Plum blossoms
The villa with the pond
Red/white flowers
View from inside the villa
The garden with its villa
dishes (we love our soba, soosu katsu, and yaki-saba, etc.) AND a visit to the local karaoke place, as well as anime/merch store XD
And maybe some souvenir shopping
Fukui is way less crowded compared to Kyoto, but we have a lot to offer, as well! And I am your personal tour guide๐
#fukui #japan
Black/white cat with (fake) cherry blossoms
It looks like the cherry blossom travel season is already up on us! Both today AND tomorrow, some of my students come to visit me here in Fukui, and we do the Fukui city tour with the traditional Japanese garden, the mote-mote shrine, the castle ruins, and the dinosaur spotting! With Fukui's famous
็ด ๆตโจ๏ธ
Blue baumkuchen ้(ใใ)ใใใผใ ใฏใผใใณ
Blue cotton candy
Blue jelly
Blue curry
Do you know Lake Biwa ็ต็ถๆน(ใณใใ biwa-ko in Shiga prefecture?
ๆนใko=lake
ๆฐตliquids ๅคold ๆ moon
Biwa is a Japanese pear-shaped lute. The lake looks like one.
Biwako is famous for its blue, and so are the souvenirs you can get there.
Would you dare and eat one of those?
#japan #japaneselanguage #kanji
Enjoy! ๆฅฝ(ใใฎ)ใใใงใใฆใญ๏ผ
Pink plum blossoms
White plum blossoms
Closeup of white plum blossoms
Closeup of pink plum blossoms
Plum ๆข
(ใใ ume ๆจ tree plus ๆฏ every) blossoms in Kyoto
Plumtrees bloom earlier than cherry blossom trees, and the blossoms are simpler, representing the traditional Japanese lifestyle more accurately compared to the frilly sakura ๆก (tree ๆจ woman ๅฅณ katakana tsu ใ)
#japan #kanji #japaneselanguage
Traveling through several parts of Japan together with a friend, being their travel partner/a little bit like a tourguide/language facilitator.
After coming back, I'll try to record another podcast episode about this interesting traditional Japanese festival.
#japan #hinamatsuri #japaneseculture
Today is Hinamatsuri, ใฒใช็ฅญใ the Hina-Doll-Festival, actually its last day.
It's also called girls festival as it is celebrated with families that have daughters, wishing for their health and happiness.
Another name is Momo no sekku ๆกใฎ็ฏๅฅ the peach seasonal festival.
I am currently traveling
I hope the snow situation has calmed down!
Until three days ago, we still had a bunch of snow, too ๐
Share a TV show that raised you.
Still wrapped cherry blossom dorayaki (two small pancake like pieces filled with red bean paste, well, in this case cherry blossom paste) In the background, there's a bottle of green tea.
The cherry blossom season is upon us (even though it takes some more time for most of the cherry blossom trees to bloom). Cherry blossom snacks and decorations can be found all around, just like this sakura dorayaki ๆกใฉใ็ผ
#japan #sakura #dorayaki
I answered and told them, itโs not a problem :)
Every week, I am checking my studentsโ homework and answer their questions. Today, one of my students drew a quizzically looking Luffy as they had a questions about verbs.
Difficult to choose. Link's Awakening and Ocarina of Time are my favs. I bawled my eyes out at the last scenes of both of them.
Very delicious! Also, the portions are worth a main dish XD
Circle cat on a pokรฉmon themed pillow
Cat watching me cook. He wants the dashi pack.
Cat sleeping on the kotatsu blanket
Cat sitting on the rice storage container, looking curiously.
Also, happy cat day ็ซใฎๆฅ neko no hi!
2ๆ22ๆฅ three times ni (Japanese for "two") sounds like cat meowing nyaanyaanyaa
ๆ kanji for moon/monthใๆฅ kanji for sun/day
Here are some pics of my cat ๐โโฌ
Strawberries, ice-cream and strawberry daifuku (mochi)
Strawberries, ice-cream and strawberry daifuku (mochi) cup from the front, with strawberry sauce, a cookie, as well as a small spoon and a small fork.
The entrance to Yasaka Shrine.
Matcha ice, red bean paste, shiratama, cornflakes, ice cream and a decorative cookie with the shop logo.
One of fav places in Kyoto. A small cafรฉ next to Yasaka Shrine. Look for Nikenchaya ไบ่ป่ถๅฑ
Same goes for ice-cream XD
I hope you guys had a good time! Also, looks like you had a nice shopping trip at that Japanese store!
Partyyyy!!! ๐ฅณ๐ฅณ๐ฅณ congrats!
I love you in Japanese ๐๐ฅฐ
#japaneselanguage #japaneselesson #studyjapanese #valentine
If you prefer watching the latest episode on youtube, here's the link:
youtu.be/PKA8hcPHE9o
Here's the link to the podcast episode: japanese-with-manu.podigee.io/7-meishin-su...
A girl ramming her chopsticks into a bowl of rice, while a woman on the left looks at her flabbergasted. On the right, there's a spirit/ghost that seems to be drawn to her bowl of rice.
New Podcast Episode - Superstitions in Japan - ่ฟทไฟก meishin
Superstitions are part of every culture, also in Japan. In this episode I talk about some of the most widespread superstitions of the Land of the Rising Sun.
Many of them are completely different compared to what you grew up with.
It's perfect for enforcing and expanding your grammar and vocabulary knowledge - with two cute stories taking place in Japan. Suitable for beginners who can already read hiragana and katakana. Everything else is explained in the book.
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I'll explain every single one of them, including words, phrases and grammar - and how they came into existence.
My podcast "Japanese With Manu" is available on all major podcast platforms.
japanese-with-manu.podigee.io/7-meishin-su...
#japaneseculture #japan #japaneselesson #japaneselanguage
A girl ramming her chopsticks into a bowl of rice, while a woman on the left looks at her flabbergasted. On the right, there's a spirit/ghost that seems to be drawn to her bowl of rice.
New Podcast Episode - Superstitions in Japan - ่ฟทไฟก meishin
Superstitions are part of every culture, also in Japan. In this episode I talk about some of the most widespread superstitions of the Land of the Rising Sun.
Many of them are completely different compared to what you grew up with.
