Do you know Keiro no Hi(敬老の日 Respect for the Aged Day)? Respect for the Aged Day in 2022 is September 19. This Respect for the Aged Day is a holiday with no fixed date due to the Happy Monday system. Therefore, it is a little difficult to determine what the day is about from the […]
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Like Mother’s Day, Father’s Day is fixed as “XXX day of XXX month”. Mother’s Day is somehow recognizable because it is thought of as being after the May holidays. However, Father’s Day is usually celebrated after Mother’s Day, and the idea of celebrating Mother’s Day first can lead to inadvertently celebrating Father’s Day. …… No,
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Do you know “Autumnal Equinox Day”? Many newcomers to Japan may not know it. Like the vernal equinox, the autumnal equinox can be different from the previous year. It is a little frustrating that we cannot say “what day in September” because there is no fixed date. And we inevitably have to check the date
When is the Autumnal Equinox and what does it mean? Read More »
Every year, November 23 is a national holiday, “勤労感謝の日 Kinro kansha no Hi : Thanksgiving Day for Labors”. When I was in elementary school, I had an image of this day as a day to give presents to my father who always worked, in other words, as “Father’s Day. Later, when I learned the word
What is the meaning of “Kinro kansha no Hi, Labor Thanksgiving Day”? Read More »
Did you know that Japan has a day called “体育の日 たいいくのひ, Physical Education Day”? Physical Education Day is a national holiday, a day off, and is associated with “good weather. Since it is in October, it is neither hot nor cold, and many free events are held. Let’s take a look at the origin of
What is the meaning and origin of “Taiiku no Hi, Physical Education Day”? Read More »
In Japan, there is the Doll’s Festival. Hinamatsuri is filled with peach blossoms, hina dolls, and hina arare (sweetened rice-flour dumplings for the Girls’ Festival), all of which create a very festive atmosphere. And when it comes to Hinamatsuri, we realize that spring is finally approaching. I remember looking at the hina decorations during Hinamatsuri
What is the meaning of eating clams on Girls’ Day, Hinamatusri? Read More »
It is often said that what foreigners do not understand about Japanese people is their ambiguous expressions. Among them, there is even something called “A-Un,” which is difficult to understand. When one hears the phrase “A-Un, 阿吽” what immediately comes to mind are the komainu (guardian dogs) at shrines. If you observe them carefully, you
What dose A-Un 阿吽 mean in Japanese? Read More »
Dogs live with people in many countries around the world and are loved as family members by many people in Japan. Due to the recent cat boom, dogs are kept as pets second only to cats, but there are still about 7.1 million dogs in Japan. Some people who have immigrated to Japan may actually
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I remember learning in elementary school that the word “japan” originated from a passage in Marco Polo’s “The Book of Eastern Views”. However, what surprised me when I read the book was that Marco Polo never actually came to Japan. And as the title of the book, “Memoirs,” suggests, he was describing Japan based on
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Would you like to travel to the most prestigious shrine in Japan? If you were to go, which would you prefer to visit, Ise Jingu Shrine or Izumo Taisha Shrine? Many foreigners have never been to either shrine and would like to visit both, but it is difficult to say which one. These two shrines
What is the difference between Ise Jingu Shrine and Izumo Taisha Shrine? Read More »
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