Showing posts with label Japanese Culture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Japanese Culture. Show all posts
May 8, 2012
May 6, 2012
Get a relax with watching Japanese beauty
Get a relax with watching Japanese beauty
How was your GW?
Many people in Japan traveled all over the place.
People might enjoy spending time with family, shopping or visiting amusement parks.
Typically, after the GW people at work seems very tired from enjoying GW too much. lol
This video chip is for those people who feel a little bit tired and need some relax.
Artistic: Children's Day
Artistic: Children's Day
I have introduced about what Children's Day is in Japan.If you have not read the post yet, please check out this first.
Here is the artistic video about koinobori.
May 5, 2012
How many Sushi do you know?
How many Sushi do you know?
Who doesn't like Sushi?
Now Sushi is very popular in many countries all over the world!
But do you really know true Japanese sushi?
Are you eating California roll or rainbow roll?
I don't deny those are good but we(Japanese) don't eat those Sushi in Japanese Sushi restaurant.
More likely, We don't have California roll or rainbow roll in Japanese Sushi bar.
Here is the great video clip for you who loves Sushi to know varieties of real Japanese Sushi!!
Beautiful Mt Fuji in Japan
Beautiful Mt Fuji in Japan
I just went to Mt. Fuji last weekend preparing for climbing
to Mt Fuji on this coming summer!
Mt Fuji was still covered by some snow but air was fresh view was amazing!
If you don't know Mt Fuji in Japan please check out this video clip to see who beautiful the mountain is.
May 1, 2012
Amazing Kyoto Picture!
We have updated cool pictures from our trip to Kyoto!
Apr 27, 2012
What Japanese people do during golden week
In Japan, we observe a big annual holiday called “Golden Week”, and GW 2012 is just around the corner! Four different holidays are concentrated from the end of April (Apr 29 Showa Day/ May 3 Constitution Memorial Day/ May 4 Greenery Day/ May 5 Children’s Day). Many people take days off between these national holidays to get an extended vacation time.
What will Japanese people do during this year’s Golden Week? According to a survey of five hundred people in their 20′s and 30′s, a lot of people prefer to spend their time at home even during the long holiday. 56.6% of people answered “planning to be at home”. I am an indoor type person, and will definitely stay home and watch TV and DVDs on the couch for the whole Golden Week (^^;
Actually, 70.4% of those indoor type people answered that they would watch TV/DVD. Let’s see what kind of programs are popular among them. 1) entertainment/variety program/ 30.4%, 2) foreign TV drama/ 24.6%, 3) Japanese TV drama/ 15.0%, 4) anime/ 14.6%.
I guess there are more indoor type people in Japan than in other countries. In my imagination, foreign people (especially people in Western countries) would rather go somewhere than stay home if they have a big holiday. How about in your country? What would you do, if you had a Golden Week opportunity? 
Japanese hot spring place: Kinosaki Hot Springs 《Japan》
Japanese hot sprong place:Kinosaki Hot Springs 《Japan》
This has tons of information about hot spring, Japanese yukata, Onsengai and so on.
If you have never seen Japanese hot spring place before this video clip will provide you
various great info for you :)
how to enjoy Japanese hot spring!
how to enjoy Japanese hot spring!
Next post: Beautiful Japanese hot spring and hot spring places(onsengai)
Apr 25, 2012
Japanese Maiko: what is maiko?
Learn about what Japanese Maiko is.
Maiko is an apprentice geiko. Their jobs consist of performing songs, dances, and playing the shamisen (three-stringed Japanese instrument) for visitors at a feast. Maiko are usually aged 15 to 20 years old and become geiko after learning how to dance (a kind of Japanese traditional dance), play the shamisen, and learning Kyō-kotoba (dialect of Kyoto), regardless of their origins.
Maiko are considered one of the great sights of Japanese tourism, and look very different from fully qualified Geisha. They are at the peak of traditional Japanese femininity. The scarlet-fringed collar of a maiko's kimono hangs very loosely in the back to accentuate the nape of the neck, which is considered a primary erotic area in Japanese sexuality. She wears the same white makeup for her face on her nape, leaving two or sometimes three stripes of bare skin exposed. Her kimono is bright and colorful with an elaborately tied obi hanging down to her ankles. She takes very small steps and wears traditional wooden shoes called okobo which stand nearly ten centimeters high.There are 5 different hairstyles that a maiko wears, that mark the different stages of her apprenticeship. The "Nihongami" hairstyle with "kanzashi" hair-ornamentation strips is most closely associated with maiko,who spend hours each week at the hairdresser and sleep on holed-pillows to preserve the elaborate styling. Maiko can develop a bald spot on their crown caused by rubbing from Kanzashi strips and tugging in hairdressing.
Maiko is an apprentice geiko. Their jobs consist of performing songs, dances, and playing the shamisen (three-stringed Japanese instrument) for visitors at a feast. Maiko are usually aged 15 to 20 years old and become geiko after learning how to dance (a kind of Japanese traditional dance), play the shamisen, and learning Kyō-kotoba (dialect of Kyoto), regardless of their origins.
Maiko are considered one of the great sights of Japanese tourism, and look very different from fully qualified Geisha. They are at the peak of traditional Japanese femininity. The scarlet-fringed collar of a maiko's kimono hangs very loosely in the back to accentuate the nape of the neck, which is considered a primary erotic area in Japanese sexuality. She wears the same white makeup for her face on her nape, leaving two or sometimes three stripes of bare skin exposed. Her kimono is bright and colorful with an elaborately tied obi hanging down to her ankles. She takes very small steps and wears traditional wooden shoes called okobo which stand nearly ten centimeters high.There are 5 different hairstyles that a maiko wears, that mark the different stages of her apprenticeship. The "Nihongami" hairstyle with "kanzashi" hair-ornamentation strips is most closely associated with maiko,who spend hours each week at the hairdresser and sleep on holed-pillows to preserve the elaborate styling. Maiko can develop a bald spot on their crown caused by rubbing from Kanzashi strips and tugging in hairdressing.
Apr 24, 2012
what is koinobori? Watch beautiful koinobori!!
What is Koinobori?
Koinobori are carp-shaped streamers. Families with boys fly Koinobori outside from
April through early May, in honor of Children’s Day on May 5 which was
originally Boys’ Festival. The carp is
believed to be a lucky fish symbolizing success in life so that families with
boys fly carp-shaped streamers wishing for good health and growth for their
boys.
Watch Koinobori!
This is typical koinobori at home. This video has Koinobori music as BGM.
Apr 19, 2012
Apr 11, 2012
This video clip shows beautiful cherry blossom viewing spots in Japan!
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| Cherry Blossom Viewing in Japan |
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