At brother's house after the trip to Izu, I faced reality firmly,
I will write about it again if I have the opportunity. The wound has not healed yet...
I'm going with my kids this time. they don't have anything to do and are just so addicted to smartphones and iPads.
If you don't take them somewhere, my son won't let go of his smartphone. The only time when he's not messing with the phone is when he is with his friends.
I made an excuse to visit my fathers grave with my other brother’s family.
I decided to book somewhere to stay for two night and contact with the friend who went to Izu trip with us, she also came back to Japan from the U.S. with kids.
I found a place says just 7000 yen per night. I booked for two nights.
The place is at Shin-Okubo, near Shinjuku. It is the same area I stayed at the end of May the last time I came to Japan. The place I stayed was expensive at this time, I liked the area because it's very convenient. The price was great, it's like the half of anywhere else!
My guess and judging from the picture was a tiny bachelor apartment with a bed and some sofa bed, and I was right.
After the reservation was confirmed, I received a PDF explaining how to open the key. By the way, reservation cannot be canceled.
On the first day, after completing the errands, around 8 o'clock in the evening, we were so exhausted and headed for the inn.
About 10 minutes walking from Shin-Okubo station. It ’s far from where I stayed.
We have arrived.
To a little dirty apartment.
My kids' reaction was like, "Are we staying in here?"
Yeah, I know, the price was great...
Let's go inside...
Well, sure it's clean or seems like somebody vacuumed this place.
Oh, there's a washing machine that's nice. I opened the lid and there is water inside. Is it broken?
Towels are fiber towels. I don't like it very much... I thought they are for a car wash.
I found a bug killer thing on the shelf. A little disgusting premonition...
The bathroom is small and there is no curtain between the shower and the toilet.
Well, what is this?
I thought but I dared not to say anything, then my son goes,
“What's this?”
I also opened a heavy mouth.
"I know."
It's too late to check reviews, (can't believe I didn't)
It says "There were bugs"
what?? what kind??
I found another review but it's in Indonesian.
In Google, I typed translate Indonesian to English,
It came out. If you paste a review there. and it says...
"There are many small cockroaches"
NOOOOO!!
"Let's stay at somewhere else," says my kids.
"Well, we can't cancel anymore and it will cost more money... besides, there're no bugs right now. It should be fine!"
I'll sleep in bed with my daughter, and spread out the sofa bed for my son. I wonder where's the sheets. I found a tiny closet, they used an empty straw plastic bag for the closet knob... how crappy is that.
There are several sheets in the closet. I wonder if they are cleaned...
Oh, I found some hair on the sheet. I used a different one that was black. You can't see the dirtiness.
Since it was late at night, we bought some rice balls and snacks at a convenience store. There isn't any table. I felt a bit miserable. . .
I'm sorry, kids for being a cheap ass. Wipe off the food residue to prevent bugs to come.
I emailed the host asking if we can cancel the second night. The next morning the answer was no, I knew it.
I drained water in the washing machine by running it again but the water came back. I didn't know that and I already throw some clothes in and now it's all wet. What should I do about this??
I saw from the window there is a coin laundry just across the street. That's nice.
The next day, there was a new review in French on the reservation site, so I understood the meaning when I translated it again with Google. "Insects appeared, the room was clean."
Well, I didn't see any bugs last night.
More than that, I was impressed by how easy it is to understand various languages.
It ’s amazing, Google! You reign over the world! Building a tower of Babel.
I'm actually using the function to write this, not entirely but it helps me a lot. That's why it might be a bit strange for the native speakers but hey, I hope you can understand what I mean.
Thank you for reading this!
Get rid of the bugs!
Microfiber bath towel. Some likes these I guess.
Friday, August 30, 2019
Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Izu Grand Pal Park and Conveyor Belt Sushi
The last day / third day of Izu.
I woke up in the morning, took a morning bath without children with my friends (because kids were sleeping), ate breakfast buffet, and went to a place called Izu Grand Pal Park.
The admission fee was once again reduced with a coupon, but I had to buy a separate voucher, so it seems a little expensive. .
The weather on this day will be cloudy and it will rain. .
The 13-year-old boys team ziplines while it is still not raining.
In this park, there was a place where you could play without using a ticket, so I finally went there, but it started to rain. . .
Even if it is noon at a nearby roadside station, it is closed on Saturdays. Is it because it was raining? ? After having bite in a crepe shop that was open, We decided to go to Revolving Sushi.
I bought dried fish as a souvenir at Michi-no-Eki (roadside station). Just after this, I saw the news that dried fish were affected by the lack of sunshine due to the continuing rain. There was a footbath here too. Capybara is in the center.
If you drive a little, a sushi restaurant. This revolving sushi seems to be a popular shop and it is full even though it is a halfway time in the evening. Not everything is 100 yen per a dish, so if you choose carefully, the bill didn't get too much.
The sushi restaurant was so crowded that we ate in two groups. After having eaten, two pairs who return to Tokyo and me and the other pair will return to Shizuoka. We'll miss them after the trip. .
I got on a friend's car in the direction of Shizuoka. Thank you.
By the way, I will arrive at the house where my mother, brother and sister-in-law are.
There are various things from here, but that is another story. .
