Japanese Buddhist vegetarian cuisine If you are ever in Japan, please try some different Japanese food or Washoku. Some has meat and some, like the type described below, is vegetarian and has a long history. 精進料理をいただくEnjoy Japanese vegetarian food By YAMAMOTO Hiroshi 今回は「精進料理」を紹介します。 精進料理とは、肉や魚を使わないで、野菜や穀物、豆腐、海藻、木の実、果物などの植物性の食材のみで作った料理のことです。 これは道元というお坊さんが、仏教の教えである生き物を殺すことをしないで作る料理...
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Japanese Buddhist vegetarian cuisine If you are ever in Japan, please try some different Japanese food or Washoku. Some has meat and some, like the type described below, is vegetarian and has a long history. 精進料理をいただくEnjoy Japanese vegetarian food By YAMAMOTO Hiroshi 今回は「精進料理」を紹介します。 精進料理とは、肉や魚を使わないで、野菜や穀物、豆腐、海藻、木の実、果物などの植物性の食材のみで作った料理のことです。 これは道元というお坊さんが、仏教の教えである生き物を殺すことをしないで作る料理...
Manhole covers in Japan Did you know that there are people who make a pretty in-depth hobby out of manhole covers in Japan? This blog here below delves slightly into this fascinating topic. Read the blog in Japanese, study the Kanji below it, and then study the Japanese vocabulary list and read the blog in English too! 日本のマンホールManhole covers in Japan By ISHIBASHI Kaori みなさんは、自分の...
Learn a Japanese medical phrase This item may have many names in your country too. What do you call it. Takane sensei and her family star in this amusing story of everyday life in Japan. Read on below and found out more and use this Japanese lesson blog to learn some new Japanese phrases and vocabulary. 絆創膏（ばんそうこう）Adhesive bandage By TAKANE Yukiko 先日、料理中に指を切ってしまいました。 探すときはないものです。...
Do you have trouble sleeping in Japan? Sleep is one of the most important activities that we need to do well for our health. There are many products on the market to help you get a good night’s sleep, and Yatabe sensei, a Japanese teacher at Japonin(JOI), introduces this here with a personal take on the topic. 眠るための音Sounds for falling asleep By YATABE Kumiko 夜、リラックスして早く眠れるように、色々な音...
Japanese changing seasons Takase sensei introduces a topic about seasons in Kyoto. Read this lesson blog and learn new vocabulary about the sun and other seasonal changes in Japan. お日様 The sun during Japan's seasons By TAKASE Chiharu 2月になって少し暖かくなってきました。そして、日が出ている時間も長くなってきました。ちょうど私の住んでいる京都の日の出の時間はは6時45分ごろ、日の入りは17時40分ごろです。 毎年冬が来るたびに朝の授業に起きられるのだろうかとびくびくしておりますが、春が近づいてきて日の出が早くなるとこの不安...