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
アーカイブ:December 2018
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
The story of Ushiwakamaru--the meeting of two warriors that changed history
Hi everyone!We've recently had our finals at U of A, and I would like to write about something I found when I was studying for it.In English class, we used a material called Epic of Gilgamesh.It is a story where a tyrant king meets with an equally strong
An introduction to Japanese characters--Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji
Hi everyone!Recently, the Kanji of the year was selected back in Japan. The world 災 (=sai, wazawai) was selected to show the many natural and man-made disasters that occurred in 2018.Personally, I've experienced North-Osaka earthquake and had to depart