Finding Treasures Megumi

Season 3 is here! Starting fresh, this zen word, Beginner’s Mind, inspired me. Thank you for your support!! Looking forward to the new season!!Key Words:Shoshin 初心Beginner’s Mind————-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/Y34vT9MT8gQ6WvGBAOr DM me through: Website: https://www.asagaojapanese.com/Blog: https://asagaoblog.com/Instagram: https://i...

As we pass the autumn equinox, manjyushage starts to bloom in Japan. In this episode, I talk about the exciting topic of the equinox, the season of o-higan, and blooming red spider lilies. Check out Instagram and Facebook for my painting of red spider lilies! Key Words:Shūbun no hi 秋分の日Autumn EquinoxO-higan お彼岸Buddhist holidayHigan baba 彼岸花Manjyushage 曼珠沙華Red spider lilies —————————————-I would love to hear what treasures you find. Please let me know. If you have questions or t...

In autumn, we hear the sound of insects. Here is a children song with pleasant insect onomatopoeia, first published in 1910.秋になると虫の声が聞こえてきますよね。明治43年初出され、虫のオノマトペが心地よい童謡「虫のこえ」をご紹介します。Song practice: 15:32Whole song singing: 34:36Sound video of insects in this song:https://youtu.be/VLclzP03xjM?si=gmv-PsnXffCIdo7yKey Words:Mushi no koe 虫のこえVoices of Insects1Aa matsu mushi ga naite iru Chin chiro Chin chiro Chin chiro rinAa suzu mushi mo nakidashita Rin rin Rin rin Rīn rin Aki no yon...

Japanese is a vowel driven language. A research published in 1978 revels that the Japanese hear the sound of nature in an unusual way because of the characteristics of the Japanese language.日本語は母音が強い言語です。昭和53年に発表された研究によると日本人は自然界の音を少し変わった方法で処理しているそうです。 Key Words:Unō 右脳Right hemisphereSanō 左脳Left hemisphereGojyū on 五十音a table of the Japanese kana syllabaryOnomatope オノマトペOnomatopoeia —————————-I would love to hear what treasures you find. Please let me know. If you have ques...

Japan is the only country which has a national holiday to honor the blessings of the oceans. In this episode, I talk about the history of the Marine Day in Japan (7/20). Key Words:Umi 海OceanUmi no hi 海の日Ocean DayMeiji maru 明治丸Ryōkai 領海Territorial SeaSetsuzoku Suiiiki 接続水域Contiguous ZoneHaitateki KeizaiSuiiiki 排他的経済水域 Exclusive Economic Zoneーーーーーーーーーーー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 ...

Celebrate Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. This means the shortest night of the year. I talk about a festival to celebrate the summer solstice and related words.1. What is Summer Solstice2. Festival and related word3. Mont Saint Michel Key Words:Geshi 夏至 summer solsticeMeoto iwa 夫婦岩wedded rocksMijikayo 短夜summer short night—————————————I would love to hear what treasures you find. Please let me know. If you have questions or topics you’d l...