Visit Japan: Where to View Autumn Leaves in Northeast Japan

Source: Japanican.com Oirase Keiryu Enjoy the onsen. The best known include Sukayu Onsen (酸ヶ湯温泉), Goshogake Onsen (後生掛温泉) and Toshichi Onsen (藤七温泉) Kakunodate Enjoy autumn leaves viewing in this samurai town. Chuson-ji Temple The real attraction at Chūson-ji is the Konjiki-dō. Built in 1174, in wood, 25square meters, it has been lacquered all over in gold, complements the autumn leaves golden color. Naruko Gorge 100m deep gorge with a total length of 2.5km along the Arao gawa River. The sight from the...

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Visit Japan: Where to view autumn leaves in Hokkaido

Where to view autumn leaves in Hokkaido?   Source: Japanican.com   Sapporo Maruyama Park A beautiful park next to the Hokkaido Shrine. When you visit the Shrine, do remember to try the free red bean pastry. Taste great. Jozankei Thirty minutes outside Sapporo. There is a great selection of onsen at Jozankei. Relax after autumn leaves viewing. Lake Toya Around the lake, you will find 58 great sculptures. It will definitely make your walking tour more entertaining. Hakodate Onuma Park Known for...

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Visit Japan: When to View Autumn Leaves in Japan

When to view autumn leaves in Japan? Source: Japanican.com Autumn leaves viewing is at its peak during the end of Oct and beginning of November. 偶然に guuzen ni Coincidentally, the peak time for autumn leaves viewing is in this week. Same week this post is published. You could go for autumn leaves viewing at almost every part of Japan without disappointment. Enjoy 紅葉狩り momijigari autumn leaves viewing from Hokkaido to Kyushu. This is the time where autumn leaves viewing time overlaps throughout Japan. 紅葉 Momiji...

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Autumn Leaves Viewing in Japan

Dear Readers, Next week is the Autumn Leaves Viewing Week.  I will introduce a series of articles about autumn leaves viewing. Learn about When to view autumn leaves. Where to view autumn leaves throughout Japan Why view autumn leaves  Don`t miss the 紅葉狩り momijigari autumn leaves viewing.   Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Goog...

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Nara Mascot

Nara Station Sento-kun is the Nara Mascot せんとくんは奈良のマスコットです。 sento kun ha nara no masukotto desu. How to Say MASCOT in Japanese The mascot for Nara is a young Buddhist with antler. Related articles Male Deer vs Female Deer (picturelearning.org) Nara Deer Week (picturelearning.org) ...

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How To Say I Love You to a Japanese Girl with Success

The key to saying I love you to a Japanese girl with success is indirectness. How to say I love you to a Japanese girl and yet being indirect? And why shall I say I love you to a Japanese girl when I meant it but have to be indirect? I love you is a 3 letter word. I love you is a simple 3 letter word. There is a also a simple version of I love you in Japanese - 愛してる Aishiteru. 4 letter word. Slightly longer, but definitely not hard to pronounce. Although this sounds like a pretty simple way to say I love you...

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Mackerel Fish

Somewhere in Nara My lunch is rice and mackerel. 昼ごはんは御飯とサバです。 hiru gohan ha gohan to saba desu. How To Say MACKEREL in Japanese サバ saba Mackerel fish contains the omega fatty acids EPA, DHA and ALA, which are good for brain growth....

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Japanese Culture: Why Japanese Like Moss

What is moss? Moss, to put it simply in laymen term, small green plant that grow on wet and shaded soil. You can find them under tree shades which is also usually wet since it is not exposed to direct sunlight, thus the ground moisture is not easily evaporated.   Is moss a weed? Some consider moss as a weed. Moss is a weed when you try to grow grass, and your grass lost to the moss. But well, if you are growing moss, grass will be the weed. It mostly a matter of perspective. Personal experience...

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Umemori Sushi

Somewhere in Nara How about some sushi? 寿司はいかがですか。 sushi ha ikaga desu ka. How To Say SUSHI in Japanese 寿司 Sushi are also rated like hotels. They are rated in to 3 categories: Expensive - 松 Matsu Pine Moderate - 竹 Take Bamboo Normal - 梅 Ume Plum ...

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Toothpick

Somewhere in Nara Pick a tooth with a toothpick. ようじで歯をほじる youji de ha wo hojiru How To Say TOOTHPICK in Japanese Some ようじ youji toothpick and disposable chopsticks contain carcinogens (a bleach used to manufacturing toothpicks and chopsticks), which is harmful and may cause cance...

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Japanese Food: Matsushima Fish Market

Japanese Food (Washoku) in Matsushimakaigan  When you travel to Japan, there is a place up north called Sendai. Near to Sendai coastline, there lies a small town called Matsushimakaigan. There are some good 和食 washoku Japanese food that you should try in Matsushimakaigan. If you are visiting the Masamune Wax Museum in Matsushimakaigan, you surely need to visit 松島さかな市場 matsushima sakana ichiba Matsushima Fish Market behind the museum. There are various おいしい oishii delicious food inside Matsushima Fish market....

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Lunch in Nara

Somewhere in Nara My lunch 私の昼ごはんです。 watashi no hiru gohan desu. How to Say LUNCH in Japanese The tips to good weight management Breakfast like a king 昼ごはん hiru gohan Lunch like a prince Dinner like a pauper ...

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Japanese Rickshaw

Somewhere in Nara You need considerable energy to pull a rickshaw. 人力車を引くのにすごい力が要る。 jinrikisha wo hiku no ni sugoi chikara ga iru.  How to Say RICKSHAW in Japanese What is the difference between 人力車 jinrikisha rickshaw vs trishaw? 人力車 jinrikisha Rickshaw is powered by human on foot. Trishaw is powered by human on a bicycle. Related articles Reinvented Retro-Style Bicycle Rickshaw Gets 'Round (treehugger.com) Eclipse: Facelifted rickshaw gets a unique woven design (ecochunk.com) The pedallers...

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Charming Charm

Kasuga Taisha, Nara Hey charming, would you like a charm? 魅力的な君、お守りはどうですか。 miryouku teki na kimi, omamori ha dou desu ka. how to say CHARM in japanese Charm, instead of meaning attractive, it also means an amulet. In Japan, people buy お守り omamori charms from shrine or temple to kept in nearby themselves to get blessing for marriage, work, exams, etc. Some お守り omamori charms are to prevent accidents, sickness or death. Some お守り omamori charms are to bring good luck. Perhaps you would want to go to a fortune...

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Fortune in English

Kasuga Taisha, Nara Don`t understand Japanese? Don`t worry, we have fortunes in English. 日本語ができない？心配しないで、英語のおみくじがあるよ。 nihongo ga dekinai? shinpai shinaide, eigo no omikuji ga aru yo. how to say FORTUNE in japanese おみくじ omikuji fortune is different does not require a fortune teller. You will shake a bundle of sticks, and only one will drop out. There is a number on the stick. You will get your おみくじ omikuji paper fortune based on that number. Related articles Fortune teller (timesunion.com) More then lottery...

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