Who is Japan’s Supreme and Most Important God?
“Kami (神)” is the Japanese word for “god” and its honorific title is “Kami-Sama (神様)”. When you hear Kamisama, the first person that comes to your mind might be the Kamisama in the manga...
Category: Culture
Uki, Tsuyu, and Akisame: Rainy Season in Japan
Spanning from May to July, “Tsuyu (梅雨)”, also called “Baiu (梅雨)”, is a cloudy and rainy season that can broadly be seen in East Asia including the southern part of China, South Korea, Taiwan, and...
Japanese Meanings: Youbi (曜日) and Shichiyou (七曜)
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...
Kanpan: Japanese Hardtack as Emergency Food
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...
Meanings of Hina Arare rice crackers for Hinamatsuri
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...
Date Maki vs Tamago Yaki: Japanese Rolled Omelettes
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,...
Kodomo vs Otona: When Children Become Adults 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...
Gyunyu, Coffee Gyunyu, or Ichigo Milk? in Sento
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...
