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Harajuku 原宿 ♪ Posted by yuki on Jun 12, 2012
Today’s blog entry will be about my favorite area 一番好きな地区 (いちばんすきなちく) in Tokyo 東京– Harajuku 原宿. It is located between Shibuya 渋谷 and Shinjuku 新宿 and has some interesting landmarks such as the Meiji Shrine 明治神宮 (めいじじんぐう) and the Yoyogi Park 代々木公園(よよぎこうえん). If you are ever in 東京 and you feel the urge to escape…
J-Horror Movies Posted by yuki on May 30, 2012
Like many other people I love watching movies 映画 (えいが). For some irreproducible reason I’m really into scary 怖い(こわい) and blood-curdling movies 映画. I’m especially quite taken with Japanese Horror moviesホラー映画. Maybe I’ll get eye-rolled for liking such mainstream movies like “The Ring” リング or “Ju-on” 呪怨 but I still think they are worth watching. Most…
Cherry Blossom part II Posted by yuki on May 8, 2012
As promised here comes the second part of the さくら祭り. In this post I will introduce you the Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival 弘前さくら祭り (ひろさきさくらまつり) in Aomori 青森. 弘前 is a former castle town and is located in the southwestern part of 青森. The major landmark of the city is the Hirosaki Castle 弘前城 (ひろさきじょう) and its…
Cherry Blossom part I Posted by yuki on May 2, 2012
At first I’d like to thank Marcel for the warm welcome ( ´ ▽ ` ). It’s spring 春 (はる), that means the cherry blossom season 桜の季節 (さくらのきせつ) is coming up. As you might know cherry blossoms 桜 (さくら) are well-known as being the symbol of Japan and a very important part of the Japanese…
はじめまして (＾∇＾) Posted by yuki on Apr 4, 2012
はじめまして。My name is Yuki and I am the newest member of the Japanese Language Blog. Well I guess I’ll start with some information about myself (自己紹介 じこしょうかい- self introduction). I was born and raised in Austria オーストリア, a very small country in Europe ヨーロッパ. My parents 両親(りょうしん) are both from Japan and so I was…