http://nihongocenter.com/blogs Just another weblog Thu, 12 Aug 2010 07:44:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It’s a little around this time of the month when we started planning out our little adventure last year to the Tohoku area. We were giddy since my friend and I both knew that the trip would be a departure from our past trips that mostly revolved in visiting shrines ... http://nihongocenter.com/blogs/?p=227 March 14 is White Day! It began as the day when marshmallows, candies and white chocolates were given by the guys to the ladies in return for the chocolates they received during Valentines day. This used to be a uniquely Japanese holiday but I read somewhere that it is ... http://nihongocenter.com/blogs/?p=172 It's the month of February and you can expect Japanese to  be making the most out of this season of Love.   In Japan, whether you are single or a couple, everyone, particularly the ladies celebrate Valentine's day. Japanese ladies give chocolates to most of the men in their lives.  ... http://nihongocenter.com/blogs/?p=136 メリークリスマス！！！ December 25 is not a national holiday in Japan.  If its on a weekday, there is work and school on Christmas day.  And although Japanese are mostly Shinto (神道) and Buddhist (仏教 ), many actually celebrate Christmas, but it's a different Christmas compared to how Christians celebrate it. Its more of ... http://nihongocenter.com/blogs/?p=113 It's that time of the year again, when there's a chill in the air, a tense anticipation gripping everyone you meet, people are already rushing to make their preparations for the big event, and the countdown begins... No, I'm not talking about Christmas. But the Mt. Everest, Holy Grail and Olympics ... http://nihongocenter.com/blogs/?p=44 ようこそ！as they say in Nihongo. 新しいウェッブサイトができました！We have been patiently waiting for the new & improved website to come out and here it is! “Oh boy, are we celebrating!” We now have several pages to fill up regularly in addition to the usual “Schedule of Classes” and “Photo Gallery”. It is ... http://nihongocenter.com/blogs/?p=32