2.23  is the birthday of the current Emperor of Japan. Come join me as I talk about the origin of this National Holiday.

2.23は天長節ー天皇誕生日。
この祝日の由来についてお話ししています。

天長地久 ー老子 七章より
Tenchō Chikyū —From Tao Te Ching Chapter 7

Tenchō setsu 天長節：2/23
Chikyū setsu 地久節：12/9

Take a walk with me to find treasurers.
さぁお散歩に一緒に出かけましょう。

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2.22 is Ninja Day in Japan! Let’s learn about the Ninja day, the kanji character “nin 忍” and what the ninjas mean for Japan.

2.22は忍者デー。日本ではいろいろ盛り上がっているみたいです！忍者デーについて、漢字の「忍」について、そして忍者が日本にとってなんであるのか、についてお話ししています。

Take a walk with me to find treasurers.
さぁお散歩に一緒に出かけましょう。

Link in the comment ↓
リンクはコメント欄より↓
To see the character or the “Nin”, please visit my blog:
https://asagaoblog.com/

2.22は忍者デー。日本ではいろいろ盛り上がっているみたいです！

忍者デーについて
漢字の「忍」について
忍者が日本にとってなんであるのか、

についてお話ししています。

Take a walk with me to find treasurers.
さぁお散歩に一緒に出かけましょう。

———————-
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A brief history of the California Roll, one of the most popular sushi, inspired by the feedback from the listeners.

米国でお寿司の定番となったカリフォルニアロールについてのお話です。
リスナーさんからのご感想やコメント感謝いたします。

What is your favorite roll?
みなさんのお好きな巻き寿司はなんですか？

Take a walk with me to find treasurers.
さぁお散歩に一緒に出かけましょう。

——————————
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Celebrating the 2682th birthday of Japan on February 11th! 

二月十一日は日本の2682回目の誕生日、紀元節のお祝いです！

Jinmu Tenō : 神武天皇

Chronicle of Japan : 日本書紀

Founding Principles：肇国理念

Imperial Decree : 詔

八紘を掩いて宇と為んこと亦可からずや

Ameno shita o ooite
ie to senkoto 
mata yokarazu ya

Take a walk with me to find treasurers.
さぁお散歩に一緒に出かけましょう。
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Setsubun is the eve of the first day of spring in old calendar. Japanese has many traditions around this festival, but today we focus on Futomaki or Ehō maki—thick roll. 

二月三日は節分。今回は節分の恵方巻きについてのお話です。

Take a walk with me to find treasurers.
さぁお散歩に一緒に出かけましょう。


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“What’s your favorite sushi?” 
I asked my friends on Facebook & Instagram. Let’s check out the result!

「あなたの好きなお寿司は何ですか？」
SNSで投げかけた質問にお答えいただいた結果発表です！

Check out episode 5 for the history of Sushi - Nigiri Style. 

Take a walk with me to find treasurers.

さぁお散歩に一緒に出かけましょう。

I would love to hear what treasures you find. Please let me know.  If you have questions or topics you’d like me to cover, please reach out using this form: 

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Let’s learn a brief history of Sushi--Nigiri style, in honor of my mother’s birthday, 

母親の誕生日にちなんで、握り寿司についてのお話です。
 
1.  Otoshi dama
2. A brief history of Nigiri
3. What is your favorite sushi?

今回は：

1. お年玉
2. 握り寿司について
3. 好きなお寿司は何ですか？

Check out episode 2 for Kagami mochi. 

Take a walk with me to find treasurers.
さぁお散歩に一緒に出かけましょう。


I would love to hear what treasures you find. Please let me know.  
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Today, we’ll talk New Year’s soup called Ozōni.
お雑煮についてのお話です。

In this episode, 
1.  Ozōni (New Year Soup)
2. Osaka style soup
3. My family soup

今回は：

1. お雑煮
2. 関西風
3. 我が家の食べ方

Take a walk with me to find treasurers.
さぁお散歩に一緒に出かけましょう。

I would love to hear what treasures you find. Please let me know! If you have questions or topics you’d like me to cover, please reach out using this form: https://forms.gle/Y34vT9MT8gQ6WvGBA

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New Year’s Eve Noodles called Toshikoshi Soba.

年越しそばについてのお話です。

In this episode, 
1. Soba (buckwheat noodle)
2. Negi (green onion)
3. Cherishing memories

今回のエピソードでは：
1. お蕎麦
2. おネギ
3. 子供の頃の想い出

Take a walk with me to find treasurers.
さぁお散歩に一緒に出かけましょう。

I would love to hear what treasures you find. Please let me know. 

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Let’s talk about Mochi—New Year’s mochi called Kagamimochi.

鏡餅についてのお話です。


1. About Kagami mochi
2. 3 items to display with mochi
3. My first job ever

今回のエピソードでは：

1. 鏡餅について
2. 三つの飾りについて
3. 人生初のお仕事

Today’s treasure 今日の宝物:

Generation to Generation -Dai Dai - だいだい- 代々

I would love to hear what treasures you find. Please let me know. 

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