i'd love to check out japan and the people living there. i find japanese girls cool. totally! i just love their style. see, in my school, we get visitors from our sister school in japan. i think the name's shotoku??? can anyone please tell me something about japan and the lovely stuffs i can experience there?
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Domo arigato: not sure if my spelling is correct but it`s japanese for thank you very much.
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Why Japan is Japan ? How Japan became Japan ?Japanese call their country "Nihon" or "Nippon". And there are several words meaning Japan. How many I's do you have? How many Yous are you? One of the difficulty of learning Japanese is that there are so many I's and Yous. Of course, we use most standard ones to foreigners, "watashi" and "anata". There are German translation of these pages prepared by Nora in Berlin, by the titles of Wie viele Ichs hat das Japanische? and Wie viele Dus hat das Japanische?. How Japanese laugh?The words for laugh in japanese language are basically only two "warau" and "emu" on contrary to the numerous english words for laugh. There are many a echo words or onomatopoeia to assist the word for laugh. The use of echo words may be primitive. But if we lack these, Japanese language will become poor in expression. Japanese NumbersJapanese numbers are probably the same with Chinese ones. But every numbers has more than two pronunciations. Japanese Month NamesThe Japanese usually refer to the months by numbers, though each month has its own particular name. Japanese lettersThe Japanese use Chinese letters in their alphabet, since they discovered that it was a more convenient way to express their traditional words, as well as European ones. Using this foreign, Chinese invention and arranging it to serve themselves is just one of the peculiarities of Japanese culture. Iroha Uta Japanese alphabet A German site telling the meaning Japanese alphabet is called "iroha". It compose a poem with deep meaning using each of 48 "hiragana" only once. How to write english Name with "kanji" for Karen Find kanji for a soundHere shown are examples for some two hundreds of names. But you can get hint from these pages. If you are not very lucky and failed finding your name in the example. Here is the page for finding kanji for sounds. How to write english Name with "katakana"I got a request of telling the way of transcripting english Name in japanese letters. "Richard" as . I wrote a page here although it may be incomplete with several confusions. ROHMA JI scripting japanese using alphabetsThe rule of writing japanese language using alphabets is not firmly established. There has been a long debate about it. I myself am using mixed-up of Hepburn-system and nowadays seen irregular system. New Year in JapanBefore "Shohgatsu" or "O-Shougatsu" ('O' is often added to nouns to express politeness - another peculiarity which makes Japanese so difficult to learn), the Japanese are always very busy making preparations. It is, of course, a national holiday from 29th of December up to (and including) the 3rd of January. St. Valentine's Day 14th of FebruarySt. Valentine's Day, has become a big event in Japan, especially for the younger generations. The page for Valentine's Day is not prepared independently. It is included in the page of Christmas. Doll's Festival(Girl's Day) 3rd of MarchIn Japan, 3rd of March is called Hina (meaning doll) Matsuri (or Sangatsu, March) no Sekku (festival), but it is not a national holiday either. This link has pictures. White Day 14th of March (Japanese Christmas)The author is unaware as to where the term "White Day" originates, although there does seem to be a tendency for males to forget this holiday and females to remind them of it... It is not a national holiday. Please see the page of Christmas. Children's Day 5th of MayThe 5th of May is called "Tango no Sekku" and is a national holiday. This link has pictures. Star Festival 7th of JulyCalled "Tanabata", the 7th of July is another festival, though not a national holiday. For information on the origins and pictures of this festival follow the link. Moon Viewing 15th of August by Luna CalendarUsing the Japanese lunar calendar (Probably it came from oriental tradition through China) It takes place on the 15th of August. On this day Japanese dedicate rice dumplings to the moon, praying for a rich harvest. It is not a national holiday. Japanese Christmas (Valentine Day)Japanese tend to celebrate many religious festivals, regardless of their own beliefs. Folks Talks (Chinese Animal Zodiac)There are a lot of folkslores not known to the public in every region in Japan. Here I introduce some of them from ones talked in Ibaraki prefecture.
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I live in Japan and have my entire life ( although I'm Canadian). There are some pretty interesting clothes here, and many, many shops that sell them. But it's not outrageously Japanese. There are quite a few western stores and restaurants and there is English on lots of packaging and street signs. Things are often ridiculously overpriced, but sometimes it's worth it :) During the week days there are lots of teenagers hanging out in school uniforms (very Japanese) but on the weekends the high boots and short shorts for girls and the 50 sizes-too-big jeans for guys all come out. And not all Japanese food is raw fish. Some places in Japan are actually very famous for cooked food. But sizes are small, like clothes and McDonald's food. Practically EVERYONE has a cell phone. There are karaoke places and malls scattered around the place, but it really depends on where you are. There's lots of good Japanese pop music to listen to called J-pop. There's lots of other stuff to enjoy, too. Hope that helps ;)
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Japan is a beautiful country. Friendly people. Beautiful mountains. Nice beaches. Big cities. Good food. Great transportation. Difficult language to learn (help me please). Kind people. My list can go on and on...
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