I woke up in the morning, took a morning bath without children with my friends (because kids were sleeping), ate breakfast buffet, and went to a place called Izu Grand Pal Park.
The admission fee was once again reduced with a coupon, but I had to buy a separate voucher, so it seems a little expensive. .
The weather on this day will be cloudy and it will rain. .
The 13-year-old boys team ziplines while it is still not raining.
In this park, there was a place where you could play without using a ticket, so I finally went there, but it started to rain. . .
Even if it is noon at a nearby roadside station, it is closed on Saturdays. Is it because it was raining? ? After having bite in a crepe shop that was open, We decided to go to Revolving Sushi.
I bought dried fish as a souvenir at Michi-no-Eki (roadside station). Just after this, I saw the news that dried fish were affected by the lack of sunshine due to the continuing rain. There was a footbath here too. Capybara is in the center.
If you drive a little, a sushi restaurant. This revolving sushi seems to be a popular shop and it is full even though it is a halfway time in the evening. Not everything is 100 yen per a dish, so if you choose carefully, the bill didn't get too much.
The sushi restaurant was so crowded that we ate in two groups. After having eaten, two pairs who return to Tokyo and me and the other pair will return to Shizuoka. We'll miss them after the trip. .
I got on a friend's car in the direction of Shizuoka. Thank you.
By the way, I will arrive at the house where my mother, brother and sister-in-law are.
There are various things from here, but that is another story. .
Monday, August 19, 2019
Atami castle and retro bowling at Ito
A total of 8 children and adults arrived at the Ito Station.
After arriving at Atami Station, we will do the footbath in front of the station like we three did yesterday. At this time, I bought a towel for 100 yen.
Then take a bus to Atami Castle. We wanted to get on the ropeway so We got to the bottom of the ropeway station. On the way, From the bus, I saw a famous a statue of Kanichi and Omiya. (A guy kicking a woman. Will you be criticized internationally? Don't be stiff.
There is a hidden treasure house (a museum for adults) just below Atami Castle, and there are three sensitive 13-year-old boys, they were so excited.
A view from the ropeway. It is a superb view. Atami is similar to Monaco.
Slopes, buildings and the sea.
Ride through the ropeway and graze the hidden treasure house (there is a funny statue at the entrance)
To Atami Castle. The admission fee was a little cheaper using the coupon.
Take the elevator to the top, take a picture, and then go down.
By the way, this Atami castle was built in 1959, so it's not a real historical building like an old military commander XX made. But the exhibition was an introduction to Japanese samurai culture.
Japanese trick art is wonderful.
At the gift shop, they gave out little presents for those who can blow shells.
There is a game arcade in the basement and you can play as much as you want! You don't have to pay a plus fee, so you will end up playing kids here for a long time.
Another mother and two children are joining us to meet in Ito, so it's time for us to leave Atami Castle.
When we go down on the ropeway, We saw an actress and camera crew.
Take the bus back to Atami Station and get in time for the train. Since there are only about 3 trains in an hour, if you miss one, there is a lot of waiting time.
From Ito this time, we went to the hotel by bus and joined my friend. It became more lively.
The pool, hot springs and other family restaurants at night. If you have a large group and many children, it's just easy to eat at the family restaurant.
We separate to the two groups :13-year-old boys who wants to bowl and two moms and who wants to drink in the inn room with children who is too little to enjoy bowling.
This place uses handwritten score. I did not know how to calculate, but another mom knew.
It ’s a very low level battle.
Sons have little experience, but there is a margin of growth.
I've always been bad at bowling. .
In this way, the night of Ito's second day was over.
First day at Tokyo
Going to Atami
Ito and seven goddess
Retro bowling shirt. How about for a present?
After arriving at Atami Station, we will do the footbath in front of the station like we three did yesterday. At this time, I bought a towel for 100 yen.
Then take a bus to Atami Castle. We wanted to get on the ropeway so We got to the bottom of the ropeway station. On the way, From the bus, I saw a famous a statue of Kanichi and Omiya. (A guy kicking a woman. Will you be criticized internationally? Don't be stiff.
There is a hidden treasure house (a museum for adults) just below Atami Castle, and there are three sensitive 13-year-old boys, they were so excited.
A view from the ropeway. It is a superb view. Atami is similar to Monaco.
Slopes, buildings and the sea.
Ride through the ropeway and graze the hidden treasure house (there is a funny statue at the entrance)
To Atami Castle. The admission fee was a little cheaper using the coupon.
Take the elevator to the top, take a picture, and then go down.
By the way, this Atami castle was built in 1959, so it's not a real historical building like an old military commander XX made. But the exhibition was an introduction to Japanese samurai culture.
Japanese trick art is wonderful.
At the gift shop, they gave out little presents for those who can blow shells.
There is a game arcade in the basement and you can play as much as you want! You don't have to pay a plus fee, so you will end up playing kids here for a long time.
Another mother and two children are joining us to meet in Ito, so it's time for us to leave Atami Castle.
When we go down on the ropeway, We saw an actress and camera crew.
Take the bus back to Atami Station and get in time for the train. Since there are only about 3 trains in an hour, if you miss one, there is a lot of waiting time.
