Japanese summer food Japanese cuisine or washoku is very changeable according to seasons. But what do you eat when the temperatures soar above 30 degrees Celsius and the humidity rises above 70% ? During days like this, many people lose their appetites and don't feel like eating warm, heavy food – yet we all need to get our nutrition ! Well, as you would guess, there is a washoku solution to thi...
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Japanese summer food Japanese cuisine or washoku is very changeable according to seasons. But what do you eat when the temperatures soar above 30 degrees Celsius and the humidity rises above 70% ? During days like this, many people lose their appetites and don't feel like eating warm, heavy food – yet we all need to get our nutrition ! Well, as you would guess, there is a washoku solution to thi...
Japanese mobile games There are many mobile games available to download in Japan. The most popular has been Puzzle and Dragons with about 18 million sales. The second most popular is Monster Strike. However an American developed game based on Japanese Anime characters has just been released. It is looking to overtake the top two mobile games in Japan. I guess you can already guess what game we a...
Zoos in Japan There are over 100 zoos in Japan. Ranging from large, crowd pleasing urban sprawls like the Ueno zoo to smaller ones like the one in the blog below, Inokashira park zoo. The biggest draws are obviously the large exotic mammals like elephants, giraffe and panda but there are also reptile areas with large selections of snakes as well as areas with smaller mammals. The lack of space ...
Japanese proverbs or Kotowaza Japanese proverbs or kotowaza are often expressed in short form within 4 Kanji characters (or yojijukugo) or 5 Kanji characters. These can sometimes be further shortened to just two characters when the other person understands the meaning or context, thus making them a profound and succinct method of expression in spoken Japanese. JOI teacher, Chiharu Takase introd...
Japanese horticulture The Japanese are flower-lovers and enjoy gardening during all seasons. Different flowers bloom at different times of year. One of the most popular flowers is Ipomoea nil or Japanese morning Glory which is also know by the name Japanese Asagao. Please read this interesting blog by Someya sensei, and find out more about the culture behind this beautiful flower in Japan. ...