Finding Treasures

Megumi
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This show is about finding treasures in our everyday life. Walk with me as I look for beauty in language, history, and cultures. Explore with me as I look into natures, philosophy, and martial arts. This podcast will be in Japanese and English in hopes to help study those who are studying Japanese or English. Follow/Subscribe to Finding Treasure Podcast and share the show with someone are interested in Japanese culture or learning Japanese or English language. Click the link for more cultural lessons and stories: https://linktr.ee/passion.megumi

  1. 12/27/2023

    51: Beginner’s Mind

    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/Y34vT9MT8gQ6WvGBA Or DM me through: Website: https://www.asagaojapanese.com/ Blog: https://asagaoblog.com/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/asagaojapanese https://instagram.com/megumi.findingtreasures  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Asagao-Japanese-100854531445764/

    14 min

  2. 09/27/2023

    50: In the Season of Manjyushage (Red Spider Lilies)

    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 Equinox O-higan お彼岸 Buddhist holiday Higan 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 topics you’d like me to cover, please reach out using this form:  https://forms.gle/Y34vT9MT8gQ6WvGBA Or DM me through: Website: https://www.asagaojapanese.com/ Blog: https://asagaoblog.com/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/asagaojapanese https://instagram.com/megumi.findingtreasures  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Asagao-Japanese-100854531445764/

    28 min

  3. 09/11/2023

    49: Let’s Learn a Children Song “Mushi no Koe (Voices of Insects)”

    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: 15:32 Whole song singing: 34:36 Sound video of insects in this song: https://youtu.be/VLclzP03xjM?si=gmv-PsnXffCIdo7y Key Words: Mushi no koe 虫のこえ Voices of Insects 1 Aa matsu mushi ga naite iru  Chin chiro Chin chiro Chin chiro rin Aa suzu mushi mo nakidashita  Rin rin Rin rin Rīn rin  Aki no yonaga o naki toosu  Aa omoshiroi mushi no koe 2 Kiri kiri Kiri kiri Koorogi ya Gacha Gacha Gacha Gacha kutsuwa mushi Ato kara umaoi oitsui te chon chon chon chon suicchon Aki no yonaga o naki toosu  Aa omoshiroi mushi no koe Lyrics in Japanese: 1 ああ 松虫が鳴いている  ちんちろ ちんちろ ちんちろりん ああ鈴虫も鳴き出した りんりん りんりん りいんりん 秋の夜長を鳴き通す ああ おもしろい虫の声 2 きりきり きりきり きいりきり こおろぎや がちゃ がちゃ がちゃ がちゃ くつわ虫 後から 馬追い 追いついて ちょん ちょん ちょん ちょん すいっちょん\ 秋の夜長を鳴き通す ああ おもしろい虫の声 ————————- 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 Or DM me through:  Website: https://www.asagaojapanese.com/ Blog: https://asagaoblog.com/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/asagaojapanese https://instagram.com/megumi.findingtreasures  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Asagao-Japanese-100854531445764/

    39 min

  4. 09/05/2023

    48：How the Japanese Hear Nature Sound

    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 hemisphere Sanō 左脳 Left hemisphere Gojyū on  五十音 a table of the Japanese kana syllabary Onomatope オノマトペ Onomatopoeia  —————————- 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 Or DM me through:  Website: https://www.asagaojapanese.com/ Blog: https://asagaoblog.com/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/asagaojapanese https://instagram.com/megumi.findingtreasures  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Asagao-Japanese-100854531445764/

    28 min

  5. 07/21/2023

    47: Marine Day: Umi no hi

    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 Ocean Umi no hi 海の日 Ocean Day Meiji maru 明治丸 Ryōkai 領海 Territorial Sea Setsuzoku Suiiiki 接続水域 Contiguous Zone Haitateki 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 reach out using this form:  https://forms.gle/Y34vT9MT8gQ6WvGBA Or DM me through: Website: https://www.asagaojapanese.com/ Blog: https://asagaoblog.com/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/asagaojapanese https://instagram.com/megumi.findingtreasures  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Asagao-Japanese-100854531445764/

    34 min

  6. 06/22/2023

    46: Summer Solstice: The Shortest Night

    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 Solstice 2. Festival and related word 3. Mont Saint Michel  Key Words: Geshi 夏至  summer solstice Meoto iwa 夫婦岩 wedded rocks Mijikayo 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 like me to cover, please reach out using this form:  https://forms.gle/Y34vT9MT8gQ6WvGBA Or DM me through: Website: https://www.asagaojapanese.com/ Blog: https://asagaoblog.com/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/asagaojapanese https://instagram.com/megumi.findingtreasures  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Asagao-Japanese-100854531445764/

    23 min

  7. 06/16/2023

    45: Saigyō: a poet monk

    One of the influential travel poets and priests is Saigyō,  who lived when the world was changing drastically in his lifetime in the early 12th century in Japan. I look at the most well-known poem by him, who loved cherry blossoms and the moon. Saigyō  西行  願わくば (negawakuba) 花の下にて (hana no shita nite)  春死なん (haru shinan) その如月の (sono kisaragi no) 望月の頃 (mochizuki no koro) Hokumen no bushi 北面の武士 The imperial palace guards for the north side  Taira no Kiyomori 平清盛 Minamoto no Yoritomo 源頼朝 Shin kokin waka shū  新古今和歌集 New Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern  Hyakunin Isshu  百人一首 One hundred people, one poem Oku no Hosomichi 奥の細道 The Narrow Road to the Interrior Sanka shū 山家集 Collection of a Mountain Home Hirokawa-dera temple 弘川寺 —————————————- 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 Or DM me through:  Website: https://www.asagaojapanese.com/ Blog: https://asagaoblog.com/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/asagaojapanese https://instagram.com/megumi.findingtreasures  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Asagao-Japanese-100854531445764/

    43 min

  8. 03/20/2023

    44: The Vernal Equinox

    Celebrate Vernal Equinox (Northern /Southern Hemisphere), happening 3/20 (in U.S.) & 3/21 (in Japan). I talk about: 1. What is Equinox? 2. Higan 3. Food Key Words: Vernal Equinox・shunbun no hi・ 春分の日 Higan ・that shore・彼岸 Shigan ・this shore・ 此岸 Atsusa samusa mo higan made・hot and cold until higan・暑さ寒さも彼岸まで Botamochi ・ ぼたもち  Tsukushi ・horsetail・ 土筆 ————————- 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 Or DM me through:  Website: https://www.asagaojapanese.com/ Blog: https://asagaoblog.com/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/asagaojapanese https://instagram.com/megumi.findingtreasures  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Asagao-Japanese-100854531445764/

    41 min
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This show is about finding treasures in our everyday life. Walk with me as I look for beauty in language, history, and cultures. Explore with me as I look into natures, philosophy, and martial arts. This podcast will be in Japanese and English in hopes to help study those who are studying Japanese or English. Follow/Subscribe to Finding Treasure Podcast and share the show with someone are interested in Japanese culture or learning Japanese or English language. Click the link for more cultural lessons and stories: https://linktr.ee/passion.megumi

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  • Creator
    Megumi
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2023
  • Episodes
    52
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    © 2023 Finding Treasures
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