Category: LEARNJAPAN

Although rakugo performances follow the stylized conventions established long ago, the storyteller’s freedom to improvise and incorporate modern vernacular and references to recent events has …

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People in Japan celebrate it to pray for girls’ healthy growth and happiness. Since there is another day for boys, Hinamatsuri primarily applies to families with girls.

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The taste of good matcha is hard to describe. It’s a complex taste that touches all parts of the palette. A tiny bit sweet, a tiny bit bitter, a lot of earthiness (these are powdered leaves, after all), and a warmth that rolls down the throat with a creaminess that feels like a green smoothie.

View More Matcha — How to Tell Good Tea from Bad

Although rakugo performances follow the stylized conventions established long ago, the storyteller’s freedom to improvise and incorporate modern vernacular and references to recent events has …

View More JAPAN’S HONPO-JI TEMPLE AND ITS TOMB DEDICATED TO RAKUGO Part2

NHK broadcasted the Superbowl each year (in Japanese) and there was no way I could miss it.

View More Being in Japan as “Gaijin” on the Superbowl day

One of the family members might even wear a mask to dress up as an Oni. Then the door is shut and the Oni and evil spirits are locked out.

View More Happy Setsubun Day! The Origin and the meaning of Setsubun

Although rakugo performances follow the stylized conventions established long ago, the storyteller’s freedom to improvise and incorporate modern vernacular and references to recent events has …

View More JAPAN’S HONPO-JI TEMPLE AND ITS TOMB DEDICATED TO RAKUGO Part1