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...
Culture & Tradition
Culture & Tradition 
Culture & Tradition 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...
Culture & Tradition 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,...
Culture & Tradition 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...
Culture & Tradition 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...
Culture & Tradition 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...
Culture & Tradition 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...
Culture & Tradition 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...