My favorite Japanese things...
kanji: 傘 {umbrella <-- it looks like one!}
word: *mukashi-banashi {try saying that and not giggling}
idiom: **"Fall seven times, rise eight." -Daruma
song: Tatara Women's Work Song
superstition: When it thunders, hide your bellybutton, or the god of Thunder will gobble it up.
story: Come and Sleep {read it here}
painting: 風神雷神図屏風 Fujin Raijin Zu Byou Bu {The gods of Wind & Thunder}
fruit: Purple grapes {they taste like Nerds candies}
ice cream: Pino
odd animal: Giant salamander
romantic place: The Western residentials of Sannomiya
What're your favorite cultural things?
*昔話 mukashi-banashi means 'folktale'
**七転八起 nana korobi ya oki
hehe!
ReplyDeletewhat a funny superstition about the belly button. I guess our one about not making funny faces because if the wind changes it will stay that way is just as silly!
That's neat! :D Japan still sounds so wonderful ^_^ we must go there together sometime!
ReplyDeleteI love Dutch style housing, penguins :P, umbrellas, real italian pizza, french chocolate and pastry shops! and french candy shops and french shoes, and Japanese fans and sushi... and I could go on. :P oh yes. Culture makes our lives much more interesting :)