Japanese Holidays

This is the twenty-fifth video of the Waku Waku Japanese video series teaching basic Japanese phrases. あけましておめでとうございます, ことしもよろしくおねがいします, バレンタインデー, ホワイトデー, せつぶん, ひなまつり, はなみ, ゴールデンウィーク, こどものひ, たなばた, おぼん, つきみ,

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Religion in Japan: Politics to Nothingness to Everything

Japanese Religion: It’s Different Here! What exactly is happening spiritually in Japan? Is there something that we Westerners can learn from Japan? As I have for at least

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Hokkaido, Japan – Culture, History, Sightseeing an More

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What is Hinamatsuri in Japan?

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Tanabata Festival: Star Lovers, Looms & Better Handwriting

What is the Tanabata Festival? Stars that Meet Once a Year, Looms that make God Protect Rice Fields and Men… They Want Better Handwriting! Seems like enough to

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Sake Course 101: History, Brew Process and How to Drink Sake

Sake 101 – Understand the Sake… BE! The Sake! So I thought today I would go through a basic run down of the history, the quality, the process

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February 3rd – Setsubun – Mamemaki

February 3rd Japanese Holiday/Festival Setsubun – Mamemaki – Ehomaki and Bean Throwing Cleansing! Oh what fun with a pocket full of roasted beans! At the beginning of this

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