On the Japanese sense of beauty
Hi! I can feel the coming of autumn recently. The temperature is cooler than before. Anyway, today, I’d like to talk about Japanese people ‘s beauty sense. In the past …
Life
life in Japan
Melody or Noise? ~Insects’ voice~
In September, when the air is turning from summer to autumn, we know that autumn came. Speaking of autumn in Japan, autumn is a season of various activities. We call …
Tsukimi: a moon-viewing tradition in Japan
“Tsuki-mi” (月見), literally meaning “to look at the moon,” depicts the traditional moon-viewing events or autumnal customs in Japan. Since Japan has four distinct seasons, people have cherished the seasonal …
Magical item for students 〜Red Sheet〜
It’s quiz time! Question 1: What’s this? Answer: It’s just an orange pen. Question 2: What are these? Answer: They are special red and green pens. Question 3: What’s this? …
8 Tricks to Deal with Japanese Summer
Hot, humid, damp, and muggy. When it comes to Japanese summer, you might feel like this. “暑い(Atsui)” is kind of how people say hello in this season. You might hear …
Things you shouldn’t do in 3 situations in Japan
When you visit Japan, you may wonder, “ How do I use this?” or “ Why did Japanese people around me give me the side-eye?” The reason for them can …
Education in Japan
This time I’d like to share about the education style in Japan. Japanese are thought to have high academic ability, but why? Of course, I’m Japanese, but I have not …
Blue in Japan
I like blue. The color blue is associated with the vast ocean and the clear sky on sunny days. However, there are some interesting Japanese words that call something blue …
What is Donki?
Have you ever seen this penguin? This is “Don Quixote,” which is the Japanese discount store whose headquarters is in Tokyo. Now it has 604 stores in Japan and 96 …
Why are there so many pine trees around Japanese castles?
Do you know why there are a lot of pine trees in Japanese castles? You find many pine trees around castles all over Japan. There are a few reasons why …