From Ito this time, we went to the hotel by bus and joined my friend. It became more lively.
The pool, hot springs and other family restaurants at night. If you have a large group and many children, it's just easy to eat at the family restaurant.
We separate to the two groups :13-year-old boys who wants to bowl and two moms and who wants to drink in the inn room with children who is too little to enjoy bowling.
This place uses handwritten score. I did not know how to calculate, but another mom knew.
It ’s a very low level battle.
Sons have little experience, but there is a margin of growth.
I've always been bad at bowling. .
In this way, the night of Ito's second day was over.
First day at Tokyo
Going to Atami
Ito and seven goddess
Retro bowling shirt. How about for a present?
Seven Gods of Good Fortune in Ito, Izu Peninsula Shizuoka
I arrived at Ito by train from Atami in about 20 minutes.
Japan at the beginning of July this year was unusually chilly, and it rained or stopped that day. The friends who went to Mt. Omuro haven't been able to get to the inn yet, so the three of us were going by taxi.
When I asked to ask something at the tourist information center in front of Ito station, the guy told me the highlight of Ito.
An old inn called Tokaikan does not do business as a hotel right now, but you can visit it, or the shopping street has a hot spring of Shichifukujin (Seven Gods of Good Fortune) and a stamp rally.
Get a taxi with various maps and coupons.
This time we stayed at Tokyu Harvest Club Ito. (very different/luxurious to the one we stayed last night!)
We waited for about 30 minutes in the lobby and joined my friend.
Two sets of mother and two children and one set of mother and son.
It got noisy at once.
After check-in, go to the pool and hot springs.
At night, the restaurant in the hotel was expensive so we ate at nearby Jonathan.
The next morning, after a buffet breakfast, everyone went to Atami Castle by train.
Everyone walks to Ito Station. Walk along nice scenery riverside while it rains. I wanted to go to Tokaikan when I had time but we couldn't have time.
Check Shichifukujin when going through the shopping street. There were 6 gods, but where was the other god?. I did n’t take a photo of everything.
Seven god teacup
Japanese bath salt. Instant hot springs at your home
Japan at the beginning of July this year was unusually chilly, and it rained or stopped that day. The friends who went to Mt. Omuro haven't been able to get to the inn yet, so the three of us were going by taxi.
When I asked to ask something at the tourist information center in front of Ito station, the guy told me the highlight of Ito.
An old inn called Tokaikan does not do business as a hotel right now, but you can visit it, or the shopping street has a hot spring of Shichifukujin (Seven Gods of Good Fortune) and a stamp rally.
Get a taxi with various maps and coupons.
This time we stayed at Tokyu Harvest Club Ito. (very different/luxurious to the one we stayed last night!)
We waited for about 30 minutes in the lobby and joined my friend.
Two sets of mother and two children and one set of mother and son.
It got noisy at once.
After check-in, go to the pool and hot springs.
At night, the restaurant in the hotel was expensive so we ate at nearby Jonathan.
The next morning, after a buffet breakfast, everyone went to Atami Castle by train.
Everyone walks to Ito Station. Walk along nice scenery riverside while it rains. I wanted to go to Tokaikan when I had time but we couldn't have time.
Check Shichifukujin when going through the shopping street. There were 6 gods, but where was the other god?. I did n’t take a photo of everything.
Ebisu, the god of prosperity and wealth in business
Juroujin (寿老人) is the god of the elderly and longevity
Hotei (布袋) is the god of fortune, the guardian of the children, patron of diviners and barmen, and also the god of popularity.
Daikokuten (大黒天) is the god of commerce and prosperity.
Seven god teacup
Japanese bath salt. Instant hot springs at your home
Sunday, August 18, 2019
Going to Atami (Famous hot spring place)
Staying at Akasaka, Tokyo
Leave Akasaka around 9:30 in the morning and head for Atami.
Looking at the timetable in Jordan, https://world.jorudan.co.jp/mln/en/ it is 4390 yen per person for the Shinkansen from Tokyo to Atami, and it takes 37 minutes for the Shinkansen from Tokyo. 2nd option is "Izu no Odoriko" (Izu Dancer) train takes 1 hour 21 minutes and costs 4000 yen per person. 3rd option is Tokaido, the local train takes 1 hour 53 minutes and 1940 yen.
Other friend families go by car. Since only 5 people can ride in the car, it is already over capacity, so we talked about going by train.
I decided to get to Atami around noon, so I didn't hurry and my son had to pay an adult fee this year so I decided to save and go on the Tokaido.
I thought that it would be possible to sit down during the daytime on weekdays, but it seems that there are many people thinking about the same thing. By the way, there is a reserved seat on this Tokaido, and it was 780 yen per person if you buy a seat in advance. I regret that I should have done this. Well, it ’s a reflection on the next time.
The Tokaido Line didn't start from Tokyo Station and was quite crowded. I told the children that they would sit properly when they had a seat, and then they were vacant little by little, and at around Chigasaki we could sit in a box seat. I didn't feel like opening the snacks and rice balls that I wanted to eat on the train.
My daughter slept on the train because of the jet lag. I couldn't sleep. my son kept watching a smartphone.
