These Kids Clean Their Own Classrooms :)

These Kids Clean Their Own Classrooms – And Have Fun Doing It
Should kids clean their own classrooms? Japan thinks so.
Posted by AJ+ on Monday, November 2, 2015

Cat bathing in a sink and a NicoNicoDouga mention

I found this video of a cute japanese cat bathing in a sink.

きゃりこ猫カフェ - Cat café (Neko Café) in Tokyo

As you may know, Japan has theme cafés. One of them is a cat café, where for an hourly cover fee you can enjoy company of cats, play with them or just watch and photograph them.
Walking around Tokyo we stumbled upon this cat café (きゃりこ猫カフェ) and just couldn't miss the opportunity to see it.

きゃりこ猫カフェ poster

Japan Trip 2012

Here are some picture from my recent trip to Japan.
In short 21 days my friends and I visited Osaka, Kyoto, Kamakura, Nara, Kobe, Hiroshima and Tokyo.
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Evo nekoliko slika sa nedavnog puta u Japan. U 21 dan naša mala grupa posjetila je Osaku, Kyoto, Kamakuru, Naru, Kobe, Hiroshimu i Tokyo.

Comic Market in Japan

ふくたん - Fukutan - a Japanese Cat

ふくたんは男の子ですか？
Is Fukutan a boy?
女の子ですか？
Is Fukutan a girl?

女の子です。 She is a girl.

❤どうりでかわいいと思いました❤
No wonder I thought she was cute.

どうりで  - (douride) - it's no wonder / indeed
かわいい - (kawaii) - cute
思う - (omou) - to think
思いました - (omoimashita) - thought (past simple of 'to think')

男の子 - (otokonoko) - boy / male child
女の子 - (onnanoko) - girl

Pass the Baton - Tokyo’s used objects shop

The Four Seasons - 春夏秋冬

春  -  はる  (haru)  spring
夏  -  なつ  (natsu)  summer
秋  -  あき  (aki)  autumn
冬  -  ふゆ  (fuyu)  winter


SOURCE: Gigapic

Ikea in Japan

I found this interesting video made for Ikea Japan.

Pray for Japan

SOURCE: cup of joy

Japanese Red Cross Society

August Serenade - スガ シカオ - Suga Shikao

スガ シカオ - Suga Shikao

For some reason, this song always relaxes me, and brings me in a positive state of mind.

Lyrics: (English Version)

August Serenade

If you disappeared
Or even if you turned into a cat or a caterpillar    (=^･ｪ･^=)
At first I'd cry a lot
But maybe eventually it'd make a good story

Japanese Tourists in Croatia

Few days ago I had an exam in my Japanese language course. I received my little diploma and was very proud. On my way home I saw some Japanese tourists. They were speaking Japanese and I tried to understand what they were saying. All I could understand was: ここ まで (koko made). Google translates it as: so far.
They were driving in a tram (in Zagreb) at the time they were saying that and were pointing at a park (or the train station :)

まるです。 It's Maru.

There is a very famous japanese cat on YouTube, on mugumogu's Channel. It's Maru.

Here is a little sketch I made of Maru.

And this is one of my favorite videos of まる.



まるです。

名無しの権兵衛 - Anonymous

I just finished watching Japanese drama "Untouchable"
- アンタッチャブル.

The story is about a first rate reporter Narumi Ryoko who works for a third rate magazine. She writes stories about important events and untouchable people.
She lives with her brother who is a police officer.
She carries around a little black book with the names of the people she holds a grudge against. It is a serious drama with a comic element.
And the word that is very important throughout the story is:

名無しの権兵衛

ななしのごんべえ (nanashinogonbee) - Anonymous
The magazine is receiving tips from 名無しの権兵衛 on crimes that are committed. To find out more you'll have to watch it.
You can watch アンタッチャブル on Dramacrazy.net or a similar streaming site.

Fun And Easy Japanese Words Written in Katakana

Words in Japanese language that are imported from a foreign language are written in katakana. Here are some fun and easy Japanese words written in katakana.

If you want to eat something:
サラダ (sarada) - salad
ハンバーガー (hanbāgā) - hamburger
サンドイッチ (sandoitchi) - sandwich
スープ (sūpu) - soup
ミルク (miruku) - milk
ジュース (jūsu) - juice, soft drink
ビール (bīru) - beer
レストラン (resutoran) - restaurant
ウエートレス (uētoresu) - waitress
コーヒー (kōhī) - coffee



コーヒーショップ (kōhīshoppu) - coffee shop
インターネットカフェ (intānettokafe) - Internet cafe

Days of The Week In Japanese

In Japanese, days of the week begin with Sunday. 

日曜日 - Sunday              日 - (にち) sun
にちようび (nichiyōbi)

月曜日 - Moday               月 - (げつ) moon
げつようび (getsuyōbi)

火曜日 - Tuesday            火 - (か) fire
かようび (kayōbi)

水曜日 - Wednesday       水 - (すい) water
すいうよび (suiyōbi)

木曜日 - Thursday           木 - (もく) tree
もくようび (mokuyōbi)

金曜日 - Friday               金 - (きん) gold
きんようび (kin'yōbi)

土曜日 - Saturday           土 - (ど) - earth
どようび (doyōbi)



曜   -   よう (yō) weekday


木曜日です。
もくようび です。
It's thursday.

桜花見 in Croatia

This is a video of cherry blossoms or 桜花見 (sakura hanami) in Croatia, that I made with my iPhone and edited in iMovie.
There is no tradition of 桜花見 in Croatia, like there is in Japan. No one here is watching the flowers blossom, but I decided to try it out. This 花見 or flower viewing I did all by myself. :)

見る = みる (miru) - dictionary form of the verb "to see"
見ます = みます (mimasu) - formal present affirmative of the verb "to see"
見ません = みません (mimasen) - formal present negative of the verb "to see"

桜をみます。
さくらをみます。

I see a cherry tree. 

猫 - CAT

猫
ねこ (neko) - cat

猫が好きです。
(neko ga suki desu)
I love cats.

:)

ピンク鶏 - Pink Chicken

鶏
にわとり (niwatori) - domestic chicken



This video was made with Sanyo Xacti VPC-WH1, edited with iMovie.

鳥
とり - bird, chicken
Kanji 鳥 is also a radical, and it is part of the 鶏 kanji.

ドクター だれ - Doctor Who !

I just finished watching an episode of Doctor Who and wondered how he would sound in Japanese.
YouTube is a great resource for learning Japanese. Just type in Doctor Who Japanese.





ドクター  (dokutā) - doctor

誰 - だれ (dare) - who


What a great way to learn the word who!