Seijin-No-Hi(Coming-of-Age Day)
Today is Coming-of-Age Day called "成人の日"("Seijin-No-Hi") to celebrate youths who reach the age of 2..
タグ： Coming-of-Age Day 20 twenty 成人の日 成人式 Japanese 祝日 日本

Mochi-tsuki
Yesterday, my family participated in "もちつき"("Mochi-tsuki") in the neghborhood and we could get fresh..
タグ： もち mochi Gantan 餅 rice cake もちつき お雑煮 正月 Japanese 日本

Manga
"漫画"("Manga") is one of the most famouse culture of Japan in the world. Japanese men and women of al..
タグ： manga 漫画 Japanese history Biography education 歴史 伝記 culture

Sound Book
In Japan, there are a lot of sound books for children in the book store. Japanese children use soun..
タグ： education Japanese sound book 音の出る絵本 hiragana katanaka kanji number alphabet caluculation

Meishi
"名刺"("Meishi") is an essential business tool in Japan and a small card printed with a person's name..
タグ： card Japanese printer 名刺 business meishi case folder 名刺入れ 日本

Aqua Beads
I have two daughters(5-year-old and 7-year-old) and give them "アクアビーズ"("Aqua Beads") as the Christma..
タグ： Toy BEADS アクアビーズ アイロンビーズ おもちゃ Japanese girl gift present プレゼント

Hakone Ekiden
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/sports/ekiden/2010/news/20100103-OYT1T00646.htm "駅伝"("Ekiden") is a lon..
タグ： ekiden 駅伝 Sports 箱根 hakone race たすき sash runner Japanese

Long line for Fukubukuro
http://news.walkerplus.com/2010/0101/14/ 2,500 people form a long line to get "福袋"("Fukubukuro")..
タグ： custom fukubukuro Japanese 福袋 shinjuku 新宿 Lucky Bag

Akemashite-Omedetougozaimasu(A Happy New Year)
A Happy New Year! 明けましておめでとうございます。(Akemashite-Omedetougozaimasu) 本年も宜しくお願い致します。(Honnenmo-Yoroshi..
タグ： poverb cumstom Gantan 謹賀新年 あけまして new year Japanese 元旦 元日 お年玉

Omisoka
Tonight may be the calmest day in Japan. New Year's Eve is called "Omisoka"("大晦日"), which literally..
タグ： 紅白歌合戦 Japanese そば 大晦日 omisoka dynamaite noodle

Good old days in Japan
If you know more about Japanense culture, please watch two movies below. This movies describes good..
タグ： JAPAN MOVIE 映画 Japanese 昭和 三丁目の夕日 old days

U-Turn rush
http://www.asahi.com/national/update/1230/TKY200912300203.html (source:Aashi Shinbun 2009/12/30) ..
タグ： U-turn Uターン 帰省 Rush ラッシュ Japanese