Kasuga Taisha Shrine`s Lantern

Kasuga Taisha, Nara Kasuga Taisha Shrine has a lot of lanterns. 春日大社はたくさんの提灯があります。  kasuga taisha ha takusan no chouchin ga arimasu how to say A LOT in japanese There are not only たくさんの takusan no a lot of lanterns inside the shrine, but also all along the way in the park leading to the shrine. Some are golden, some are bronze, some are stones. Related articles Lantern festival kicks off in Shanghai (photoblog.nbcnews.com) Travel Penang: Kek Lok Si Temple (www.picturelear...

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Family Day at Kasuga Taisha

On the way to Kasuga-Taisha Shrine  Family day in the park. 公園で、家族と一緒に過ごす一日です。 kouen de, kazoku to issho ni sugosu ichi nichi desu. Draw together with your family. 家族と一緒に絵をかきましょう。 kazoku to issho ni e wo kakimashou. how to say FAMILY in japanese 家族 kazoku family also means FAther Mother I Love You...

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Cute Nara Boy

Somewhere in Nara Watch out! Car is coming! 危ない！ 車が来てるから。 abunai! kuruma ga kiteru kara how to say WATCH OUT in japanese When you see someone in danger. Shout it out loud "危ない abunai Watch out!!!!" You may save a life. ...

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Stuck in a Pillar

Todaiji, Nara Oh God! Someone please help this kid. オー！誰かこの子供を助けてください。 oh-! dareka kono kodomo wo tasukete kudasai. He is stuck. 引っかかっているよ。 hikkakatteiru yo. how to say STUCK in japanese The hole size in the pillar is said to have the same size as the Buddha`s nostril. By going through the pillar, some say it is for enlightenment, some say for happiness and some say it is for getting rid of evil. Whatever the significance, it is for good. Most small children will get through easily. There...

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The Great Buddha

Todaiji, Kyoto At the front door of the Todaiji temple. 東大寺の玄関で  todaiji no genkan de  You will see the Great Buddha once you enter the temple. 入ったら大仏が見えてきます。 haittara daibutsu ga miete kimasu. How to Say GREAT BUDDHA in Japanese The 大仏 daibutsu Great Buddha is a bronze statue that span 48 feet high and weigh 500 metric tonnes...

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Todaiji Horn Roof

Todaiji, Kyoto  Could you see the golden horns on the roof? 屋上に金色のつのが見えますか。 okujou ni kiniro no tsuno ga miemasu ka. How to Say ROOF in Japanese On the 屋上 okujou roof, they are not horns but the tail of a fish. It is symbol of protection against fire. ...

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The Huge Todaiji

Todaiji, Kyoto This is huge. 巨大ですね。 kyodai desu ne.  It written on the ticket. See how big it is. チケットに書いてあります。どのぐらい巨大か見てください。 chiketto ni kaite arimasu. dono gurai kyodai ka mite kudasai. How to Say HUGE in Japanese The Todaiji was built in year 798. They managed to built something so 巨大 kyodai huge so long ago. It is simply amazin...

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Nara Deer Toys

Somewhere in Nara Deer toys are so cute. シカのおもちゃが可愛いですね。 shika no omocha ga kawaii desu ne. How to Say TOY in Japanese LEGO is an educational おもちゃ omocha toy that encourage learning through play. I love it when I was a kid. ...

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Japanese English Dictionary: The Next Best to Learn Japanese

In the previous post, Japanese English Dictionary: Best 2 to Learn Japanese, we have introduced one great Japanese English dictionary to learn Japanese. In this post, we are going to introduce the next best Japanese English dictionary which I have used extensively since the beginning of my journey to learn Japanese. I feel that it provides more examples than WWWJDIC: Word Search. 英語・語学の学習情報サイト「スペースアルク」：アルク You may input the word you want to search in English or Japanese (kana) in the Japanese English dictionary. If...

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Deer Attack

Somewhere in Nara Be careful of angry deers. 怒ったシカに注意してください。 okotta shika ni chuui shite kudasai. How to Say ANGRY in Japanese Why 怒る okoru angry? Being angry increase your heart rate and blood pressure. It is a toxic to your body. See facts about anger....

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Non-native Japanese Speaker Learning Japanese

For a non-native Japanese speaker, learning Japanese can be a difficult. Especially if you decide to learn it by your own. At some points, you might want to get some help from others to get the basics right. Once you got all the ingredients, the rest are just practice...practice...practice. I stumbled upon a Japanese learning journal written by Leo, an Australian that started studying Japanese at the university about 8 years ago. He stopped studying for about 3 years as he found it so difficult to get his head around...

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Afraid of Deers

Somewhere in Nara Papa, I am afraid of deer. パパ、シカを恐れる。 papa, shika wo osoreru. How to Say AFRAID in Japanese Wild deers are pretty tame, but their behaviour will change instantly when they sense danger. You should be afraid of  を恐れる wo osoreru deers only if you provocate them. Otherwise, they won`t attack you....

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Japanese English Dictionary: Best 2 to Learn Japanese

A good Japanese English dictionary is important to learn Japanese. Here, I am going to introduce you two Japanese English dictionary that I have used to learn Japanese. I find them easy to use, friendly, never disappointed me with the Japanese word I want to find, and it complements each other to provide good examples. WWWJDIC: Word Search   I started using this Japanese English dictionary right from the beginning when I started to learn Japanese. Before I learnt any kana or kanji, I depended on romaji...

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Resting Deer

Somewhere in Nara Rest under the shade (of a tree) 木陰でやすむ  kokage de yasumu How to Say SHADE (of a tree) in Japanese Trees provide 木陰 kokage shade and wind buffering that reduces annual heating and cooling costs by 2.1 billion dollars. Save our trees. More interesting facts about tree...

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