It’s been a really long time since there was a Japan Blog Matsuri, so when Declan of Kana Kanji got in touch to ask if I would participate in the new Japan Blog Matsuri I couldn’t resist! The theme is Japanese in Context: We’ve all spent time studying our textbooks, listening to lessons or sitting … Continue reading
Welcome to the March 2011 edition of the Japan Blog Matsuri! First, if you haven’t had a chance to check out the February Matsuri (Famous Japanese Events) hosted by loneleeplanet, please do! Now, for March’s edition I chose the theme “Faces of Japan“. I wanted to see a collection of the faces of Japan that … Continue reading
UPDATE: The March 2011 Japan Blog Matsuri (Faces of Japan) has now been published and can be found HERE! This month, Haikugirl’s Japan has the honour and pleasure of hosting the March 2011 edition of the Japan Blog Matsuri! First, I would like to say a big THANK YOU to the February host Reesan over … Continue reading
Do you remember last February, when I went to a random demon festival and got myself covered in white flour? Sounds crazy, doesn’t it? Certainly doesn’t sound like something you would want to do twice, does it? Well… a-hem… I went back for more today. Toyohashi’s “Oni Matsuri” (鬼祭り), or “demon festival”, is an annual … Continue reading
This month’s Japan Blog Matsuri theme is “Japan Firsts” and, as the end of the year is the perfect time for reflection, I thought I’d stop and think back to some “Japan Firsts” of my own. People often ask me how and when I first became interested in Japan. It’s a difficult question to answer … Continue reading
I love to read a wonderful blog called Surviving in Japan (Without Much Japanese) and, this month, that blog is hosting the Japan Blog Matsuri (thanks Ashley!). So, I thought I’d join in and submit my post to the festival fun. If you’re sitting there thinking “What is Japan Blog Matsuri??”, click here to find … Continue reading
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