Deep maening, structure and use of the kanji 謝 that expresses gratefulness and sorry, key apsects of Japanese culture. The Japanese language reveals many traits of Japanese culture. Learning kanji,…
Wabi-sabi principles The concept of wabi-sabi has gained considerable traction in recent years; entire books are dedicated to this philosophy. In brief, wabi-sabi is finding beauty in imperfection, simplicity, and…
A comprehensive guide of survival Japanese words and expressions you might hear or use in your next trip. How exciting the upcoming trip to Japan! In cities like Tokyo, Osaka…
In the previous blog post about Emoji, we explored those that apparently make no sense, like these 📛, ➿, 🔰 . But we saw how they are actually part of everyday…
We use emojis every day, right? But some strange emojis apparently make no sense at all. The reason might be that they refer to a different culture than ours.
This is why Japanese wisdom written on a motivational poster could help us face the day ahead. You probably have already heard the term IKIGAI. It`s the Japanese concept referring…