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Cherry blossom season in Japan
The cherry blossom season usually occurs from the end of March and often reaching full bloom in early April.
However, possibly due to global warming, the season for the flowers reaching full bloom has been getting earlier and earlier. 2021 saw the earliest blooming since the 1400s!
The brevity of the flowers' lifespan is often juxtaposed with the fragility of life...
Virtual tours online
The Covid pandemic, and its impact on global tourism has led to a lot of innovation in the online tourism and virtual tours. The phenomenon had been widely used by museums all over the world and has grown to include many site-seeing spots and World Heritage sites.
In this blog for Japanese learners, Japanese teacher Sachiko Someya introduces her own experience of a virtual t...
Japanese knives
Japanese knives have a cult following by chefs all over the world. There are many brands and famous artisans that have a long history of cutlery making.
Many people travel to Japan to purchase the perfect knife, and they also do the rounds of international fairs too. If they are well-maintained they can last a lifetime, as Osaka resident and Japanese teacher Emi Sakude finds out....
Japanese school lunches
There is a lot written about Japanese school lunches. It is one way in which this country’s systems are being emulated around the world The nutritional content is well-balanced and the portions are equal.
Yet during the pandemic, there have been some interesting changes to the meals. In this blog for Japanese language learners, Japanese teacher Chie Eguchi tells us of som...
Japanese monsters
When people mention Japanese monsters, many think of the giant movie monsters like Godzilla. But there are many monsters, demons, ghouls and ghosts that can be found in ancient Japanese literature and folklore.
It would be no surprise then that there is a monster that is related to the current pandemic. But not in the way you would imagine. This monster comes to prevent or redu...
