The 7th of July is Tanabata (七夕/ the star festival) in Japan. We make decoration with colourful paper, loops, some patterns then the most important thing about Tanabata is you write your wishes to hang them from the bamboo leaves.
In Japanese, we use so many onomatopoeia. It almost works as adverb in our language and in my opinion, onomatopoeia is the key to make your Japanese more lively. For example, when you knock the door, we knock the door ton ton (とんとん). But this case, you knock the door gently. Now imagine, a police Read more »
朝のリレー Asa no Riree Morning relay race カムチャッカの若者が きりんの夢を見ているとき メキシコの娘は 朝もやの中でバスを待っている ニューヨークの少女が 微笑みながら寝がえりをうつとき ローマの少年は 柱頭を染める朝日にウインクする この地球では いつもどこかで朝がはじまっている Kamchatka no wakamono ga kirin no yume wo miteiru toki Mexico no musume wa asamoya no nakade bus wo matteiru New York no shoujo ga hohoemi nagara negaeri wo utsutoki Rome no shounen wa chutou wo Read more »
Haiku is a type of poem which describe the sentiment, sensation or the beauty of nature with 17 syllables. Usually written in three lines, 5-7-5 syllables and always contain a key word which describes the season. Haiku is one of the most important culture which reflects hidden Japanese soul. Matsuo Basho (松尾芭蕉 1644-1694) is one Read more »
