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Researching Dolls, Hinamatsuri

Researching Dolls, Hinamatsuri

I am researching the price of hinasama dolls. It is years since I bought a set of hina sama dolls and I am trying to find a red carpet set of dolls for Girls Day for less than 1000 dollars. I don’t think my budget is going to meet my expectations. This photo of a [Read More]

Hina Matsuri Preparation

Hina Matsuri Preparation

Next Wednesday is Girls Day and we are thinking about what foods to prepare already. A popular sweet is sakuramochi – of course it is my favourite!! So it will be on the menu for Girls Day. It is a great sweet for those that like sweetened azuki bean paste and cherry [Read More]

Bring out the Dolls

Bring out the Dolls

Mum loves the dolls. Every year they bring them out in the department stores and mum says – lets take a photo -写真をとりましょう! I always smile! Because afterwards we go and buy a starbucks coffee. And sometimes we get a power ranger toy. Girls Day is [Read More]

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Meaning of Tanabata Matsuri

Meaning of Tanabata Matsuri

July the 7th is round the corner which means that Tanabata is upon us. This festival is one that celebrates Princess [Read More]

Middle Years Japanese

Middle Years Japanese

How popular are rap songs in teaching Japanese to middle years students I wonder? I have found a rap song for teaching [Read More]

Ame, Japan

Ame, Japan

This great cartoon is from this site. It looks like you can use the work if it is not for commercial purposes – [Read More]

Calico, Cafe Kichijoji

Calico, Cafe Kichijoji

There is a new cultural trend in Tokyo – cat cafes. (click on photo for flickr account details of brilliant [Read More]

Show and Tell, Japan Tradition

Show and Tell, Japan Tradition

This item from Amazon Japan looks like the best way to teach Japan tradition in the classroom. And it is probably the [Read More]

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