Hello. Today I’d like to talk about Hideaki Anno(庵野秀明), the director who created the famous Japanese anime, Evangelion. What is “Evangelion” ? In Japan, the movie “Shin Evangelion the theatrical version :||(English title: EVANGELION:...
This time I would like to write my impression on “The Chrysanthemum and the Sword” written by an American scholar, Ruth Benedict. Published in 1946, it is a pioneering work on Japanese culture research....
Hello. Today, I introduce you to Kayanoya(茅乃舎)’s dashi and products. The COVID-19 is spreading worldwide, and the number of infected people in Japan has also increased considerably, and a second emergency declaration has been...
Currently, the manga “Kimetsu no Yaiba(Demon Slayer)” is a big hit in Japan under the Covid-19 pandemic. This manga has been animated, and the sequel film to the anime released in October has exceeded...
“Go to Travel” campaign is underway in Japan to encourage domestic travel in order to protect the tourism industry. This campaign is finally open to residents of Tokyo from October. Many people go to...
The number of foreign visitors to Japan had continue to increase until the beginning of the year, the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo were scheduled to be held. In the run-up to the Olympics,...
Today I’m going to tell you about the Mampei Hotel, a classic hotel. The Mampei Hotel was founded in 1894 and is located in Karuizawa, Japan. It is a historic western-style hotel. Western-style hotels...
With the declaration of a state of emergency ending and economic activity resuming, the number of cases of the new coronavirus in Japan is once again on the rise. It is very difficult to...
Tokyo Disney Resort celebrated its 37th anniversary on April 15, 2020. Due to the COVID-19, Tokyo Disney Resort is now closed. With hoping the spread of coronavirus infections will settle down and the Tokyo...
Hello. Today, I talk about “kuki（空気, kûki） ” in Japan. “Kuki” means “air” originally. It also means”situation” or “atmosphere” in some cases. Japanese people “kuki wo yomu(空気を読む)” every day. This means “people read between...
Japanese OL. (OL means “office lady”. Women who work in offices.) I was born in a rural part of the Kanto area in the latter half of the 1980s. I live and work in Tokyo now. I live with my husband. I study English by writing this blog!
