Museums in Japan Museums in Japan developed from the late 19th century towards the end of the Edo period. According to a 2005 survey by the Ministry of Education there are over 5,600 museums in Japan today. Many of the museums are funded by city governments or prefectural governments. This allows for large budgets and impressive architecture and collections. Momoki sensei, one of the Japanese te...
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Museums in Japan Museums in Japan developed from the late 19th century towards the end of the Edo period. According to a 2005 survey by the Ministry of Education there are over 5,600 museums in Japan today. Many of the museums are funded by city governments or prefectural governments. This allows for large budgets and impressive architecture and collections. Momoki sensei, one of the Japanese te...
Japanese Onigiri rice balls One of the most popular and standard Japanese cuisine is the Onigiri or rice balls. They are usually wrapped in sea-weed which is also known as nori or roasted laver. The insides can be filled with almost anything, and the most traditional filling is usually Umeboshi or Japanese plumsthere although many innovative fillings found in convenience stores recently. In thi...
Japanese Onomatopoeia The Japanese language features a large amount of onomatopoeia. There are words that express the sound of animals and people which are called Giseigo. There are words that describe other sounds like the sound of footsteps on dry leaves which are called Giongo. There are also Mimetic words that describe feelings and way in which something is done. These are called Gitaigo. H...
U-Turn Rush during Obon The teacher's blog this week by Ueno sensei, a professional Japanese teacher at JOI, talks about a phenomenon in Japan that happens during the holiday seasons. There is another similar phenomenon which is called “U-Turn Rush”. When the holidays are over, everyone floods back to their cities to start the working weeks. This creates huge traffic jams going into the big citi...
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Japanese Origami The name “Origami” comes from the verb “Oru”: to fold and noun “Kami” which means paper. It is an ancient art and has been practiced since the 17th Century in Japan. There are various types of Origami some which involve colorful paper, and also wet paper. This is a Japanese language blog by Japanese teacher Takase sensei, who lives in one of the most traditonal cities in Japan, ...