Coronavirus pandemic took viewing Nou(the one of Japanese traditional performance) play and a trip to eat fugu(fish known as gourmet food), and Ikebana lessons, all plans from my schedule in spring. During social confusion caused in Japan like other countries, seasons has changed as cherry blossoms came into full bloom and young leaves has appeared … [Read more…]
This post tells you about early summer & summer(July- early August). We had been in the rainy season called “Tsuyu” in June and July, which is followed by summer in Japan. In this season we tend to get health troubles because of the temperature difference in a day or a couple of days. I catch … [Read more…]
It looks be close enough to swim. But there is a very rapid stream here, it has been among the most dangerous spots for ships from the ancient time in Japan. Setonaikai is the important area for politics as the inland sea and the point of transportation. On the other hand, the streams between islands … [Read more…]
This weekend I visited Hakata island in Setonaikai (Inland sea of Japan) with my husband. The land of Japan is consist of some islands, and setonaikai is the very large inland sea located between Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku island. Honshu is the biggest island and cities like Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto are located in it. There … [Read more…]
In the old Japanese calendar, February 1 is the first day of spring. It is actually very cold in February, the most cold month through a year here. We do Setsubun event on the day, and throw beans wishing happiness and health. At a Japanese food restaurant around the day, you may see the dish … [Read more…]
From July to August, it’s the time of the summer festival in Japan. In my hometown, the firework event for the summer festival was hold in early August. People live around here are looking forward to see this firework event every summer. The other main event of Japanese summer festival is Bon-odori(Bon dance). “Bon” is … [Read more…]
Today is the day called risshun in Japan, the beginning of spring. (But spring has come just on calendar, it’s very very cold today.) And day on which season changes (on calendar) is called setsubun. Yesterday we hold the setsubun event. If people from overseas saw the event, they though it very outlandish. Before … [Read more…]
Yesterday I made zouni for breakfast. We have zouni for a breakfast on New Year’s Day in Japan using mochi(rice cake) which we made near the end of last year.(→mochitsuki) Zouni is soup with mochi(rice cake), its ingridients and seasoning vary from region to region and home to home. I made zouni with Japanese white … [Read more…]
In Japan from January 1st to 3rd are days of New year and many people enjoy holidays having osechi(special food for New Year’s Day) and Japanese sake with their family and relatives in those days. In Japan 15 days from January 1st are called “matsu-no-uchi” and we hold some events for those days. Today, … [Read more…]
Have you ever been Japan in Autumn? I recommend you to come Japan in Autumn for your first visit. Because a fallen maple leave may tell you aesthetic sense of Japanese. Autumn is also the best season for a lot of ingredients. My favorite autumn foods are chestnuts, a pacific saury, and Japanese persimmon! Ingredients … [Read more…]