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Haha no Hi – Mothers´ Day in Japan

The second Sunday of May is Mothers´ Day in Japan. When do you celebrate Mothers´ Day in your...

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Already Sakura in Miyako

While Tokyo was excited about the first snow, in Miyako-jima cherry blossoms have started blooming....

Culture,Custom,Foods

Eat Porridge on the 7th of January in Japan

On the 7th of January, officially the New Year ends in Japan and people eat rice porridge in the...

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Japanese New Year – Decorations

Posted by juju.kurihara on January 6, 2012 in Culture, Custom, Vocabulary 0 comments

During shougatsu period, Japanese people decorate their house with good luck ornaments. What are they?

Japanese New Year – Shougatsu

Posted by juju.kurihara on January 5, 2012 in Culture, Custom, Lifestyle, Vocabulary 0 comments

How Japanese people celebrate the new year? First they go to see the first sunrise then go to a temple or shrine. New Year is a very important moment of the year.

What Is Oomisoka?

Posted by juju.kurihara on January 4, 2012 in Culture, Custom, Vocabulary 0 comments

Oomisoka is how to call the New Year´s Eve in Japanese and is one of the very important event of a year for Japanese. What they do and how they spend the night?