This star-shaped design is inspired by Christmas Eve. It features the phrase “Merry Christmas” typographically arranged into a star shape, translated into English, Spanish, French, Japanese, German, Dutch, Norwegian, and Portuguese. Additionally, only the English version includes “Happy Holidays.” Each design incorporates a ribbon shaped like a pentagon. This ribbon may appear to the … Read More
This four-character idiom is used as a team cheer or slogan. It signifies uniting hearts and joining forces toward a common goal. Split into two words, the four characters mean: “Rikuryoku” (戮力) means joining forces. “Kyoshin” (協心) means to unite hearts. The first characters of each, “戮” and “協,” both convey the meaning of … Read More
This is a representative Japanese cheer phrase. It means to advance boldly and straight ahead, referring to moving forward wholeheartedly and without hesitation toward one’s goal. “勇往” (yūō) means to advance without hesitation. “邁進” (maishin) means to advance rapidly and fearlessly. In Japanese, similar meanings are sometimes expressed by stringing together different kanji (or … Read More
What kind of country is Saudi Arabia? Saudi Arabia is a vast country occupying 80% of the Arabian Peninsula, with most of its land being desert. It shares borders with countries such as Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, and Oman. It holds world-leading reserves and production levels of oil, … Read More
New Zealand is an island nation located southeast of the Australian continent and is a self-governing member of the Commonwealth of Nations. Its capital is Wellington. In the Māori language, it is called Aotearoa. The South Island and North Island are separated by the narrow Cook Strait. The New Zealand Alps traverse both islands, … Read More
One of the names for Japanese women In Japan, names ending with characters like “子 (ko), 美 (mi), or 恵 (e)” are almost always female, though there are exceptions. Until the Showa era, names ending with “子” were common for women, but from the end of Showa through Heisei, such names became less frequent. … Read More
Mount Hiei, also known by the famous name “Fuji of the Capital,” as well as Eizan, Hokurei, and Tendai-san, is a mountain straddling western Ōtsu City in Shiga Prefecture and northeastern Kyoto City in Kyoto Prefecture. A mountain revered by ancient people Located on the border between Kyoto and Shiga Prefectures, it offers a … Read More
The most representative example is Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture. Kamakura is the location in Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture, where Minamoto no Yoritomo established the Kamakura Shogunate, the center of Japan’s first samurai government. The number of tourists visiting Kamakura exceeds approximately 20 million annually. It is a temple and shrine tourist destination on par … Read More
This is a term that has become commonplace from the world of Shogi (Japanese chess) It refers to a situation where the outcome of a game is already decided in favor of one side. It is often used in the late stages of a game when one side has gained a significant advantage in … Read More
Description for Ginkaku-ji It is called Higashiyama Jishoji Temple and is one of the sub-temples of Shokokuji Temple. It is said that the name originated from the fact that it was called Ginkaku-ji Temple in contrast to Kinkaku-ji Temple. Why is it called “Silver Pavilion” when it’s not silver? Kinkaku-ji Temple is covered in … Read More
A mountain awarded three Michelin stars Mt. Takao is located in Hachioji City, Tokyo, at the western edge of the Kanto Plain. As it is located where the plain turns into mountainous terrain, trains run right up to the trailhead, making it very accessible. With an elevation of 599 meters, it is a low … Read More
Description for Kinkaku-ji The golden World Heritage Site, Kinkaku-ji Temple. Its official name is Rokuon-ji Temple, but it is commonly known as Kinkaku-ji Temple because its most famous structure, the Shari-den Hall (Golden Pavilion), is covered in gold leaf. Located in Kita Ward, Kyoto City, it is a temple of the Rinzai sect’s Shokoku-ji … Read More
This is a vector file, but the work is drawn in an ink painting style (Suiboku Style). In Japan, the moon and the sun are represented differently. In this work, the yellow circle on the right side is the moon. The yellow circle drawn by foreigners is usually the sun, but in Japan, the … Read More
Here is an example of a New Year’s greeting. It is written in hiragana. The translation is a statement of joy for the arrival of the New Year and celebration of it. This is written in honorifics, so it is valid not only for friends but also for close elders. There is a manner … Read More
Widely distributed throughout Okinawa Prefecture, it is the most common surname in the prefecture. Derived from “bijā,” meaning east. Located in the southeastern part of Hamahiga Island, central Okinawa Island. Locally, it is collectively called Bama-Hija with the beach in the northwest. There is a rocky hill called a gusuku at an elevation of … Read More
It is two horizontal lines with a total of four kanji characters. The top line is a Kanji character meaning extremely large, and the bottom line is slang for penis. The bottom line reads “Mala” in Japanese The etymology of the word is “something that hinders Buddhist practice and deceives the human mind.” and … Read More