We will go to Omuroyama with the team and the line heading by car, but it seems that it takes time to go to the lift platform by train and bus because I don't know the area very well, so we decided to meet up with them in Ito until then, we three would kill some time in Atami.
Atami is famous as a luxury hot spring town. I've been there once or twice. There were a lot of slopes so didn't want to go far from the station. So we have about 3 hours before going to Ito.
1) Footbath in front of Atami Station
Before that, there was a sign in the building in front of the station to leave some heavy luggage but it wasn't open that day. A person in the same building says there's a coin locker so you can leave it.
The footbath was busy in front of the station. A small towel for towels was sold for 100 yen, but I wanted to use the one I brought.
The footbath in front of the station seems is called Ieyasu no Yu. Named after the famous Shogun who build Edo Era.
Daughter willing to enter, but son does not. Teens are difficult to handle.
Locomotive in front of the shopping street. After the footbath, we will have lunch somewhere in the shopping street near the station.
My son likes ramen and he's a picky eater, but he just ate ramen yesterday so I suggested Sashimi lunch but he can only eat tuna.. Moreover, the price is high because it is a sightseeing spot. After all, to a Chinese restaurant that was a little reasonable. I asked for fried rice and fried chicken and a daily special for me. A cafeteria that is loved by the locals.
After that, walk around the shopping street and eat hot spring manju (100 yen)
Take a photo with a Konjiki yasha's sign. . (Face erased) I know this scene but I didn't know the story about this, but I read the outline on the web earlier. Well, that's how it happened. .
I'm heading to Ito soon after the 100 yen store.
Sightseeing gets tired. I want to go with shoes that are easy to walk.
Seven gods of good fortune at Ito
Leave Akasaka around 9:30 in the morning and head for Atami.
Looking at the timetable in Jordan, https://world.jorudan.co.jp/mln/en/ it is 4390 yen per person for the Shinkansen from Tokyo to Atami, and it takes 37 minutes for the Shinkansen from Tokyo. 2nd option is "Izu no Odoriko" (Izu Dancer) train takes 1 hour 21 minutes and costs 4000 yen per person. 3rd option is Tokaido, the local train takes 1 hour 53 minutes and 1940 yen.
Other friend families go by car. Since only 5 people can ride in the car, it is already over capacity, so we talked about going by train.
I decided to get to Atami around noon, so I didn't hurry and my son had to pay an adult fee this year so I decided to save and go on the Tokaido.
I thought that it would be possible to sit down during the daytime on weekdays, but it seems that there are many people thinking about the same thing. By the way, there is a reserved seat on this Tokaido, and it was 780 yen per person if you buy a seat in advance. I regret that I should have done this. Well, it ’s a reflection on the next time.
The Tokaido Line didn't start from Tokyo Station and was quite crowded. I told the children that they would sit properly when they had a seat, and then they were vacant little by little, and at around Chigasaki we could sit in a box seat. I didn't feel like opening the snacks and rice balls that I wanted to eat on the train.
My daughter slept on the train because of the jet lag. I couldn't sleep. my son kept watching a smartphone.
We will go to Omuroyama with the team and the line heading by car, but it seems that it takes time to go to the lift platform by train and bus because I don't know the area very well, so we decided to meet up with them in Ito until then, we three would kill some time in Atami.
Atami is famous as a luxury hot spring town. I've been there once or twice. There were a lot of slopes so didn't want to go far from the station. So we have about 3 hours before going to Ito.
1) Footbath in front of Atami Station
Before that, there was a sign in the building in front of the station to leave some heavy luggage but it wasn't open that day. A person in the same building says there's a coin locker so you can leave it.
The footbath was busy in front of the station. A small towel for towels was sold for 100 yen, but I wanted to use the one I brought.
The footbath in front of the station seems is called Ieyasu no Yu. Named after the famous Shogun who build Edo Era.
Daughter willing to enter, but son does not. Teens are difficult to handle.
Locomotive in front of the shopping street. After the footbath, we will have lunch somewhere in the shopping street near the station.
My son likes ramen and he's a picky eater, but he just ate ramen yesterday so I suggested Sashimi lunch but he can only eat tuna.. Moreover, the price is high because it is a sightseeing spot. After all, to a Chinese restaurant that was a little reasonable. I asked for fried rice and fried chicken and a daily special for me. A cafeteria that is loved by the locals.
After that, walk around the shopping street and eat hot spring manju (100 yen)
Take a photo with a Konjiki yasha's sign. . (Face erased) I know this scene but I didn't know the story about this, but I read the outline on the web earlier. Well, that's how it happened. .
I'm heading to Ito soon after the 100 yen store.
Sightseeing gets tired. I want to go with shoes that are easy to walk.
Seven gods of good fortune at Ito
Saturday, August 17, 2019
Stay at Tokyo, Akasaka.
I went back to Japan this summer with two children.
The next day we arrived, We were going to Ito (Shizuoka) with my family and friends, so I stayed in the city for a night booked in the reservation site.
It's not a hotel, it's like a private residence (with private bathroom with shower), it's not a fancy place or anything, but it's in a convenient location and the reviews are good, so I decided here. My two children were quite big (13 and 8), so I didn't want to sleep on a tight bed, so it was attractive to have a single bed for each person. This room has two bunk beds and the area is nice.
