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Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
Recently, I have learned from Japanese Wikipedia that the names of the days of the week, or “Youbi (曜日: day of the week)”, that is, “Nichi-Youbi (日曜日: Sunday)”, “Getsu-Youbi (月曜日: Monday)”, “Ka-Youbi (火曜: Tuesday), “Sui-Youbi...
Japan is the land of earthquakes and typhoons, so many people have emergency food at home just in case. In fact, in a closet of my house, there is a bunch of instant cup...
Today is March 2nd and tomorrow March 3rd is a special day for young girls called “Hinamatsuri (雛祭り)” here in Japan when parents with daughters annually celebrate and pray for their sound growth. When...
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 8, 2021
Have you ever heard of the water “Chikara Mizu (力水)” literally meaning power water in Japanese? What is Chikara Mizu? When I hear Chikara Mizu, that reminds me of 2 different types of liquid....
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...
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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.
