Culture & Tradition

Culture & Tradition

Happy New Year!

あけまして おめでとうございます。 Happy New Year. 今年ことしも よろしく おねがいします。 I look forward to learning with you again this year. 2026年(にせんにじゅ...
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How Japanese People Spend the End of the Year

日本にほんでは、年末ねんまつに昔むかしから続つづく習慣しゅうかんがあります。 In Japan, there are traditional customs that people have followed at the end of t...
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New Year Greetings & Words in Japanese

In Japan, the New Year is the most important holiday of the year.People spend this time with family, enjoy special food,...
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Christmas in Japan

クリスマス:Christmas in Japan 日本にほんでは、 12月がつ24日にちと 25日にちに クリスマスを 祝いわいます。 Christmas is celebrated on December 24th and 25th in...
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The Three Writing Systems of Japanese: Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji

If you’ve just started to learn Japanese, you may quickly notice something unusual — there are three types of writing sy...
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Why Japanese People Say “Otsukaresama” So Often

Have you ever heard Japanese people say “Otsukaresama desu” (おつかれさまです)? It’s one of the most common phrases in Japan—use...
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What does “san” mean in Japanese?

「さん」って、どういう意味いみ? ていねいな言葉ことば 日本語にほんごでは、人ひとの名前なまえのあとに「さん」をつけます。In Japanese, we add “san” after a person’s name. たとえば、「たなかさ...
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Kotatsu: Japan’s Cozy Winter Secret

こたつ:日本にほんの冬ふゆの心地ここちよい秘密ひみつ 日本にほんでは、こたつは冬ふゆのあいだとても人気にんきがあります。A kotatsu is very popular in Japan during the winter. テーブルの下...