もみじ回廊 – Maple Corridor
The Maple Corridor is the main attraction of the Fuji Kawaguchiko Autumn Leaves Festival (富士河口湖紅葉まつり: 11/1/16 – 11/23/16) in Yamanashi, Japan near …
2016 November Courses
Sign-up is available for the November courses: 11/1/16 – 11/23/16 It’s $125 for 4 classes!!! We will meet once a week for four …
三島神社の金木犀 – Mishima Shrine Kinmokusei
Mishima Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Shizuoka, Japan. The Kinmokusei tree has been designated as a natural monument of Japan since …
神社 – Shinto Shrine
A Shinto shrine is the place where we enshrine and worship Shinto God. There is an entrance gate called Torii, and inside …
お月見 – Otsukimi
Otsukimi is a traditional event or festival held in Japan on the 15th of August by the old lunar calendar, which happens …
銀河鉄道の夜 – Night on the Galactic Railroad
Night on the Galactic Railroad is a famous novel written by Kenji Miyazawa. Due to the death of the writer, it was left …
灯篭流し – Tōrō Nagashi
Tōrō Nagashi is a part of Obon ceremony in Japan. People release floating lanterns into a river or lake to send the spirits …
山の日 – Mountain Day
Mountain Day is a new national holiday of Japan that starts this year for the first time! The date is the 11th …
夏の風邪は・・・ – Summer Cold
The Japanese have a saying: “夏の風邪は犬も食わぬ” Roughly translated it means “even a dog won’t eat a summer cold.” The implication is that, while dogs …
Japanese Items
My student wanted to translate a Japanese snack package that she received in her “Kawaii box”.