Learning Culture

In early February every year, the Sapporo Snow Festival is held for one week in the city of Sapporo,

The second Monday in January is Seijin no Hi (Coming-of-Age Day), a special day to celebrate young p

In Japan plum blossoms are known as a bloom that announces the coming of spring. 梅は桜より少し早く、毎年2月頃から花

In der Januarausgabe geht es um die Gründungsgeschichte des Centre Pompidou. Danach geht es auf die Insel Saint Barthélemy. In der Karibik gelegen, hat diese Antilleninsel nicht nur das ganze Jahr über ein angenehmes Klima, sondern auch feine Sandstrände: Kein Wunder, dass Stars und Reiche sich dort niederlassen. Die Franzosen bereiten sich auf die Präsidentschaftswahlen vor, die im Frühling 2017 stattfinden werden. Lernen Sie hier den Wortschatz zur Wahl! Allen Hörern ein schönes 2017!

At one time in Japan, people ate nuts, fruit, and berries as snacks. It is said that this gave rise to what we now call confectionery.

Rakugo is an art of humorous storytelling that has been around for 400 years, since the Edo period. It is performed in an entertainment hall known as a "yose".

Traditional Japanese houses are made of wood and their roofs are covered with tiles.

Tea leaves are made into green tea, black tea, oolong tea, and other types of tea by different processing methods. However, "tea" in Japan usually refers to green tea.

In Japanese, wearing Japanese clothing is referred to as waso, and the accessories needed to put them on are called waso komono.

Buddha statues are objects worshipped in Buddhism.

The ukiyo-e that were developed in the Edo period were the advertising posters, postcards, and book illustrations of their time.

Nihonshu (Japanese sake) is a type of alcohol made by fermenting rice. It has been produced in Japan for more than 1,000 years.

Purikura are photo booths in places like arcades where users can create stickers from photographs th

The gourmet floor tends to be underground, and is known as a "depachika". It is almost always the m

Founded in 1904, Itoya is a long-established stationery shop and a landmark in Ginza.

Japan is a volcanic country, and so it has a lot of hot springs.

Zazen is a practice found in Zen, one kind of Buddhism.

The Ninjas that often appear in Japanese period dramas were undercover fighters who were active from the Sengoku period to the Edo period.

At first, castles were defensive bases, but later shoguns and samurai started living in them.

There are no specific rules for enjoying Japanese gardens.