Japan – Page 2 – Random Detox

Japanese Plum Blossoms

July 9, 2008 Japan by Flisha 2 Comments

Plum blossoms bloom early. This is Kyoto midMarch. Plum blossoms differ only slightly from cherry blossoms (has something to do with the shape and number of petals I think) but I think they are just as beautiful. Related Images:...

Make a Japanese Wish

July 5, 2008 Japan by Flisha Leave a Comment

We have wishing wells, wishing fountains. The Japanese have this. To make a wish, throw a coin. Bow your head two times, clap two times. Make your wish then bow one last time. I think it’s charming. 🙂 Related Images:...

Japanese Girls

July 2, 2008 Japan by Flisha 1 Comment

We were in Kyoto visiting one of the temples and ran across these girls in their beautiful kimonos. It was March and they had probably just come from their graduation ceremony. The kimono is the Japanese traditional wear, worn on formal or special occasions. They reminded me of sakuras...

A Japanese Tea Ceremony

June 19, 2008 Japan by Flisha Leave a Comment

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Hmm, Feels Grainy to Me…

June 19, 2008 Japan by Flisha Leave a Comment

When in Japan (especially in Kyoto), you should not miss out on the okashi (Japanese sweets and snacks). But… I don’t know if you should necessarily try everything… Related Images:...

Grave Thoughts

June 14, 2008 Japan by Flisha 6 Comments

Guess what this is? It’s a Japanese cemetery. Pretty, huh? When I was in Japan, to go to the train station (eki) from our hotel, we had to pass by this cemetery. At first I thought it was a shrine. I’d never seen anything like it. I took this picture...

Nihongo Basic Intensive Course: Final Day

May 31, 2008 Academics, Japan, Personal by Flisha 2 Comments

Yesterday was the last day of class in my Nihongo Basic Intensive Course. The other day we had taken the JLPT 4 of 2006 so the morning of yesterday our teachers gave us back our results. (Yes, I passed. Flying colors in Kanji, yey heheh. But don’t ask me about...

Learning Kanji Day 4

May 8, 2008 Academics, Japan by Flisha 3 Comments

Kanji wa taihen muzukashii desu! That means, Kanji is very difficult! We learn only 5 Kanji per day, and our sensei (teacher) spends two hours teaching us the 5 Kanji. Learning to draw the characters takes a lot of time. As you can see from the chart, one Kanji...

Hiragana and Katakana Done!

April 30, 2008 Academics, Japan by Flisha 2 Comments

My gosh it’s been less than two weeks and I already know how to read Hiragana and Katakana! Wow! My head is bursting with all the new information, all the memorization! I still find it a bit hard to read these characters. I can read, but slowly. It’s weird ‘coz...

Let’s Count in Japanese!

April 28, 2008 Japan by Flisha Leave a Comment

Whenever I am in my Japanese class I feel like a child again. Because literally we are treated like kindergartners going through their a, e, i, o, u’s. Or rather, a, i, u, e, o. Hehehe. That’s how they do it in Japan. ka, ki, ku, ke, ko. ra, ri,...