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...
Hello. The new coronavirus infection is expanding in the world. We should stay home and I think now is the time to write my blog! I update my blog after a long time. Today...
Today I introduce Japanese cheap chain restaurants I often use. Japan has many kinds of chain restaurants. When you want to eat food at a reasonable price in Japan, please try to visit. The...
In Japan, seichi-junrei is popular. Many anime fans are visiting locations where animes are set. This is called seichi-junrei. Please try to read this post if you want to get more info about seichi-junrei....
Do you like Japanese anime? In Japan, recently “Anime tourism” becomes popular. Many Anime fans visit spots where animes are set.Some fans call this seichi- junrei (聖地巡礼). The real locations really make anime geeks...
Do you know Hakone? Hakone is a very popular tourist spot and a spa town. That is located in Kanagawa Prefecture. As it takes only 1.5～2 hours by train to Hakone from Tokyo, Hakone...
Japan has many beautiful cherry blossom spots. Today I introduce sakura spots around Tokyo. 1 Komatsugawa-sembonzakura Komatsugawa-sembonzakura may be a not so famous cherry blossom spot in Tokyo. This spot is in Tokyo, but...
Currently in Japan, the word “Heisei-saigo-no（平成最後の, Heisei’s Last）” is very popular. Heisei（平成） is the gengo (元号, era name) used in Japan now. Today I will tell you about the gengo which is a calendar...
I visited the Hida and Takayama region. I traveled to Takayama, Hidafurukawa, Shirakawa-go, and Gero Onsen for two days with my husband. I wanted to visit there once because I heard the original landscape of Japan...
Do you know “初詣 (Hatsumode)”? What is a view of religion in Japan like? Today I talk about my Hatsumode to Meiji Shrine and the way Japanese people view religion. What is “Hatsumode”? Happy...
Japanese OL. (OL means “office lady”. Women who work in offices.) I was born in a rural part of the Kanto area in the latter half of the 1980s. I live and work in Tokyo now. I live with my husband. I study English by writing this blog!
