Category: Vocabulary
How Japanese people get married?
Have you been to Japanese weddings? Do you wonder how Japanese people get married? Here are some ideas for you.
The poem for your blood type – Type A –
Japanese people are obsessed with the blood types. Type A is the most common blood type in Japan. Here is the poem about them. See how they are?
Gaki Otto or Iku-men. What are Japanese husbands like?
Gaki Otto and Iku-men are the new words to describe Japanese husbands. Is your husband Gaki Otto or Iku-men?
The real meaning of “The Woman should walk 3 steps behind her husband”
In Japan, good women should be humble and always respect their husbands. Therefore, they are taught to walk three steps behind their husbands. But there is a new interpretation for this theory.
Kenkoku Kinen no Hi (National Foundation Day)
11th of February is Kenkoku Kinen no Hi in Japan. It´s the National Foundation Day and is the day Japan is divided into groups. But how?
The myths that Japanese kids are taught.
When you are child, you are taught many things and some remain in you, which become an habit. Hiding the thumbs when you see a hearse is one of them.
Jizo in the sky of Tokyo
When I saw a sign “jizo” in the middle of Ginza in Tokyo, I had a doubt. Because of that, I had to see it. When I came out the roof top of the department store, there was nothing but the sky of Tokyo and this jizo.
What is HOURENSOU?
To be a good employee, you should know hourensou. If you don´t you should learn. But wait, what is it and do you really need it?
Go! Go! Touka Ebisu!
The 10th of January was Touka Ebisu in Kyoto. It was a celebration of Ebisu-sama, a God of prosperous business and is one of the seven lucky Gods. This was my first experience at Touka Ebisu. Reported by Chisai Fujita.
Seijin no Hi. Congratulations for coming of age!
It was Seijin no Hi yesterday. Tokyo still celebrates on Monday. Congratulations to all young Japanese adults.