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…
Japanese Days of the Month – Review Posted by keiko on Jun 25, 2014
Recently, I had many questions from Japanese blog readers regarding Japanese days of the month. I thought it will be a good time to review this and expand our vocabularies a bit more than what was mentioned on the previous article. I took the list written by another blogger, Ginny back in 2009 and expanded…
Summer in Japan Posted by keiko on Jun 24, 2014
Hi everyone! Every June, after my kids start summer break in U.S., I normally come back to my hometown, Gifu Japan with my kids. I have been in Japan since last week, and I have to tell you, weather is getting humid every day. June is normally rainy season in Japan, but this year is not…