Japanese Holiday – 七夕 (Star Festival)
July 7th in Japan is Tanabata. Tanabata is known as the “Star Festival” and is typically held on July 7. It traces its roots to a Chinese legend where the star Altair and...
Word of the Month – July 2015
July: 風鈴 (Fuu-rin) This month’s word is Fuu-rin. Fuu-rin are wind-chimes that are hung outdoors and are traditionally hung during the summer. Although originally crafted from bronze, they have come to most commonly be...
Word of the Month – June 2015
June: 簾 (Sudare) This month’s word is Sudare. Sudare, or more honorifically, misu, are traditional blinds that are made of thinly shaved strips of wood or bamboo bound together with string, colored yarn, or...
Word of the Month – May 2015
May: 茶摘み (Chatsumi) This month’s word is Chatsumi/Tea-picking Green Tea is the main drink of Japanese people. Picking the young sprouts and leaves of the tea bush occurs over some three weeks from mid-April...
55th Annual Sakura Matsuri – Japanese Street Festival
(Tamagawa University Dance Troupe) photo by Yuya Omori The 55th Sakrua Matsuri – Japanese Street Festival – Continuing US-Japan Friendship Presented Throughout the Day by Arisa Ishita This year’s Japanese Street Festival – Sakura...
Word of the Month – April 2015
April: 花吹雪 (Hana Fubuki) Google Updates Japan’s Cherry Blossom Street View Page This month’s word is Hana Fubuki Hana Fubuki, also known as Sakura Fubuki, is a Japanese word often used in the spring....
2015 Cherry Blossom Blooming Prediction
The NCBF Press Conference Tuesday, March 3, 2015 At the Newseum Reported by Arisa Ishita Today’s National Cherry Blossom Festival Press Conference was a great start to this year’s event, emphasizing friendship and partnership...
Word of the Month – March 2015
March: 桜前線(Sakura Zensen) This month’s word is Sakura Zensen. Sakura Zensen (桜前線), or “Cherry Blossom Front,” are contour lines that show when certain areas of Japan will start to have their sakura bloom. Sakura Zensen is...
Word of the Month – February 2015
February: 春一番 (Haruichiban) This month’s word is Haruichiban. Haruichiban is the first strong wind that blows southward, when Japan is transitioning to Spring. In Japan people say, “It seems it will be haruichiban today. /今日は、春一番らしいよ。(Kyo...
Word of the Month – January 2015
January: 初夢 (Hatsuyume), This month’s word is Hatsuyume – a dream that happens on the night of New Year’s Day to the morning of the 2nd. If your Hatsuyume is lucky, 2015 will be a...
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