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ようこそ！ My name is Sora (空). I have been engaging in JSL (Japanese as a second language) and cross-cultural education since 2016. I'm currently teaching Japanese online based in the United States, and given the unprecedented pandemic I have decided to create a website where I can connect to those who are studying or want to study Japanese to share the information and opportunities to learn Japanese with them online.

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Setsubun & Mamemaki: 節分と豆まき

🎭 Setsubun & Mamemaki Typical Mamemaki 🫘 Why Japanese People Throw Beans to Chase Away Demons 　Every year in early February, many Japanese households do something that may look puzzling to outsiders: 👉 They throw beans at invisible demons and shout loudly. This seasonal custom is called せつぶん（節分, setsubun） , and the ritual itself is known as まめまき（豆まき, mamemaki） . In this article, we explore: 🗓️ what Setsubun really means 🫘 why beans , of all things, are used 👹 what “demo

Hatsuyume: First dream of the year

Hatsuyume (はつゆめ / hatsuyume) Why do Japanese people talk about hawks and eggplants in New Year’s dreams? If you search for “Japanese New Year dream,” you will almost certainly encounter a strange phrase: Mount Fuji. A hawk. An eggplant. For non-Japanese readers, the reaction is usually the same: Why these things? And why an eggplant? This article is written from the perspective of a professional Japanese language educator and assumes zero prior cultural knowledge . Nothing i

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