Technically, the Kandai-ben is not a single dialect but a group of related dialects in the region. However, due to the size of Ousaka city and the media exposure of its speakers, non-Kansai-ben speakers tend to associate the Ousaka dialect with the entire Kansai region. Riding the wave of Ousaka Day last month, here are some common vocabularies and phrases [ Read More ]
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Kannazuki (神無月) is a traditional name for the tenth month in the traditional Japanese calendar, literally translated as ‘the month when there are no gods’. Shinto (神道) is the indigenous spiritualirt of Japan and the Japanese people and teaches that everything contains a kami, or a spiritual essence. Collectively termed ‘Yaoyorozu no Kami’ (八百万の神), literally meaning ‘eight million kami’, it [ Read More ]
In Tohoku, there are three main festivals in summer. Akita’s Kanto Matsuri, Sendai’s Tanabata Matsuri and Aomori Nebuta Matsuri. I am going to start this week by introducing Kanto Matsuri. Kanto Matsuri, is held during early August, around 3rd to 6th August each year. In the day, there are a lot of delicious food and games to play. The main [ Read More ]
