Japanese Origami Japanese origami is a pastime that began in the 17th Century during the Edo period in Japanese history. It generally involves folding square paper into various intricate designs. Perhaps the best known of these is the Japanese paper crane, which plays a significant role in various areas of Japanese life. Kinoi sensei, is a Japanese teacher at JOI online school. She loves to trav...
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Japanese Origami Japanese origami is a pastime that began in the 17th Century during the Edo period in Japanese history. It generally involves folding square paper into various intricate designs. Perhaps the best known of these is the Japanese paper crane, which plays a significant role in various areas of Japanese life. Kinoi sensei, is a Japanese teacher at JOI online school. She loves to trav...
New exercising ideas for adults There have been a growing number of unique exercising systems for a new generation of adults, like the clubbercise sensation hitting the UK. But there is actually some science to the concept of doing exercise in the dark. In this Japanese language blog for beginners, Mizuno sensei introduces an interesting trend spreading around Japan. And she has an idea for some...
Holidays and observances in Japan Japan is a country that has a surprising number national public holidays as well as days of observance. The difference between the two is that on days of observance people do not get time off work but they usually celebrate the days with either cultural ceremonies and decorations, or small festivals. Many of the observance days have roots in the ancient culture ...
The Bon Festival Througout Buddhist Asia, there are many similar festivals held and the one called the Bon Festival in Japan is a popular one in many countries. The origins are from one of the disciples of Buddha who wanted to help his mother in the afterworld. So the modern version is usually associated with family and the ancestors. In this Japanese language blog by Momoki sensei, who lives i...
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...