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The coldest day of the year in Japan - Daikan
大寒
The coldest day of the year in Japan
By YAMAMOTO Hiroshi
今週は「大寒」を紹介します。
日本では1月20日頃が、最も寒い季節で、大寒と言われています。
皆じっと、寒さに我慢しながら、春を待っています。
でも、雪の多い所では「かまくら」などを作って楽しみます。
また、1年で一番魚がおいしい時期でもあり、楽しみもあります。
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大寒(だいかん）
今週（こんしゅう）は「大寒（だいかん)」を紹介（しょうかい）します。
日本では1月20日頃（ころ）が、最（もっと）も寒（さむ）い季節（きせつ）で、大寒と 言われています。
皆（みんな）じっと、寒さに我慢（がまん）しながら、春（はる）を待（ま）っています。
でも、雪（ゆき）の多い所では「かまくら」などを作って楽（たの）しみます。
また、1年で一番（いちばん）魚（さかな）がおいしい時期（じき）でもあり、楽（たの）しみもあります。
Daikan
This week, I would like to introduce "the period of extreme cold". In Japan, January 20th is known to be the coldest time of the year and is called "Daikan". It is a time when everyone waits patiently for spring to arrive.
However, in places where there is a lot of snow, people enjoy making "kamakura" (see vocabulary below) .
It is also the time of year when fish is at its most delicious, so we all look forward to this.
Looking forward to teaching you more lessons this week.
大寒（だいかん） the coldest days of winter
かまくら Japanese igloo
Konnichiwa! My name is Hiroshi Yamamoto. I live in Oita in Kyushu with my family (my wife, daughter and an old female cat). Oita is famous for hot springs. I often visit hot springs in the winter.
My hobbies are gardening and watching soccer. When caring for my plants, I notice their daily changes and I feel relaxed. About soccer, I played soccer until about 20 years ago. But now I just watch the game.
I worked for a machine manufacturer for about 40 years. During that time, I worked in various departments including factory, trade, research and development, sales, general affairs, accounting, and auditing. I think I can help you to understand about business, industry and life in Japan from my experience.
What is your purpose of studying Japanese? Let’s make your dream come true by learning Japanese. I will do my best in our class to help you achieve your goals. Please knock on the classroom door at any time.