I've lived in Tokyo for many years, but I am not familiar with Akasaka or the inside of the Yamanote Line. I arrived at Akasaka around 5:00 in the evening and was full of people after work.
The impression of Akasaka is modern buildings and old shopping street merged.
Since two suitcases were sent to my brothers' house, I will arrive at the inn with a small suitcase packed with four days of changing clothes and each of us carried backpack one by one.
The subway stairs are painful. Later, there I found out was an up escalator, but I didn't know where it was. It's hard to live on foot for us who are used to car life in the U.S.
When we checked in, there were no people at the front, later we finally took a breath in the room. Well, when I wanted to open a suitcase, I couldn't open a small key! Whether the inside is rusted or not, it's unexpectedly strong and won't break. What should I do. .
When I talked to the owner at the inn, he said, “Oh, I ’ll take a look.” We were hungry and decided to eat it at a nearby ramen shop. Buy a meal ticket and sit at the counter. Japanese diners are cheap and delicious, but I'm worried about the our luggage. .
After the meal was over, I went back to the inn and When I asked the owner, he visited a friend luggage store and broke the key!
I was saved. .
The inn itself had a hard futon, but if you stayed elsewhere, I had to broken the suitcase (made of cloth). Thank you Inn owner! !
By the way, there was a convenience store nearby and I bought a snack, so we ate it and fell asleep at 9:00 due to the tiredness of the trip, but we woke up at 2 o'clock in the morning. .
We tried to hang around the morning city when the sky was a little bright at around 5 o'clock. Crows and people are walking around at times like this.
Yoshinoya. We ate breakfast here. 1700 yen for 3 people. Cheap and delicious.
band men sitting across us talking about last night gig, youth dream.. (overhearing of course)
Then visit Hiei Shrine. I've seen it on TV. It was nice to have an escalator. At this point it is 7am. There were some people who worshiped. I have been asking for work luck and love luck.
A sports car company next to it?
There was a TV station TBS, so I wandered around, but I didn't know whether a regular customer could enter, so I dismissed.
We will return to the hotel and go to Atami to meet my friends and their family.
Get a quality suitcase for your comfortable travel!
The next day we arrived, We were going to Ito (Shizuoka) with my family and friends, so I stayed in the city for a night booked in the reservation site.
It's not a hotel, it's like a private residence (with private bathroom with shower), it's not a fancy place or anything, but it's in a convenient location and the reviews are good, so I decided here. My two children were quite big (13 and 8), so I didn't want to sleep on a tight bed, so it was attractive to have a single bed for each person. This room has two bunk beds and the area is nice.
I've lived in Tokyo for many years, but I am not familiar with Akasaka or the inside of the Yamanote Line. I arrived at Akasaka around 5:00 in the evening and was full of people after work.
The impression of Akasaka is modern buildings and old shopping street merged.
Since two suitcases were sent to my brothers' house, I will arrive at the inn with a small suitcase packed with four days of changing clothes and each of us carried backpack one by one.
The subway stairs are painful. Later, there I found out was an up escalator, but I didn't know where it was. It's hard to live on foot for us who are used to car life in the U.S.
When we checked in, there were no people at the front, later we finally took a breath in the room. Well, when I wanted to open a suitcase, I couldn't open a small key! Whether the inside is rusted or not, it's unexpectedly strong and won't break. What should I do. .
When I talked to the owner at the inn, he said, “Oh, I ’ll take a look.” We were hungry and decided to eat it at a nearby ramen shop. Buy a meal ticket and sit at the counter. Japanese diners are cheap and delicious, but I'm worried about the our luggage. .
After the meal was over, I went back to the inn and When I asked the owner, he visited a friend luggage store and broke the key!
I was saved. .
The inn itself had a hard futon, but if you stayed elsewhere, I had to broken the suitcase (made of cloth). Thank you Inn owner! !
By the way, there was a convenience store nearby and I bought a snack, so we ate it and fell asleep at 9:00 due to the tiredness of the trip, but we woke up at 2 o'clock in the morning. .
We tried to hang around the morning city when the sky was a little bright at around 5 o'clock. Crows and people are walking around at times like this.
Yoshinoya. We ate breakfast here. 1700 yen for 3 people. Cheap and delicious.
band men sitting across us talking about last night gig, youth dream.. (overhearing of course)
Then visit Hiei Shrine. I've seen it on TV. It was nice to have an escalator. At this point it is 7am. There were some people who worshiped. I have been asking for work luck and love luck.
A sports car company next to it?
There was a TV station TBS, so I wandered around, but I didn't know whether a regular customer could enter, so I dismissed.
We will return to the hotel and go to Atami to meet my friends and their family.
Get a quality suitcase for your comfortable travel!
Sunday, July 7, 2019
greeting in Japanese! ... With meanings..
Greetings in Japanese、Aisatsu, in Japanese.
おはよう こんにちは こんばんは ありがとう さようなら すみません
ohayou おはよう is "good morning". we usually don't use Kanji for this word but if you use it, it says お早う the Kanji in the middle means "early" or "fast" It makes sense since it's early in the morning.
