What is Chikara Mizu?
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...
Category: Culture
I Enjoyed Rokkakai’s Hire-Katsu Sandwich Ekiben Bento
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 can be divided into 2 words “Eki (駅)” meaning station...
Kanayasan : I Visited the Cradle of Skiing in Japan
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...
Shonen vs Seinen : The Difference in Meaning
As I wrote an article on how the Japanese word “Seijin (成人)” is different from “Otona (大人)” the other day, this time I will talk about the difference between “Shonen (少年)” and “Seinen (青年)”,...
Seijin vs Otona : The Difference in Meaning
As you might already know, today January 13th is a national holiday in Japan called “Seijin no Hi (成人の日 : Coming of Age Day)”, and in fact the coming of age ceremony called “Seijin...
What is Toshiake Udon?
Have you ever heard of “Toshiake Udon (年明けうどん)”? As for me, I knew about that for the first time today, researching on Wikipedia Japan. Toshiake Udon for New Year’s Good Luck According to the...
I Enjoyed Takada Castle’s “Hanami” Festival in Joetsu, Niigata
Several days ago, I went out to see Takada park’s “Hanami (花見)” festival with my friends. As you may already know, Hanami is literally translated into English as “Blossom Viewing”, but when we Japanese...
Otoshidama : The Meaning of the New Year’s Money
Happy New Year! “Oshogatsu (お正月)” has come here in Japan! By the way, have you ever heard that in Japan there is a traditional custom of giving children a new year’s gift of money...
