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How to say jet lag in Japanese? Posted by keiko on Jul 28, 2014
Hi everyone. I am sorry I haven’t been able to write recently. I just got back to U.S. this week after spending 5 weeks in Japan. I am suffering from jet lag during the last few days. For me, coming back to U.S. is much worse than going to Japan in terms of jet lag…
Japanese words that come to your mind during summer-Part 2 Posted by keiko on Jul 16, 2014
During summer months in Japan, there are many things that come to your mind. This is another article about it. I have collected some of the common words we use during summer. 台風、たいふう (Taifu) – Typhoon During the summer, typhoons are pretty common in Japan. It normally approaches at the end of summer, starting at the…
Useful Japanese expressions to use with friends Posted by keiko on Jul 11, 2014
It is summer, and that means it’s time to get together with your family and friends. Let me introduce you to some of the useful Japanese expressions you can use for your get together. ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ Do you wanna go out ? – Dekakenai？出かけない？でかけない？ Let’s go together! – Isshoni iko- yo! 一緒に行こうよ！いっしょに いこうよ！ Do you wanna go…
Japanese words that come to your mind during summer Posted by keiko on Jul 9, 2014
It is getting pretty humid and hot in Japan these days. Today’s high shows 90 degrees F over here in Gifu. I am not a fan of humid summer weather, but this is how it goes in Japan during summer. Today, in this article, I have gathered many of the summer related Japanese words. 風鈴、ふうりん…
Japanese castle ruins in the middle of the city Posted by keiko on Jul 7, 2014
Throughout Japan, it is common to find many of the old castle remains. Some are still in good condition, and you can even go inside to look at the details. Most of them have been turned into museums so you can learn about the old days when the castle was built and managed by one…
Japanese style room – Washitsu Posted by keiko on Jul 2, 2014
Most of the houses in Japan has a room called, “washitsu(和室、わしつ)”. Washitsu simply means, “Japanese traditional style room”. Many of the older homes used to have only washitsu’s. People often slept on Futon (布団、ふとん) (some people still do these days of course), which is padded mattresses laid in the 和室. 和室 was popular for traditional Japanese houses…
Popular Sushi Restaurant Posted by keiko on Jun 27, 2014
The other day, I went to Sushi Restaurant, called Sushiro near my parents’ house. In the U.S, Sushi Restaurants are popular as well, often with the turn table and you can pick and choose the dish you like. In Japan, there are still one of those too, but this one that I went had a…