Author: RoYuMi

  • Calendars in Japan

    Calendars in Japan

    RoYuMi

    If you have ever bought a calendar or diary in Japan, you will have noticed that, in addition to having the numbers and indications of the holidays, there is a writing on each day, like this: This is called “Six Day Calendar” (六曜) and from the end of the Kamakura period to the Muromachi period… Read more

  • Gateball – ゲートボール (門球)

    Gateball – ゲートボール (門球)

    RoYuMi

    Gateball is a sport inspired by croquet. It can be played by anyone, although in Japan it is very popular among older adults. It is usually written ゲートボール , although there is a kanji for it and it is written like this:門球. It is often called “the golf of the poor” due to its low… Read more

  • ドンドン (don don)

    ドンドン (don don)

    RoYuMi

    Don don (ドンドン) is the sound that the drum makes in onomatopoeic form. In the picture below Yotsuba attends a matsuri (Japanese festival) and the sound the drum makes is written in katakana as ドンドン (don don) Read more

  • Rice terraces “千枚田”

    Rice terraces “千枚田”

    RoYuMi

    If you have visited smaller cities on your visit to Japan, you have probably seen these very particular rice fields known as “rice terraces”. In Japanese it is known as “Senmaida” (千枚田) where Sen “千” means a thousand, mai “枚” means leaf or layer, and da “田” means rice field, so it would mean “fields… Read more