Why is ramen written in katakana?
Answering the question “why is ramen written in katakana?”
Month: November 2021
The Kanabo: A Deadly Japanese Weapon with a History
What is a Kanabo weapon? The kanabo is a type of weapon that consists of a heavy, cylindrical club with spiked protrusions on the head and an attached handle. Kanabo and tetsubo are types of Japanese weapon that were used historically from around the 14th century. Kanabo were originally made of hardwood of Japanese chestnut, …
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Japanese weapons – 28+ intriguing traditional combat items you never knew existed
A big list of the most interesting Japanese weapons of all time.
Best Japanese Christmas Cards of 2024
Christmas is coming. Japan does design stuff better than most places. Even traditional western stuff. So why not get some Japanese stationary in the form of a Japanese Christmas Card for the festive season? Japanese don’t celebrate Christmas as a holiday since it’s primarily a Shinto and Buddhist nation. Christmas has been adopted in Japan …
14+ Japanese Christmas Movies ranked from most to least full of xmas
For many of us round-eyes, Christmas time is the time to curl up on the couch with your family and enjoy a more or less cheesy festive movie together. If you’re spending Christmas in Japan, looking for an alternative type of Christmas movie, or if you live in a blended Japanese family like mine, then …
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A List Demon Slayer Pillars and their characteristics
A hashira 柱 in Japanese is usually some kind of large beam that holds up a house or building. Which is to say, a pillar. In the same way, the Hashira or Pillars are the members of the Demon Corps in the Demon Slayer manga/anime franchise are the Demon Slayers who hold up the large …
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Midnight Diner DVD where to find and buy
It’s remarkably difficult trying to find Midnight Diner, with English subtitles, on DVD. This is partly because there are different Midnight Diner seasons that were given different names and numbering before and after the franchise was taken by Netflix. There have also been Chinese and Korean versions of Midnight Diner Made. To further add to …
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (Guzen to sozou) film review
I love Hamaguchi Ryusuke’s films. I first saw his five hour marathon film Happy Hour at a film festival in 2015 and became an instant fan. I was impressed with his 2018 follow up film Asako I&II (寝ても覚めても). So I was excited to see “Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy 偶然と想像”. The movie lived up to …
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The 16 Luffy Quotes with the biggest life lessons!
Who says that manga can’t teach you life lessons? The character of Monkey D. Luffy in One Piece has a habit of coming out with surprisingly wise one-liners, observations and snippets of wisdom. His single-pointed devotion to a purpose. His naive-to-the-point-of-endearment purity. His unwavering belief in himself and unshakeable commitment to all those who have …
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Tiny Light Lyrics from Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun real translation & background
How was Tiny Light written and produced? The lyrics to Tiny Lights were written by Shun Aratame to music by Momo and sung by Akari Kito. It was released as the accompanying song B-Side to Akari’s February 2020 release “Desire Again” and came to prominence as the Ending Theme to the anime Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun. The …
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