Japan Station: Deep Dives into Japanese Culture, Language & Society

On this episode of Japan Station, we're joined by documentary filmmaker Ema Ryan Yamazaki to talk about her latest documentary The Making of a Japanese and her latest short documentary Instrument of a Beating Heart. During the conversation we focus on the making of these films, what makes Japanese elementary schools unique, the role Japanese elementary schools play in shaping Japanese society, and more.

• About the making of the documentary The Making of a Japanese
• About the making of the short documentary Instruments of a Beating Heart
• What makes Japanese elementary schools unique
• Cleaning at Japanese elementary schools
• The good and bad of Japanese elementary schools
• The practice of having students serve lunch
• Discipline at Japanese elementary schools
• Teachers at Japanese elementary schools
• The difficulties of filming a documentary at a Japanese elementary school
• About getting nominated for an Oscar for Instruments of a Beating Heart
• And much more!

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To watch Instruments of a Beating Heart: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRW0auOiqm4&t=2s

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Check out Ema Ryan Yamazaki's previous appearance on the Japan Station podcast via the link below.

• Documenting the Intense World of Japanese High School Baseball (Ema Ryan Yamazaki) | Japan Station 54: https://japankyo.com/2020/12/about-koshien-japanese-high-school-baseball/

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On this episode of Japan Station, we're talking about the history of font design in Japan, the history of the Nintendo font and how Daniel Kaihatsu became a type face designer in Japan.

• Why Daniel Kaihatsu became interested in learning Japanese
• How Daniel Kaihatsu became interested in Japanese font design
• About doing research for videos in Japanese language
• About copyright and fair use in Japan
• About copyright and fair use for fonts in Japan
• About doing YouTube while working at a Japanese company
• How the Pop Happiness font sparked Daniel Kaihatsu's interest in font design
• About creating an original font inspired by Pop Happiness
• About working on the "Showa" revival font
• About the history and development of the Japanese Nintendo logo (Marufuku logo)
• How designing the Show revival font helped Daniel Kaihatsu get a job as a font designer at a company in Japan
• About getting interviewed for a job at a Japanese font design company
• About kamon and kakujimon
• About the kakuji style
• About Edo era Japanese logos
• About the Edo period Nintendo/Marufuku logo
• About the Lawson logo
• About the Pokemon Scarlet & Violet logos
• How Japanese fonts are designed
• The difficulties of Japanese type design
• How long it can take to design a Japanese font
• And much more!

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This was originally broadcast as episode 21 of Ichimon Japan.

On this episode of Ichimon Japan we ask: What's so scary about the hour of the ox?

• All about Japan's old way of telling time that was based on the 12 animals of the Chinese Zodiac (eto)
• Which "animals" in the old Chinese Zodiac based way of telling time correspond to which hours in the modern way of telling time
• Why the "hour of the ox" (ushi no koku) was thought to have associations with demons and inauspicious things
• What a "demon gate" (kimon) is
• In which direction you would find a kimon (demon gate)
• What ushimitsudoki is and what time it corresponds to
• The punctual nature of demons
• What ushi no koku mairi is
• How people performing ushi no koku mairi are typically depicted today
• The historical origins of ushi no koku mairi
• The story of Uji no Hashihime
• The various tools involved when placing a curse on someone ushi no koku mairi style
• The potentially deadly consequences of catching someone in the act of performing ushi no koku mairi
• Websites/companies that offer to places curses on your behalf
• Whether performing ushi no koku mairi or cursing someone is illegal in Japan
• Two actual cases of people threatening others using straw dolls (wara ningō)
• Why you could get arrested if you were to perform a full ushi no koku mairi ceremony
• How you can purchase ushi no koku mairi kits from online retailers like Amazon Japan
• One man's attempt to curse the coronavirus ushi no koku mairi style
• And more!

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There are various ways of referring to the old way of telling time used in Japan that was based on the 12 animals of the Chinese Zodiac. The two most common terms are kojikoku (古時刻) and jūnijishin (十二時辰). Much of the information this episode was based on was gathered from the Japanese-language sources below.

• Jūnijishin (十二時辰)
  • This is the Japanese-language Wikipedia entry.
• 昔の時間の古時刻・十二時辰とは？初刻や正刻の鐘の意味は
  • This is an in-depth article focusing on the old system used in Japan for telling time.

Although it is not as thorough as the Japanese language articles above, the Japan Times article below does give some general information on the old Chinese Zodiac based system of telling the time that Japan used to use.

• Telling time with animals

In the Chinese Zodiac-based way of telling time the day would start with the hour of the rat (ne no koku) and end with the hour of the boar (i no koku). Below you can see the terms used for all 12 animals/time divisions) and what two hour block each corresponds to. Also it should be noted that both English and Japanese-language sources are unclear on when exactly each two hour block of time begins. In general sources go with wording like "between 11 and 1," thus I have been unable to determine with 100% certainty if, for example, the last minute of the hour of the rat is 12:59 (which seems more likely) or 1:00. While this degree of precision was likely not a matter of concern for most people when this method of telling time was still being used, the question of when exactly each block of time ends is nevertheless one that remains and is unfortunately not solved in the information below.

• 11:00 p.m - 1:00 a.m. Rat 子 (鼠) ne
• 1:00 a.m. - 3:00 a.m. Ox 丑 (牛) ushi
• 3:00 a.m. - 5:00 a.m. 寅 (虎) tora
• 5:0 am. - 7:00 a.m. Rabbit 卯 (兎) u
• 7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Dragon 辰 (竜) tatsu
• 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Snake 巳 (蛇) mi
• 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Horse 午 (馬) uma
• 1:00 p.m. -3:00 p.m. Sheep 未 (羊) hitsuji
• 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monkey 申 (猿) 酉 saru
• 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Rooster 酉 (鳥) tori
• 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.9:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Dog 戌 (犬) inu
• 9:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Boar 亥 (猪) i

Information about the two articles by Salvador Jimenez Murguia that were mentioned in this episode can be found below. Only the second article is accessible for free.

