When I was in the US, I saw a lot of Chinese letter on the cap. The cap has one letter such as 足. wow, I was surprised. The meaning is a foot. For us, Chinese letter is one of communication tool. We don’t see it as design. How about other people? Yeah, it might [...]
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Japanese Language
Posted in Culture, Education, Japanese, Language, tagged Japanese language on December 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Japanese personality
Posted in Culture, Environment, Japanese, Nature, tagged Maple leaf on November 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Love fall season. Pretty season is fall in Japan. All mountain changes different faces. There are no same faces. This season is a little bit cold. So, some people feel lonely. But some other people think it is time to talk to myself. Calm your heart. Feel it!! It is changes to new world!! Season changes so [...]
Is Japanese Shy?
Posted in Culture, Japanese, tagged shy on November 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We are not good at expressing our own opinion. Why? Because we are shy. Japanese education system is not active base. It means students are passive. At class, students listen to what teachers say mainly. Students don’t really think about “what I think”. WHY? I guess those passive attitude are coming from daily speaking word. I [...]
Japanese Tea Tool
Posted in Culture, Japanese, Learn, tagged Japanese Tea on October 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
chaki:茶器
chashaku:茶杓
chasen:茶筅
These are some of Japanese tea tools. I have never tried yet. I will try this soon. I do not like to lease my own culture. Let’s try.
Japanese most beautiful Dam
Posted in Culture, Environment, History of Japan, Japanese, tagged Beautiful Dam on October 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Hakusui Dam in Oita Japan.
This dam is water for agriculture use. This design is for controling water pressure.
Japanese Dragonfly
Posted in Agriculture, Culture, Japanese, tagged Dragonfly on October 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
It is not so hard to catch a dragonfly.
They like to stop on the at any edge of pole.
Fall season is coming soon. Forest is changing green color to red color.
The forest is changing their clothes.
Fall season is called Food season. Fall and Winder foods are so good in Japan.
I am getting hungry now.
Japanease field is rice field
Posted in Agriculture, Culture, Japan, Nature, tagged Japanese rice field, tanada on October 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Beautiful.
Time goes slowly.
Rice field and Nature
Posted in Agriculture, Culture, Jiuson.com, tagged Jiuson.com on September 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The red flower is called “HIGANBANA”. English name is “spider lily”. It is natual. I did not plant. This season we can see a beautiful rice-field at any places in Japan. And SWINE comes around. Human vs Swine. Who wins? Sometimes human win. Sometimes swine win. It is fun to chat with animal.
What is my culture?
Posted in Culture, Japan, tagged Own Culture on August 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Do I know my own culture? It is Japanese Culture. However do I know exactly what Japanese Culture is.
Do you know your own culture? It is not so easy to see my own culture if I live in one country. When I lived in other countries, I thought about my own country. When I compare [...]
Japanese Entrance
Posted in Culture, Economy, Education, History of Japan, tagged Japanese Entrance on August 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Japanese Entrance. This picture was taken from inside of house. Japanese Entrance had a Cycas revoluta infront of entrance. WHY?
Because it is for customers. From outside of entrance, nobody cannot see inside of the entrance. The outside of entrance is behind the Cycas revoluta.
“OMOTENASHI” is meaning of think about customers.
