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As you may know, “Kodomo (子供)” means “child” in Japanese, while “Otona (大人)” is the word for “adult”. Based on the definition by law, currently, children in Japan legally become adults at 20. But...
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 wanted to drink...
Have you ever heard of Chikara Mizu (力水), meaning power water in Japanese? What is Chikara Mizu? When I hear Chikara Mizu, that reminds me of 2 different types of liquid. Kirin Beverage Chikara...
In the previous post, I talked about the Japanese ski soup Ski Jiru (スキー汁) and mentioned the place where the art of skiing was first transmitted from abroad. Specifically, for the first time in 1911,...
As I wrote in this post on how the Japanese words for adults, Seijin (成人) and Otona (大人), differ in meaning, I will talk here about the difference between Shonen (少年) and Seinen (青年)...
Today, January 13, is a Japanese national holiday called “Seijin no Hi (成人の日: Coming of Age Day)”, when the coming of age ceremony called “Seijin Shiki (成人式)” takes place around the country. In Japan,...
Have you ever heard of “Toshiake Udon (年明けうどん: meaning New Year’s Udon)”? I knew about the dish for the first time today when researching udon on Wikipedia. Toshiake Udon (年明けうどん) According to the article...
Several days ago, I went to see Joetsu Takada Park Hanami (花見) Festival with my friends. Hanami translates into English as blossom viewing, but it usually refers to the Sakura cherry blossom viewing in the...
