Southern Ohio Japanese Language & Culture

01/17/2022

https://www.tsunagujapan.com/6-real-reasons-why-japanese-cannot-speak-english/?fbclid=IwAR3UvDVaZebeoTEyPlw19FIgFvUKQ8cqM2qEScuF5b1EYU2NpudS0yoXrck

Despite the standard twelve years of English language education from elementary school up until university, many Japanese people find themselves struggling to speak English. However, with the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the Expo 2025 in Osaka just around the corner, Japan is making significant efforts t...

02/06/2020

02/02/2020

02/02/2020

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Setsubun

Setsubun (節分) is the day before the beginning of spring in Japan.[1][2] The name literally means "seasonal division", but usually the term refers to the spring Setsubun, properly called Risshun (立春) celebrated yearly on February 3 as part of the Spring Festival (春祭, haru matsuri).[3] In ...

02/02/2020

https://shinto-cocoro.jp/column/%e3%81%aa%e3%82%93%e3%81%a7%e7%af%80%e5%88%86%e3%81%ab%e9%ac%bc%e3%81%ab%e8%b1%86%e3%82%92%e6%92%92%e3%81%8f%e3%81%ae%ef%bc%9f/

日本人の心を学び養うコラムで学ぶことができます。オンライン講座を受けることで、自国の歴史・神話・伝統を正しく理解できます。

12/31/2019

https://livejapan.com/en/article-a0000815/?sc_cid=scl_fb_lj_en_20191231_03

Just as New Year celebrations finish in the West, folks are gearing up to mark Chinese New Year in the East! January 25, 2020 marks the beginning of the Year of the Rat. Although it did not originate in Japan, the Chinese zodiac, and the 12 animals that represent it, have been embraced by Japanese c...

07/07/2018

https://matcha-jp.com/en/4663

You might have heard about Tanabata - the Star Festival before, but what is it? How do you celebrate it? Where do you celebrate it? Read on to learn more about this lovely, slightly romantic, summer festival.

07/07/2018

https://www.nippon.com/en/features/jg00097/

According to legend, each July 7 the weaver star and cowherder star traverse the Milky Way to renew their ancient bond of love. In Japan, the lovers are celebrated with lively decorations and wishes written on long, narrow strips of colored paper. Observed throughout the country, many cities, includ...

07/07/2018

https://matcha-jp.com/en/4663

01/28/2018

One thing that basically every tourist to Japan immediately notices is the large number of vending machines. They’re at every station, in every building, and you’ll practically stumble upon a vending machine no matter where you’re going, even in the countryside. There are genuine reasons for t...

01/28/2018

https://theculturetrip.com/asia/japan/articles/mamemaki-japans-bean-throwing-tradition/

Each year, the shrines and temples of Japan prepare for spring with Mamemaki, a bean tossing festival, as part of the Setsubun celebrations.