Ko n ni chi ha こんにちは is "hello" but we say this for the afternoon. 今日は the first two Kanji characters says Today, は pronounces "wa" even though it spells "ha". In Japanese, this は pronounces "wa" works as "is" or "are" in English. postpositional particle I looked upon a dictionary..
so, "Konnichiwa" really means "today is"
Same as "Konbanwa" night greetingsこんばんは 今晩は means "tonight is"
Arigatou ありがとう is Thank you, in Kanji, it 有難う the first kanji means "there" second one is "difficult" so Arigatou means "difficult to be there" so this expresses appreciations for things are there.
My yoga teacher says the opposite of Arigatou is taking it for granted "Atarimae" あたりまえ
it's deep, isn't it?
Next one is, Sayounara (when you spell in English there's no "u" in the middle, but there are "u" to spell in Japanese) さようなら if you write in Kanji, "左様なら" it may be translated to "Ok then,"
Sumimasen, すみません 済みません means excuse me but,
This world comes from "I'm not done" or "I'm not satisfied with myself for what I have done." wow, heavy! nobody put that feeling to this word anymore but originally, it means like that.
I hope you memorized these words today.
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おはよう こんにちは こんばんは ありがとう さようなら すみません
ohayou おはよう is "good morning". we usually don't use Kanji for this word but if you use it, it says お早う the Kanji in the middle means "early" or "fast" It makes sense since it's early in the morning.
Ko n ni chi ha こんにちは is "hello" but we say this for the afternoon. 今日は the first two Kanji characters says Today, は pronounces "wa" even though it spells "ha". In Japanese, this は pronounces "wa" works as "is" or "are" in English. postpositional particle I looked upon a dictionary..
so, "Konnichiwa" really means "today is"
Same as "Konbanwa" night greetingsこんばんは 今晩は means "tonight is"
Arigatou ありがとう is Thank you, in Kanji, it 有難う the first kanji means "there" second one is "difficult" so Arigatou means "difficult to be there" so this expresses appreciations for things are there.
My yoga teacher says the opposite of Arigatou is taking it for granted "Atarimae" あたりまえ
it's deep, isn't it?
Next one is, Sayounara (when you spell in English there's no "u" in the middle, but there are "u" to spell in Japanese) さようなら if you write in Kanji, "左様なら" it may be translated to "Ok then,"
Sumimasen, すみません 済みません means excuse me but,
This world comes from "I'm not done" or "I'm not satisfied with myself for what I have done." wow, heavy! nobody put that feeling to this word anymore but originally, it means like that.
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Monday, July 1, 2019
Let's write words in Japanese
Hello everybody, こんにちは。
I've made how to type and write Hiragana on the computer before, based on Hiragana chart.
Lets talk about Katakana for a little bit today.
all the sounds are the same as hiragana.
Katakana look boxy and has edgy shapes compares to Hiragana.
By the way, This chart is sold at zazzle.com Please visit the the link at the bottom for more info.
Katakana is used to express foreign words like,
McDonald = マクドナルド
Ski = スキー
America = アメリカ
cake = ケーキ
party = パーティー
all sounds are flat in Japanese.
uses the long line to express long sounds or extend sounds
you may not recognize the words when it pronounced in Japanese but you'll surprised to know a lot of English words are used in Japanese.
how to write / type Katakana is basically the same as how to write Hiragana.
Let's practice writing / typing words.
First, change the setting to Japanese typing mode,
to type Japanese, you need to know how it pronounced the word in Japanese.
type in = McDonald = makudonarudo = マクドナルド
hamburger = hanba-ga- = ハンバーガー
hotdog = hottodoggu = ホットドッグ
small つ is used when you skip the sound. to write small つ、type the consonant twice. you can also make the words smaller if you type in x before the word
only works for vowels and small tsu っ
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Sunday, June 23, 2019
Writing / Typing Japanese: Dotted letters and so on
I'll tell you how to type beyond usual Hiragana chart.
Japanese Hiragana and Katakana, if you add two dots after those letters for example
かきくけこ
Ka Ki Ku Ke Ko
add " at the right above those letters, they becomes
がぎぐげご
it pronounces
Ga Gi Gu Ge Go
Same for さしすせそ becomes
ざじずぜぞ
Za Zi Zu Ze Zo
だぢづでど
Da Di Du De Do
ばびぶべぼ
Ba Bi Bu Be Bo
Then, if you put small circle at the right side above, they becomes
ぱぴぷぺぽ
Pa Pi Pu Pe Po
Next, if you put little や、ゆ、よ after certain letters, you will pronounce for example,
きゃ ＝ kya
きゅ ＝ kyu
きょ ＝ kyo
Like when you type kyouto (Kyoto) きょうと ＝京都 in Kanji
you will see よ is little smaller.
