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Japanese Event- Mame Machi – Bean Throwing

Today, 3rd of February is the day of bean throwing. It is called Mame maki (豆まき). Why does Japanese throw the beans? This is to get rid of demons and welcome fortune in their life. At temples, at shrines, at home, … Continue reading

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Summer solstice (夏至/Geshi)

Tuesday, 21 June 2022 What is Geshi? Today is the day which has the longest hour from the sunrise till the sunset in the Northern Hemisphere (Kitahankyu・北半球). The position of the sun reaches the highest. After this day a daytime is … Continue reading

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A Hinamatsuri (ひなまつり)

My Hina Dolls. Today is a Gil’s day. It is a Hinamatsuri. The day displays Hina Dolls at a home and celebrate a birth of a girl in a family. I took my prince and princess dolls from Japan to … Continue reading

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Winter’s Words PART 2 冬の言葉 (ふゆのことば)

Konnichiwa It has been cold hasn’t it! Winter makes us less active, well at least for me. It takes courage to step outside and even walk.. However, may be a perfect time to study at home. Today I introduce some simple … Continue reading

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Winter’s Words 冬の言葉 (ふゆのことば)

Konnichiwa It has been cold hasn’t it! Winter makes us less active, well at least for me. It takes courage to step outside and even walk.. However, may be a perfect time to study at home. Specially due to the … Continue reading

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FESTIVE SEASON クリスマスのマストアイテム

Poinsettia (ポインセチア) A poinsettia is a red (aka 赤) and green (midori 緑). We can see the poinsettias at supermarkets at this time of year! They are associated with the Christmans holiday and are popular seasonal decorations. However, do you … Continue reading

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The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island has erupted ハワイ島のキラウエア火山噴火!

The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island has erupted, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.   The eruption began late on Sunday within the Halema’uma’u crate located within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. A magnitude 4.4 earthquake hit about an hour after … Continue reading

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THE PINK AND THE GREY OF THE SUNSET

TODAY’S NEW WORD / SUNSET (YUYAKE) ゆうやけ Sunset coloues are created by a phenomenon called Rayleigh scattering. Most of the times we often see sunsets with orange, yellow and red, that is also beautiful but look at the above photo, … Continue reading

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WANT TO VISIT JAPAN? DO YOU LIKE MANGA OR JPOP? DO YOU LOVE TO EAT JAPANESE FOOD? THEN WHY DON’T YOU LEARN JAPANESE?

Hello (こんにちは) Japan offers many fine things, such as diverse culture, interesting people, rich food, inspiring places, vibrate music etc which admired by many people. If you go to Japan you don’t want to be lost in translation do you? … Continue reading

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I LIKE MUSIC (おんがくがすき!)

TODAY’S NEW WORD   ” I LIKE MUSIC”. WATASHI WA ONGAKU GA SUKI DESU. わたし(私) は、おんがく(音楽)がすき(好き)です。 Do you like Japanese music? Revently Jpop has became so popular in US as well as UK.   This album is the one I am listening now!!  … Continue reading

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