasons in Japan

Four Seasons in Japan 日本の四季 Some Japanese people say “Japan has four seasons,” but foreign people who heard that would Read More

Culture Essay Food History Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Dec 31, 2017Jan 03, 2024 108 times, December 31st, earthly desires, Japanese, joya no kane, omisoka, purified, temple bell, toshikoshi soba, traditional event

New Year’s Eve Events

In my post just one year ago, I wrote about that December 31st is called 大晦日 “omisoka” in Japanese.http://lang-8.com/kanotown/journals/224394078701397240103991911399205800908 大晦日の行事 Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Food History Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Dec 28, 2017Jan 03, 2024 hard food, health, Heian period, Japanese, longevity, mochitsuki, New Year, rice cake, ritual, traditional event

Mochi (餅 – Rice Cake)

Mochi 餅 Today I did 餅つき (mochitsuki). 私は今日、餅つきをしました。 Mochitsuki is a traditional Japanese event that people make 餅 (mochi – Read More