CultureEssayEtymologyUncorrected Toru Apr 03, 2019 0 Comments Buddhist term, dead, death, die, gridlock, incapable, injury, platform, stand, state, traffic accident, train Tachi Ōjō (立ち往生 – Gridlock) Tachi Ōjō 立ち往生 A traffic accident causing injury or death happened yesterday near the center of Tokyo, and many trains Read More
CultureEssayFoodJapanese traditionNewsUncorrected Toru Jul 07, 2017Jan 03, 2024 alcohol, all-you-can-drink, drunk, internet, Japan, nomi houdai, regulation, taverns, train Nomi Houdai (飲み放題 – All-you-can-drink) Nomi Houdai 飲み放題 In weekends in Japan, you can find people who are too drunk on a train or a Read More
CultureDiaryEuropean countriesFoodTravelUncorrected Toru Feb 11, 2017Jan 02, 2024 airport, Begijnhof, Brussels National Airport, chocolates, cityscape, Dubai International Airport, duty free, Leuven, train, world heritage Flight Back Today’s morning I went to Begijnhof in Leuven, which is a world heritage. 帰国 It was very beautiful cityscape, and Read More
ClimateDiaryJapanese traditionNewsUncorrected Toru Nov 24, 2016Jan 03, 2024 autumn leaves, commute, Japan, Kanto, November, snow, snow tires, Tokyo, train, weather The First Snow in November It snowed today in the Kanto region in Japan. 11月の初雪 It is the first time in 54 years that the Read More
BusinessCultureEssayHistoryJapanese traditionNewsUncorrected Toru Oct 19, 2016Jan 06, 2024 conductor, doors, hagashiya, Japanese, Oshiya, passengers, platform, rush hour, Shinjuku station, train Oshiya (Pusher) Today, I will talk about the interesting Japanese occupation “Oshiya”. 押し屋 Oshiya means people who push passengers and luggage that Read More
DiarySleepTransportationTravelUncorrected Toru Sep 09, 2015Jan 08, 2024 carsick, highway bus, hotel, Kyoto, Osaka, sleeping, train Bus Trip Today, I got on a highway bus to Kyoto for seven hours, and got on a train to Osaka for Read More
CultureEssayJapanese traditionNewsUncorrected Toru Feb 21, 2015Jan 06, 2024 blood, brain rest, conditioned reflex, danger, digestion, false accusation, fatigue level, inemuri, Japanese practice, job, molesters, nature characteristics, physical characteristics, public order, public places, sleepiness, sleeping, study, swaying, train Inemuri Inemuri is the Japanese practice of sleeping on the public places. Particularly, we often sleep as we’re riding a train. Read More