Sha Shu Sho
しゃしゅしょ
Tya Tyu Tyo
ちゃちゅちょ
Nya Nyu Nyo
にゃにゅにょ
Hya Hyu Hyo
ひゃひゅひょ
Mya Myu Myo
みゃみゅみょ
Rya Ryu Ryo
りゃりゅりょ
Gya Gyu Gyo
ぎゃきゅぎょ
Ja Ju Jo
じゃじゅじょ
Bya Byu Byo
びゃびゅびょ
Pya Pyu Pyo
ぴゃぴゅぴょ
Japanese Hiragana and Katakana, if you add two dots after those letters for example
かきくけこ
Ka Ki Ku Ke Ko
add " at the right above those letters, they becomes
がぎぐげご
it pronounces
Ga Gi Gu Ge Go
Same for さしすせそ becomes
ざじずぜぞ
Za Zi Zu Ze Zo
だぢづでど
Da Di Du De Do
ばびぶべぼ
Ba Bi Bu Be Bo
Then, if you put small circle at the right side above, they becomes
ぱぴぷぺぽ
Pa Pi Pu Pe Po
Next, if you put little や、ゆ、よ after certain letters, you will pronounce for example,
きゃ ＝ kya
きゅ ＝ kyu
きょ ＝ kyo
Like when you type kyouto (Kyoto) きょうと ＝京都 in Kanji
you will see よ is little smaller.
Sha Shu Sho
しゃしゅしょ
Tya Tyu Tyo
ちゃちゅちょ
Nya Nyu Nyo
にゃにゅにょ
Hya Hyu Hyo
ひゃひゅひょ
Mya Myu Myo
みゃみゅみょ
Rya Ryu Ryo
りゃりゅりょ
Gya Gyu Gyo
ぎゃきゅぎょ
Ja Ju Jo
じゃじゅじょ
Bya Byu Byo
びゃびゅびょ
Pya Pyu Pyo
ぴゃぴゅぴょ
Monday, June 17, 2019
Writing / Type in Japanese on your computer
Hi,
I'll show you how to type (write) Japanese on your computer.
There are ways to type in using the alphabet.
before you start, you need to set up input enabled in Japanese, If you are using a mac, go to System Preferences from the Apple menu, click on the blue flag icon labeled Language & Region. Click on the button marked with a plus sign in the lower left to add a new language, then select Japanese from the menu and click the Add button. You also need to add the setting for the keyboard. go to the keyboard, input source, add Japanese. I think it's similar for Windows users, please google "how to type Japanese on windows" and find out.
Lately, Japanese people use this type of keyboard on the smartphone. You tap the letter until you get the one you want on the row of, for example, if you want to input "う" you press "あ" three-time sinceうlocates at the third letter of a row of あ.
There are three kinds of letters in Japanese.
One is Hiragana, ひらがな
then, Katakana カタカナ
the last one is Kanji, 漢字 Chinese characters have meaning in each one.
Let's start from Hiragana.
By the way, I made this Hiragana and Katakana chart sold at zazzle.com please visit the page, you can see the image and study or you can order a poster online!
change the setting to Hiragana. on the top right side, change the icon to hiragana usually says "あ" in Japanese. there is a shortcut on mac control and space, for windows, alt, and shift.
The first row is vowels, a i u e o
あいうえお
you'll notice the underline shows up, if you press the space key, it will give you the option to change to kanji, you need to press enter to make "あ" to confirm the letter.
when you add consonant, K it becomes Ka ki ku ke ko
かきくけこ
next line is S, Sa si su se so
さしすせそ
T Ta ti tu te to (it pronounces chi and tsu)
たちつてと
N Na ni nu ne no
なにぬねの
H Ha hi hu he ho
はひふへほ
M Ma mi mu me mo
Y Ya Yu Yo
やゆよ
only have 3 on this row since the pronunciation is the same as vowel "i" and "e"
R Ra ri ru re ro
らりるれろ
I think it's rather pronounced L There are no pronunciation represents L and R differences in Japanese. It's still hard for me to say in English. There's a simple reason why Japanese people can't pronounce R and L correctly. They don't exist in Japanese.
wa wo only two letters on this row.
わ を
n is the last word. Type twice then hit enter.
ん
I'll show you how to type (write) Japanese on your computer.
There are ways to type in using the alphabet.
before you start, you need to set up input enabled in Japanese, If you are using a mac, go to System Preferences from the Apple menu, click on the blue flag icon labeled Language & Region. Click on the button marked with a plus sign in the lower left to add a new language, then select Japanese from the menu and click the Add button. You also need to add the setting for the keyboard. go to the keyboard, input source, add Japanese. I think it's similar for Windows users, please google "how to type Japanese on windows" and find out.
There are three kinds of letters in Japanese.
One is Hiragana, ひらがな
then, Katakana カタカナ
the last one is Kanji, 漢字 Chinese characters have meaning in each one.
Let's start from Hiragana.
By the way, I made this Hiragana and Katakana chart sold at zazzle.com please visit the page, you can see the image and study or you can order a poster online!
change the setting to Hiragana. on the top right side, change the icon to hiragana usually says "あ" in Japanese. there is a shortcut on mac control and space, for windows, alt, and shift.
