Seasonal Notes / 季節の話題

From around August 7, the Japanese exchange postcards to ask how each other is doing. [和訳が後にあります]

Some people in the olden days enjoyed going out in the dead of the winter to see fields of dead leaves.

FOR AND AFTER January First, remember this greeting: “Akemashite omedetoo gozaimasu!”.
Here we discuss its meaning and a couple of words related to it. Last revised: 11/20/20

Say “Yoi O-Toshi o! (A Happy New Year!)” when you part with a friend at the end of the year. Last revised: 11/20/20

ふりがな付き和文は英文の下です。The Japanese text with Ruby is at the bottom of this page. The reason is just a word play. November…

和文は英文の下にあります。/ The Japanese translation is on the bottom of this page. Mother’s Day is the second Sunday of May in…