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Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
Culture / Product introduction / Traditional Japanese foods / Trivia
by Tomo · Published January 1, 2021 · Last modified January 2, 2021
Happy New Year 2021! I spent the New Year’s Eve, or “Omisoka (大晦日)”, watching “Kouhaku Uta Gassen (紅白歌合戦: literally Red and White Song Battle)”, a standard long-loved special TV program for Omisoka in Japan,...
As you may know, “Kodomo (子供)” is the Japanese word for child or children, while “Otona (大人)” is the word for adult or grown-ups. According to the definition of the law, now Kodomo in...
Culture / Drinks and Beverages / Product introduction / Soft drinks
by Tomo · Published October 29, 2020 · Last modified October 30, 2020
Today on the way home from work, I stopped by a public bathhouse or “Sento (銭湯)” and enjoyed bathing. After getting out of the bathroom and putting on my clothes, I thought I wanted...
Culture / Product introduction / Soft drinks / Trivia
by Tomo · Published March 13, 2020 · Last modified March 14, 2020
Have you ever heard of the water “Chikara Mizu (力水)” literally meaning power water in Japanese? When I hear Chikara Mizu, that reminds me of 2 types of water. Kirin Beverage Chikara Mizu Soda One...
Culture / Foods / My daily life
by Tomo · Published January 27, 2020 · Last modified February 28, 2021
Today when I went shopping at a supermarket near my house, an “Ekiben (駅弁)” fair took place in it. As the Japanese term, Ekiben is composed of 2 words “Eki (駅)” meaning station and...
Culture / My daily life / Sightseeing places / Trivia
by Tomo · Published January 25, 2020 · Last modified February 14, 2021
In the previous article, I talked about the Japanese ski soup “Ski Jiru (スキー汁)” and mentioned the place where the art of skiing was first introduced from abroad. Specifically, for the first time in...
As I posted an article on how “Seijin (成人)” is different in meaning from “Otona (大人)” the other day, here I will talk about the meanings of Japanese words “Shonen (少年)” and “Seinen (青年)”,...
As you might already know, January 13th is a national holiday in Japan called “Seijin no Hi (成人の日: Coming of Age Day)”, and in fact today, the coming of age ceremony called “Seijin Shiki...
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I'm Tomo, a Japanese blogger living in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. For the purpose of enriching your life, I would like to introduce things about Japan on this blog, especially unique Japanese products, cooking recipes, cultures, and facts and trivia.
