Category Archives: JAPANESE EVENTS
A Japanese Event/Festival in January – Sagicho 「左義長」
Sagicho 「左義長」- A Fire Festival In my previous blog I was talking about the Japanese new year’s decorations and has mentioned how to dispose them. A fire festival called “Sagicho”「左義長（さぎちょう）」 is an event held on 7th or 15th of January … Continue reading
North Korea launches a potential missile, Drops at the Sea of Japan
From the NHK Net News Web Easy, according to the Ministry of Defense, 8 am on 5th, North Korea launched the potential missile towards the east. The Ministry of Defense thinks that if the missile which is similar to the … Continue reading
Japanese New Year’s decoration (Oshogatsu no Kazari/お正月の飾り)
Hope you all had a lovely Christmas and a new year. And you all must have taken the Christmas decorations down by now. I want to tell you about the Japanese new year’s decoration today. Three typical items There are … Continue reading
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2022 (kingashinnen/きんがしんねん・謹賀新年)
I just want to say big thank you to all wordpress bloggers to visit my blogs. And wishing you all good health and happiness. The year 2022 may brings you all better prosperity!! Hope you had a lovely new year’s … Continue reading
A Japanese Children’s Song – 童謡 [Osho-gatsu] “A New Year” (お正月)
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A Japanese event in December -Nenmatsu Oosoji (大掃除) A Year-end Cleaning
Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. The 25th and 26th fell into the weekend. As a result of that we had two days bank holiday 27th and 28th. Now we are approaching a new year 2022. Japanese people clean … Continue reading
The Santa Claus Of The Lighting At The Night Sky, With 300 Drones
According to NHK Net News Web Easy, on 16th, 「The Christmas Drone Show」has started at Kamishihoro cho in Hokkaido in order to make everyone feel cheerful. At the show, 300 drones with LED lights flied at the night sky harmonizing … Continue reading
A Japanese Children’s Song – 童謡 [Takibi] “A Bonfire” (たき火)
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Tokyo Nutrition for Growth Summit 2021, To Endeavor to Eliminate undernourished People by 2030
According to NHK Net News Web Easy, Tokyo Nutrition for Growth Summit 2021 was held at Tokyo this month. At the conference, the following issues were discussed. The half of the causes for which the children died around the world … Continue reading
A Japanese Children’s Song – 童謡 [Aka Tonbo] “A Red Dragonfly” (あかとんぼ)
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Around Lake Chuzenji, Nikko, Tochigi, is lit up for the Night View
According to NHK Net News Web Easy, around the Lake Chuzenji, Nikko, Tochigi has been lit up for an enjoyable beautiful night view in order to attract many tourists for sightseeing after the autumn leaves season gone. At the famous … Continue reading
A Japanese Event in November – Shichi-go-san (七・五・三)
It is already November! Time flies. The season of the autumn leaves. Christmas is just round the corner. There are many events held in November in Japan. For instance, 3rd of November was a cultural day. However today I would … Continue reading
Matsuda, A Car Stops Automatically When A Drive Feels unwell
According to NHK Net News Web Easy, [ Matsuda], an automobile company made a system for which makes a car stop automatically and safely when a driver suddenly become unwell. An camera checks a driver’s eyes’ movement. When the camera … Continue reading
Three Days Quarantines Period for Business Passengers Who Enter Japan
According to NHK Net News Web Easy, the Japanese government has been requiring for all passengers who arrived and entered to Japan to do 14 days quarantines period at either hotels or their homes in order to prevent from spreading … Continue reading
A Japanese Event in October – Supotsu no hi (スポーツの日)/ Sports Day
Nowadays there are many events held in October in Japan. One of the a well-known events since I was a child is called Spotsu no hi currently names. (スポーツの日）. Former name was Taiiku no hi （体育の日）and it was 10th of October … Continue reading
A Japanese Children’s Song – 童謡 [Momiji] “Autumn Leaves” (もみじ・紅葉)
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Enjoy The Halloween at 「The Virtual Shibuya 」This Year
According to NHK Net News Web Easy, The Tokyo Shibuya Ward Tourism Association is to hold the Halloween event at [Vitural Shibuya] on internet from 16th October till 31st October this year again. [Vitural Shibuya] is enjoyable by uploading an … Continue reading
AUTUMN Words 秋の言葉 （あきのことば）
Konnichiwa Just few weeks ago, we had a Indian summer but definitely the autumn has arrived. The air is cooler and my sun flowers are ending their life. The Japanese always say “Autumn is the best season for eating and … Continue reading
A Japanese Children’s Song – 童謡 [A Rabbit] “Usagi” (うさぎ・兎)
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A Japanese Event in September – Tukimi (Jyugoya)/ moon viewing
It has been Indian Summer here in UK however it feels that the autumn has already arrived. According to a calendar it is the autumn season. This time I introduce one of Japanese events in September. It is called Tukimi … Continue reading
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