Monday, November 20, 2017

Japan Culture Series 14: Omiai

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     To those who closely follow trends that occur in Japan the talk of population decline will inevitably come up. As reported ma...
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Saturday, October 21, 2017

Pachinko

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     It was about 9:40 AM as I was biking my way to my morning language class when I noticed a long line of people outside of a massive ...
Saturday, September 23, 2017

Rural Japanese Christianity

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This month we had the opportunity to travel outside of Tokyo and the main island we live on, to visit some Japanese friends in Oita C...
Sunday, August 20, 2017

Japan Culture Series 13: Hedataru to Najimu

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To a degree whether we realize it or not our personal space plays a key role in our daily relationships with one another. For instance,...
Friday, July 21, 2017

Obon Festival

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What would you do if Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Memorial day were all combined together into one holiday? Would you forgo that new ...
Sunday, June 18, 2017

Japanese Culture Series 12: Iitoko-Dori

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Japan is known throughout the world as a country that blends ancient traditions together with modern life into one society. How is th...
Friday, May 19, 2017

Japanese Culture Series 11: Aimai

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In every culture communication is vital on all levels for daily functioning. One of the distinct ways in which Western and Eastern cultu...
Thursday, April 20, 2017

Re-Cap of our time in America

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As we embark for Japan again I wanted to take this last blog from the USA to recap our time here since leaving Japan on June 30 th , ...
Friday, March 31, 2017

Japanese Culture Series 10: Chinmoku

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In Japanese culture a strong emphasis on silence permeates throughout society. The concept of Chinmoku , or silence, has great cultural v...
Thursday, March 2, 2017

Japanese Culture Series 9: The Do

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In Japan the Do (pronounced ‘dough’) spirit exhibits distinct Japanese cultural values as well as their unique way of learning. Origina...