The first row is vowels, a i u e o
あいうえお
you'll notice the underline shows up, if you press the space key, it will give you the option to change to kanji, you need to press enter to make "あ" to confirm the letter.
when you add consonant, K it becomes Ka ki ku ke ko
かきくけこ
next line is S, Sa si su se so
さしすせそ
T Ta ti tu te to (it pronounces chi and tsu)
たちつてと
N Na ni nu ne no
なにぬねの
H Ha hi hu he ho
はひふへほ
M Ma mi mu me mo
Y Ya Yu Yo
やゆよ
only have 3 on this row since the pronunciation is the same as vowel "i" and "e"
R Ra ri ru re ro
らりるれろ
I think it's rather pronounced L There are no pronunciation represents L and R differences in Japanese. It's still hard for me to say in English. There's a simple reason why Japanese people can't pronounce R and L correctly. They don't exist in Japanese.
wa wo only two letters on this row.
わ を
n is the last word. Type twice then hit enter.
ん
Tuesday, June 11, 2019
Japan trip - Shizuoka and Tokyo
I went to Japan to see my family in May.
I left Japan 20 years ago.
The price of the food is really affordable if you choose. For breakfast, I had rice, miso soup, salmon, and pickles set for only 500 yen or so, I bought a ticket at the machine and gave it to the lady who works by herself cooking, serving, clean up, doing everything! There were at least 8 customers including me. She was working hard. at 8:00 AM it was the peak time serving for guys before going to work. After everybody left, I told her, "You were doing all by yourself, what a hard worker you are!"
I didn't take a picture of the food. Too bad.
On the other hand, expensive food like this one a cake for 780 yen 810 yen with tax exists. It was good though.
Potato cake (heavy and filled me up)
I stayed at Shizuoka where Mt. Fuji is, and also my family. In Tokyo, I stayed at Shin Okubo (near Shinjuku). This area is a Korean town in Tokyo. I booked at booking.com the rate was 8500 yen a night. I met up with my brother to visit my dad and grandma at the graveyard. After that, I went to Yurakucho to see my friend.
When I got off the station, I thought I was in Harajuku. There were tons of teenagers who love K-pop (Korean pop idol group) like BTS and Twice.
I took Shinkansen to go to Shizuoka. It takes only one hour. The day I got to Japan was raining hard. I couldn't see anything but on the way back to Tokyo, I could see Mt. Fuji very clear.
Mt. Fuji from Shinkansen.
The view of Shizuoka
Shizuoka Oden: Shizuoka's soul food.
The statue from Kita san Yaji san: Travelers who walked all over Japan in the Edo era. (Fiction)
Some Shrine near Shizuoka Station.
Japanese Korean Town in Tokyo Shinokubo
Shin Okubo is filled with young people but is hard to see in this picture.
Omoide (memory) yokocho at Shinjuku. I love a little street like this.
Boba at Shin Okubo.
I had Takoyaki (Octopus ball) final snack before leaving Japan at Narita.
Gift for Dad
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Spark Joy or not? Tidying Up With Marie Kondo
I read a buzz about Marie Kondo's Netflix show so I watched the first episode yesterday. Marie Kondo is very famous in Japan and she's called "Konmari" in short. I've read her book once or twice and I tried her method, (don't ask me if it worked or not) but after I've watched it, and I actually wrote about her book 3 years ago and I totally skipped the most important thing she's talking about.
"Does it spark joy or not for you?"
I have watched the first episode with a young couple with two little adorable children in a beautiful house. Their house doesn't look so bad but got a lot of junk.
Before starting tidying up the house, Marie Kondo sits down on the floor in the house and greet to the house, like meditating.
Then, take out all the clothes you have and put into one pile
Next, take the clothes one by one in your hand and see if that particular thing spark joy or not. If not, you say "thank you" and say goodbye.
She separates into four categories; Clothes, Paper, Miscellaneous, Sentimental (maybe wrong, but something like that) and does (let the family do) the same method.
After completing the cleaning, everybody's life gets better with extra space, and most of all, they can live life with something sparks joy for you.
By the way, 1/21/19 was a full moon, but not the usual full moon, it was
SUPER BLOOD WOLF MOON
within the spiritual people, we wish to the moon twice a month. Once at the new moon, then at the full moon. You make a wish at the new moon and at the full moon, you let go your old thought that you don't need like negative thoughts, and see how you're doing towards your wish.
so until the next new moon which is Feb 4th, 2019, it's a good time to let go that doesn't spark joy for you.
"Does it spark joy or not for you?"
I have watched the first episode with a young couple with two little adorable children in a beautiful house. Their house doesn't look so bad but got a lot of junk.
Before starting tidying up the house, Marie Kondo sits down on the floor in the house and greet to the house, like meditating.
Then, take out all the clothes you have and put into one pile
Next, take the clothes one by one in your hand and see if that particular thing spark joy or not. If not, you say "thank you" and say goodbye.
She separates into four categories; Clothes, Paper, Miscellaneous, Sentimental (maybe wrong, but something like that) and does (let the family do) the same method.
After completing the cleaning, everybody's life gets better with extra space, and most of all, they can live life with something sparks joy for you.
By the way, 1/21/19 was a full moon, but not the usual full moon, it was
SUPER BLOOD WOLF MOON
within the spiritual people, we wish to the moon twice a month. Once at the new moon, then at the full moon. You make a wish at the new moon and at the full moon, you let go your old thought that you don't need like negative thoughts, and see how you're doing towards your wish.
so until the next new moon which is Feb 4th, 2019, it's a good time to let go that doesn't spark joy for you.
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