What’s in a name? 山 やま yama mountain

This kanji can also be pronounced as 山 さん san, but then it means Mt, as in Mt Fuji 富士山 ふじさん.

てるてるぼうず Teruterubōzu

てるてるぼうず  teruterubōzu

It is part of Japanese folklore. 

Think of them as the weather fairies.

てるてるぼうず  teruterubōzu

（Kei’s genius ’teruteru’)

てるてるぼうず  teruterubōzu

てるてるぼうず  teruterubōzu

てるてるぼうず  teruterubōzu

てるてるぼうず  teruterubōzu

てるてるぼうず  teruterubōzu

てるてるぼうず  teruterubōzu

てるてるぼうず  teruterubōzu

てるてるぼうず  teruterubōzu

てるてるぼうず  teruterubōzu

てるてるぼうず  teruterubōzu

てるてるぼうず  teruterubōzu

てるてるぼうず  teruterubōzu

てるてるぼうず  teruterubōzu

てるてるぼうず  teruterubōzu

てるてるぼうず  teruterubōzu

てるてるぼうず  teruterubōzu

Ten Highest Mountains of Japan

405 Weather forecast てんきよほう

The weather 天気 てんき

天気予報　てんきよほう

Strawberry Train イチゴ電車 いちごでんしゃ

The Strawberry Train in Wakayama

Tropical storm Typhoon 台風 たいふう

台風　たいふう　taifū

As you can see from the weather maps, Japan gets some 20 typhoon storms every year, causing an enormous amount of damage. However, the country is prepared for this and trains come to a stand still and people are warned to stay inside or out of danger.

Not good…

Mt Fuji 富士山 ふじさん

Mt Fuji with Yokohama in the foreground. Visitors to Japan do not realise how close Mt Fuji is to Yokohama and Tokyo.