The 7-5-3 Ceremony Shichi-Go-San or the 7-5-3 Ceremony is a traditional festival day in Japan for three- and seven-year-old girls and three- and five-year-old boys. The ceremony dates back to a traditional rite of passage from Samurai times and is still continued today by people from all walks of life. In this weekly blog for students who are learning the Japanese language, one of the Japanese ...
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The 7-5-3 Ceremony Shichi-Go-San or the 7-5-3 Ceremony is a traditional festival day in Japan for three- and seven-year-old girls and three- and five-year-old boys. The ceremony dates back to a traditional rite of passage from Samurai times and is still continued today by people from all walks of life. In this weekly blog for students who are learning the Japanese language, one of the Japanese ...
Japanese modern musicians The Japanese music scene is a vibrant one with many young up-and-coming musicians and respected veterans in many fields and genres. Live music in Japan is also very popular. There are many livehouses, small venues, concert halls and large stadiums in which musicians of many different levels of skill and fame can connect with their fan bases in acoustically unique spaces...
Japanese alphabets The Japanese language is often known as being one of the most difficult languages to learn since it has not one but three different alphabets — hiragana, katakana and kanji — which can be differentiated both by the method of writing them, and their uses. In this weekly blog from one of the Japanese teachers at JOI, Itaya sensei, she explains some great language learning tips t...
Japanese school entrance ceremonies The Japanese school year starts around the beginning of April, and ends in mid-March. At the start of the school year, it is common to have entrance ceremonies. These are formal affairs often with parents attending and taking pictures. Eguchi sensei, one of the professional Japanese teacher at JOI, writes this easy blog to help you to learn Japanese. Read the...
Japanese school lunches Japanese school lunches have been in focus in recent news and magazine articles. The level of nutrition and the culture of student participation in the serving and cleaning is usually the focal point of the news' stories. And a lot of countries are looking to Japan's example when reforming their own school lunch menus. Kamiyama sensei introduces this topic in this Japanes...