CultureThe election is coming soon./もうすぐ選挙
the Diet Building Here in Japan, we are excited about this coming election held on July 10th(next Sunday). Let's ...
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What's TODAY?Ooharai: Unique Purification Practice Around the End of June/大祓い-茅の輪くぐり
It passes almost half of the year.How is your 2022 so far? Here in Japan, there is a unique practice called "Ooh...
CultureSeasonal change of clothing?/衣替え？
Do you remember the robot concierge named Arisa that I introduced before?Actually, I was surprised that she wore a ...
CultureSeven Deities of Good Fortune/七福神
L: Display of Shitifukujin, R: a statue of Tamon-ten(Bishamon-ten's another name) Believe it or not, Japanese people...
TriviaCharacters before using Kanji?/漢字を使う前の文字？
A set of different characters that the ancient Japanese might use./古代日本人が使っていたかもしれない文字 Interestingly enough, there ...
TriviaIs Kanji difficult ?/漢字って難しい？
An example that Kanji is a pictogram./漢字が象形文字である一例 *日本語は英語の後にあります。 AreyouinterestedintheJapan’swritingsystemsbyan...
What's TODAY?Golden Week and Children’s Day/ゴールデンウィークとこどもの日
Miniature suits of armor called " Yoroi" We are on a long holiday called, the Golden week that starts from April 29 ...
CultureHidden beauty of Haori/羽織の隠れた美
L: Men's formal kimono including Haori and Hakama, R: An example of the design inside Haori. Have you ever seen male...
TriviaThe alcove called Tokonoma is an art gallery at home./床の間はプチ美術館
An alcove called "Tokonoma" /床の間 Do you know that Japanese people enjoy observing art at home? Actually, most Jap...
TriviaSuperstitious belief based on the number of sneezes./くしゃみの数に関する迷信
Do you know that there is a superstition related to sneeze count in Japan? If you sneeze once, it means that you...