Japanology ~Rediscover Japan~

My life at U of A through a Japanese perspective!

Kagami-biraki

Hi everyone!!In Japan, January 11th is considered as the day of "Kagami-biraki =鏡開き" and I would like to talk about it here. It is greatly related to the previous article about Japanese New Years so if you are unfamiliar with it, I recommend reading i

A Guide to Japanese New Year

Happy New Year everyone!!There are so many things I want to talk about in Japanese New Years, but today I will focus on rituals.First of all New Year is called Shogatsu (=正月) and is usually referred to the first three days, but some say it can be extend

How to spend New Years Eve in Japan

Hey guys!Since it's New Year's Eve, I would like to write about how we spend them back in Japan. First of all, the New Year's Eve is called Omisoka (=大晦日) back in Japan.The wording basically means "the Great end of the Month" and has the same pronu

The best of Banff

Hi again!Since I wrote about Calgary last time, I will be focusing on Banff in this article.Calgary was more like a city of modern arts, but Banff is a place surrounded by nature.When entering Canadian national parksNational parks in Canada (including Ban

The best of Calgary

Hey guys!I've recently had a trip to Calgary and Banff during winter break.I know there are many non-Canadian readers as well, so I've decided to take a break on Japanese culture and talk about what I've found.Since there are many things I want to talk ab

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