• The Cursing Kit of Ushi no Koku Mairi
• Cyber Execration: A Case Study of Ushi No Koku Mairi

The link below is for a video about the "Curse Demon Association" (呪鬼会, Jujikai), which is, according to the video, a group of Shinto priests that will curse people for you in exchange for money.

• Video About the Curse Demon Association

The link below will take you to the Nikkan Spa article mentioned in this episode. The article describes one person's attempt to curse the coronavirus using ushi no koku mairi in order to stop the pandemic. Although the article is in Japanese, it's worth a look even if can't read Japanese since he pictures are pretty amusing.

• コロナを呪って終息へ！ リモート丑の刻参りに挑戦

Here is a staged video of a couple guys claiming to have come across someone performing ushi no koku mairi.

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGKRCIgWHhA[/embed]

Here is the tutorial style video mentioned in this episode. The video walks you through the the entire process of cursing someone using a home kit that you can purchase online.

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyAvy9s5e3w[/embed]

To listen to the latest episode of Japan Station, use the link below.

• Talking Translation w. Sarah Moon | Japan Station 43

Most episodes feature at least one or two interesting Japanese words or phrases. Here's some of the ones that came up on this episode. All information is from Jim Breen's WWWJDIC.

• Eto
  • 干支 【えと; かんし】 (n) (1) sexagenary cycle (60-year cycle of 12 animal zodiac and 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar); (2) 12-year Chinese zodiac
• Ushi no koku mairi
  • 丑の刻参り 【うしのこくまいり】 (exp,n) cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death
• Hakamairi
  • 墓参り : 墓参り(P); 墓参(P) 【はかまいり(P); ぼさん(墓参)】 (n,vs) visit to a grave
• Ushimitsudoki
  • 丑三つ時 【うしみつどき】 (n) (1) dead of night; middle of the night; midnight; (2) (See 丑の刻) third quarter of the hour of the ox
• Wara ningyō
  • 藁人形 : 藁人形; わら人形; ワラ人形 【わらにんぎょう(藁人形,わら人形); ワラにんぎょう(ワラ人形)】 (n) straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
• Kyōhaku
  • 脅迫 【きょうはく】 (n,vs) threat; menace; coercion; terrorism

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On this episode of Japan Station, we're talking about the difference between the Japanese word kaze (cold, 風邪) and kaze (wind, 風). Why do they share the same pronunciation? Are they related? Or is this all just a big coincidence? Listen to find out!

• About visiting Japan for the first time
• What the difference between kaze (風邪) and kaze (風) is
• The history of the words kaze and kaze
• How to say to catch a cold in Japanese
• Whether the Japanese word for "cold" and "wind" are related
• And much more!

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On this episode of Japan Station, we're talking about some of the annoying things people have to deal with when moving to Japan. Our guest this time is the CEO of Mobal, Declan Somers.

• About visiting Japan for the first time
• About moving to Japan and working in a Japanese company in the late '90s
• Japan in the '90s versus Japan today
• About job possibilities for foreigners in Japan today
• About moving to Japan today
• About how difficult it can be finding a hotel in Tokyo
• Why you need a phone number as soon as possible when you move to Japan
• About the trouble getting Japanese apps from the Apple app store
• Why you should change your region setting to Japan before moving to japan
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• About setting up a bank account in Japan
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• About point cards and points in Japan
• About the 99% population coverage claim made by Japanese cell service providers
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On this episode of Japan Station, we're talking to Quinlan from the GoNorth Japan YouTube channel about surviving a bear encounter in Japan, hiking in the Tohoku area of Japan and more.

• About bear attacks and encounters in Japan
• How to prevent encounters with bears while hiking in Japan
• Whether bear bells and whistles are effective in warding off bears
• About Quiinlan's encounter with a bear while hiking in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture
• What to do if a bear attacks you while hiking in Japan
• Why bear attacks have increased in Japan in recent years
• Whether you should yell at a bear who attacks you in Japan
• About the matagi
• About hunters in Japan
• About the need to keep the deer population under control in Japan
• About the effort to keep the bear population under control in Japan
• About hiking Yarigatake
• About kitadake, the second highest mountain in Japan
• About Mount Iwate
• Recommendation for places to hike in Tōhoku
• About Mount Akita Komagatake
• About Hachimantai
• Why Quinlan moved to the Tōhoku area of Japan
• About the MCT 1000 km trail along the Tōhoku coast
• About Quinlan's custom 1 day adventure tours
• About Northern Japan Horizons
• About the Volcano Adventure Experience tour
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On this episode of Japan Station we ask: What was it like walking the Tokaido Road?

NOTE: This is a re-broadcast of episode 78 of the Ichimon Japan podcast.

• About the Tokaido Challenge
• About what it was like walking the Tokaido Road
• About the challenges of walking the Tokaido Road
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• About getting stopped by police in Kyoto
• About walking along the Shizuoka coast
• How long it took to walk the Tokaido
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On this episode of Japan Station, we're talking about train etiquette in Japan. We're covering a recent Japanese survey that lists the 8 most irritating things people do on trains in Japan.

• Eight things you shouldn't do on Japanese trains
• A survey indicating eight annoying things people do on Japanese trains
• How people in Japan deal with annoying things people do on Japanese trains
• And much more!

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Sources used for this episode

• The 8 most annoying things people do on Japanese trains, according to local commuters (SoraNews24)
• Biz Hits Career Japan blog
• 【電車通勤中にイラッとする人の特徴ランキング】男女500人アンケート調査

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