Author: rice (Japanese OL)

Hideaki Anno and EVANGELION

Hello. Today I’d like to talk about Hideaki Anno(庵野秀明), the director who created the famous Japanese anime, Evangelion. What is “Evangelion” ? In Japan, the movie “Shin Evangelion the theatrical version :||(English title: EVANGELION:...

The pamphlet of kayanoya products

Kayanoya ~Japanese high-class dashi~

Hello. Today, I introduce you to Kayanoya(茅乃舎)’s dashi and products. The COVID-19 is spreading worldwide, and the number of infected people in Japan has also increased considerably, and a second emergency declaration has been...

Karuizawa candle night

Karuizawa must-see spots②~Hoshino area~

“Go to Travel” campaign is underway in Japan to encourage domestic travel in order to protect the tourism industry. This campaign is finally open to residents of Tokyo from October. Many people go to...

Stay at Mampei Hotel in Karuizawa

Today I’m going to tell you about the Mampei Hotel, a classic hotel. The Mampei Hotel was founded in 1894 and is located in Karuizawa, Japan. It is a historic western-style hotel. Western-style hotels...

Tokyo Disneyland Hotel

Review of Tokyo Disney Land Hotel

Tokyo Disney Resort celebrated its 37th anniversary on April 15, 2020. Due to the COVID-19, Tokyo Disney Resort is now closed.  With hoping the spread of coronavirus infections will settle down and the Tokyo...

What is “kuki(空気)” in Japan?

Hello. Today, I talk about “kuki(空気, kûki) ” in Japan. “Kuki” means “air” originally. It also means”situation” or “atmosphere” in some cases. Japanese people “kuki wo yomu(空気を読む)” every day. This means “people read between...