Author: rice (Japanese OL)

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Shogatsu; New Year’s holidays in Japan

Happy New Year! あけましておめでとうございます。 2018 has come! It is 4 p.m.on New Year’s day in Japan now. Many people spend New Year’s holidays with family in their hometown. Now I’m on the way to my...

Japanese Christmas

Happy Holidays! It is Christmas Eve. Today is Sunday, many people enjoy Christmas day with their family or lover or friends. There are full of Christmas trees and Christmas lights at this time of...

Review of Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp

(This post was written on Dec 24, 2017.) I’ve been getting into “Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp” lately. It is a smartphone game made by Nintendo. There are many smartphone games in Japan, but I...

Japanese drinking party image

Bonenkai; the December event in Japan

Do you know bonenkai(忘年会) in December in Japan? It is a drinking party for forgetting the year. December is one of the busiest months for Japanese people! They have many events for Year-end and New Year...

Sagamiko ILLMILION in Japan in 2016

Christmas Lights – Illumination 2017 in Japan

Christmas lights start this year, too! The lights decorate shops, streets, and parks in winter in Japan. They are very beautiful! It is getting colder and colder now in Japan. Winter has come to Tokyo....

wedding table image (from pakutaso)

Wedding in modern Japan

Today I introduce common ceremonies and receptions in modern Japan. We have many manners and rules for a wedding. I think it’s a bit hassle.  And, nowadays the number of couples who don’t hold wedding ceremonies...

Japanese idol image

“Last Idol“ 〜Japanese idol culture〜

I have recently been interested in one television program. It’s “Last Idol“, which is an idol audition program. The program producer is Yasushi Akimoto, who is famous for making “AKB48” group(Japanese popular idol girl...

BAKE(cheese talt) in Japan

BAKE(the popular cheese tart)

Today, I talk about the popular cheese tart cake, “BAKE” which I bought last Saturday. I love sweets! I often eat sweets. I sometimes buy sweets in popular candy stores or in department stores and...

autumn foliage in the University of Tokyo

Tokyo autumn foliage in 2017

Autumn has come to Japan! Many leaves turn red and yellow in Japan. Tokyo has many autumn leaves spots. Japanese Autumn Autumn is a comfortable season. Not so hot and not so cold. In...