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Cherry Blossom Season | How to Be Heian Japanese
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How to Be Heian Japanese. What does Heian mean? Buddhist Heian Art : The Lotus Sutra. Modern Heian Kyo →. March 6, 2010 · 9:22 pm. Cherry Blossoms at the Heian Shrine, Kyoto. In Japan, Murasaki Shikibu and Sei Shonagon are sometimes compared to different flowering trees that bud and bloom in the spring. Reserved and contemplative as she was, Murasaki is thought of as similar to a cherry blossom, a traditional symbol of purity, while the gregarious,. A Sakura in Washington, D.C. Filed under cherry blossoms.
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Heian Decor is Always Welcome | How to Be Heian Japanese
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How to Be Heian Japanese. What does Heian mean? Every Snowfall in Heian Japan was a Snowpacalypse →. July 31, 2010 · 11:21 am. Heian Decor is Always Welcome. I realize that I have not posted in quite some time. Unfortunately, unlike my aristocratic Heian compatriots, I must actually work (? The gentleman may not be wearing a black lacquer hat, and the lady’s hair does not appear to be long, but this little piece of decor is clearly in the Heian spirit. After all, they are both quite attractivel...Check o...
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Lost in Transition: The sun sets on 3 years in Japan
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Once, they called me a reporter. Now, they call me. Gail-sensei. Tuesday, August 17, 2010. The sun sets on 3 years in Japan. Well, this is it! Joe and I are flying out of Japan tomorrow morning, so this will be my final blog post. A lot of mixed feelings right now — sadness that this journey is coming to an end, excitement about moving back, being near family and resuming a life where certain everyday things are less of a challenge. The Japanese have a saying, " Sumeba miyako. Japan, until we meet again.
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Lost in Transition: Tragedy
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Once, they called me a reporter. Now, they call me. Gail-sensei. Tuesday, August 3, 2010. I've been putting off writing this post. Part of it is that Joe and I have been really busy preparing our exit from Japan later this month. But part of it's also that this is a tough thing to write about. I was stunned and went to bed crying. With a heavy heart, I returned to school the following morning and learned the details about what happened. That whole week had been parent-teacher conference week, so the sche...
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Lost in Transition: August 2010
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Once, they called me a reporter. Now, they call me. Gail-sensei. Tuesday, August 17, 2010. The sun sets on 3 years in Japan. Well, this is it! Joe and I are flying out of Japan tomorrow morning, so this will be my final blog post. A lot of mixed feelings right now — sadness that this journey is coming to an end, excitement about moving back, being near family and resuming a life where certain everyday things are less of a challenge. The Japanese have a saying, " Sumeba miyako. Japan, until we meet again.
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Lost in Transition: October 2009
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Once, they called me a reporter. Now, they call me. Gail-sensei. Sunday, October 25, 2009. Three days in Seoul, South Korea. Last month the calendar days fell just right, resulting in three consecutive holidays on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday for what the Japanese termed the "Silver Week" holidays (a follow-up to May's "Golden Week"). It seemed like the perfect time to go to South Korea for a few days. Does this look. wrong. to anyone else besides us? Here's the view of our ferry from the top of the tower.
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Lost in Transition: November 2009
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Once, they called me a reporter. Now, they call me. Gail-sensei. Tuesday, November 17, 2009. Just another day in English class. Click the picture to see a larger version. I asked another teacher what the kanji at the bottom said. She said it refers to a warring period in Japanese history, specifically to the losers of these battles, who traditionally committed ritual seppuku. Suicide through disembowelment). Oh! She asked. "Oh, no. She's just a bit weird. But she would never kill herself.". Whenever I wa...
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Lost in Transition: "Nuanced" English
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Once, they called me a reporter. Now, they call me. Gail-sensei. Sunday, August 15, 2010. To teach the word "Awesome! Boy: I'm stiff. I got something for you. Girl: Wow. Awesome! Below that, to teach the phrase "be a hero":. Boy: Even I could give a gift. Girl: Don't be a hero. Show it to me. Quick. To teach the phrase "Way-out! I guess they probably meant "Far out"? Guy 1: By the way, my dad will get hitched for the seventh time. Guy 2 (wearing dog ears and mask for unknown reasons): Way-out! To teach t...
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Lost in Transition: Kato-chan, where everybody knew our names
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Once, they called me a reporter. Now, they call me. Gail-sensei. Monday, August 16, 2010. Kato-chan, where everybody knew our names. Kuni-kun and Shin-chan, our favorite okonomiyaki cooks. The past couple weeks have been filled with goodbyes for us. On Friday, after returning our apartment key to our landlord, we headed to our favorite Japanese restaurant, Kato-chan, for one final order of okonomiyaki. Photo by panduh / Flickr Creative Commons. There was always delicious, and kept us coming back every we...
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Lost in Transition: March 2010
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Once, they called me a reporter. Now, they call me. Gail-sensei. Monday, March 22, 2010. Wandering 'round Yokohama's Chinatown. In early March Joe and I went to Yokohama, a suburb of Tokyo, to attend a conference for JETs who will be leaving the program and returning to their home countries this summer. While we were there we paid a visit to Chinatown. My Japanese teacher tells me that the fins don't have much of a taste at all. They just soak up the flavor of the broth. Links to this post. That doesn't ...
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