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 :)

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. 

桜花見 - SAKURA HANAMI

Image via Wikipedia 

桜 (さくら - sakura) - cherry blossoms
花見 (はなみ - hanami) - viewing flowers

Green Tea

This is a video I made of a green tea a bought in a shop in Croatia. It was made in Osaka, Japan.

The beginning

I just enrolled in a Japanese language course.
Tomorrow is the first lesson.
The teacher is native Japanese. I'm really looking forward to it.