| ************************************* "Treasure Box" - Discovery of Japan <Vol.5> ************************************* Date: September 12, 2003 Hi! How are you doing? Yesterday, September 11th was the day of "Tsukimi". Did you enjoy viewing the moon? In this number, we will introduce the history of "Tsukimi". Please check it out. By the way, for those who wish to study English, Japanese interpretation of reading items such as Culture, Event and Topic are added from this number. Since there are explanations of key words, it will be of much help to your skill up. こんにちは、いかがお過ごしですか？ 昨日はお月見。お月様を眺めながら素敵な夜を過ごされましたか。 今号はそんなお月見の由来についての紹介もありますので、是非 ご覧下さい。 さて、今回より日本の文化、季節行事、コラム等の読み物系に 日本語対訳を掲載開始しまーす♪ キーワード解説付き、表現力 アップに最適！ ぜひ参考にして下さい。 <<What's New>> - LIVING : "TAXI" We are going to introduce how to take a taxi in Japan. We are also going to provide some printable cards written in Japanese which will help you to give direction to a taxi driver. ============================================================ *** CONTENTS *** *LIVING INFORMATION 1) Postal Service 2) Supermarket 3) Hospital 4) Travel (Metro Map / Flight Information / Travel Agency) 5) Japanese Alphabet "Hiragana" 6) Telephone 7) Entertainment 8) Hotels 9) Taxi <<<NEW>>> The above subjects are shown on our HP. Please click now ^0^ http://www.jpn-miyabi.com ============================================================ *JAPANESE LESSON <Lesson 5> Have you ever asked someone to give you a direction to the destination? In this number, we will give you some Japanese phrases so as not to get lost!! http://www.jpn-miyabi.com/Vol.5/conversation5.html ============================================================ *CULTURE : "SADO" - Ichigo Ichie <vol.5> "I started to study SADO four years ago. Since then, I have been taking lessons twice a month ..." This edition is the final one. We are going to introduce an episode of a lady who is learning Sado. Please click following URL to read the sequel. http://www.jpn-miyabi.com/Vol.5/sado5-e.html ============================================================ *EVENT : "Tsukimi" (the night of Aug. 15 and Sept. 13 on the lunar calendar) "Tsukimi is an annual event to view the moon on the night of August 15 on the lunar calendar. The date has .... " http://www.jpn-miyabi.com/Vol.5/tsukimi-e.html ============================================================ *TOPIC : "Japanese Food Culture" "We Japanese say "Itadakimasu" when we start a meal and end the meal with the word "Gotisosamadeshita". According to Shojin-ryorik, the starting point of Japanese food..." Sequels of this column are here, so please click now! http://www.jpn-miyabi.com/Vol.5/foodculture-e.html ============================================================= *RECIPE "Katsu-don" "Katsu-don" is one of popular recipes of "don-buri-mono", which is a typical Japanese style casual meal. "Don" stands for "don-buri" (=bowl). We put cooked meal on the rice in a don-buri(=bowl) so that we can enjoy combination of the taste. http://www.jpn-miyabi.com/Vol.5/recipe3.html ============================================================ *** PREVIEW *** *JAPANESE LESSON 6: "At a hospital" When you see a doctor, you need to explain your condition of a patient. We're going to give you some useful Japanese phrases for that. On the contrary, English phrases we mention should be useful to Japanese travelers as well. *CULTURE: "Japanese Weeding Ceremony" Ceremonial occasions are vary from country to country. We're going to introduce Japanese style of those. To start with, we will show you wedding ceremony. *TOPIC : "A Challenge of Don Quixote" This is not a story about Don Quixote who is challenging a windmill. *RECIPE: "Yakitori" "Yakitori" means skewered barbecue chicken. You can enjoy various types of Yakitori at "Yakitori restaurant", but why don't you try it at your home. ============================================================ *BACK NUMBER http://www.jpn-miyabi.com/backnumber.html *CONTACT US: Please feel free to send your request or question of Japanese life. e-mail: jpn-miyabi@jpn-miyabi.com (English) jpnmiyabi@aol.com (Japanese) See you at the next number ^_^/ Please access the following URL, if you would like to register or unsubscribe. http://www.jpn-miyabi.com/Menu/magazine-top.html (C) Copyright 2003 JPN-MIYABI All Rights Reserved |