Introducing Japanese signboard from outside, the actual field. 🙂 This time from Kawazu town where you can see pretty early flowering pink cherry blossoms🌸
Kanji On the Street Actual Version #3 ~Walking street in Beppu
Introducing Japanese signboard from outside, the actual field. 🙂 This time from Beppu, famous Onsen town (hot spring town) in Oita prefecture!
Setsubun: Japan’s Bean-Throwing Festival
In just a few days, everyone in Japan will be celebrating a holiday called Setsubun, which involves people throwing roasted beans at people wearing masks in a ritual meant to ward off evil spirits! Here’s everything you need to know about Japan’s centuries-old Setsubun holiday.
Kanji On the Street Actual Version #2 ~Ramen Shop
Introducing Japanese signboard from outside, the actual field. 🙂 This time, from Ramen noodle shop!
Kanji On the Street Actual Version #1
Introducing Japanese signboard from outside, the actual field. 🙂
How to Write Your Name in Japanese (Katakana)
If you’re learning Japanese, one of the first things you should learn is how to introduce yourself! And you can’t do that unless you know your name in Japanese, right? Here is how to write your name in Japanese!
10 Famous Japanese Proverbs
It’s quite likely that you have heard the phrase, “fall down 7 times, get up 8”. But did you know that it originated as a Japanese saying? Nana korobi yaoki (七転び八起き), which translates to “7 falls, 8 rises” is a very well-known kotowaza (ことわざ), or proverb. Here is our list of 10 more famous Japanese proverbs.
The “Silver Week” Holidays in Japan
You may have heard of Golden Week in Japan, but how exactly is Silver Week different?
Top 10 Best Places to See Hydrangea in Japan
Every year in June, along with the rainy season, pretty clusters of colorful hydrangea flowers bloom across Japan. The beautiful flowers are called ajisai (あじさい、紫陽花) in Japanese. Some places are even famous for the incredible number and variety of hydrangea flowers. Here are 10 popular hydrangea-viewing spots in Japan!
10 Fun Things to Do in Japan in May
May in Japan is packed with a number of festivals – this is in part due to the Golden Week holiday period that happens every year for several days in early May. Then, the rest of the month is filled with good weather, sunshine, flowers, and lots of food and festivities! Here are 10 fun things to do in Japan … Read More