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Snow monkeys in Nagano
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Izumo Taisha
Mt Aso 阿蘇山 あそさん
Where there is a volcano there is a hot spa [onsen]
310 Places to go to 行く所 いくところ
Important new words:
to (my friend’s) house – home
ともだちの うちにいきます。
tomodachi no uchi ni ikimasu.
to the countryside
いなかにいきます。
inaka ni ikimasu.
to the beach – sea
うみにいきます。
to the cinema / movies
えいがにいきます。
eiga ni ikimasu.
to the station
えきにいきます。
eki ni ikimasu.
to the temple
おてらにいきます。
to the spa baths
おんせんにいきます。
onsen ni ikimasu.
to the petrol station
ガソリン-スタンドにいきます。
gasorin-sutando ni ikimasu.
to school
がっこうにいきます。
gakkoo ni ikimasu.
to the garage / to the parking space
ガレージにいきます。
gareeji ni ikimasu.
ちゅうしゃじょうにいきます。
chuushajoo ni ikimasu.
to the river
かわにいきます。
kawa ni ikimasu.
to the coffee shop
きっさてんにいきます。
kissaten ni ikimasu.
to the kimono shop
きものやにいきます。
kimonoya ni ikimasu.
to the shoe shop
くつやにいきます。
kutsuya ni ikimasu.
to the cake shop
ケーキやにいきます。
keekiya ni ikimasu.
to the airport
くうこうにいきます。
kuukoo ni ikimasu.
to the park
こうえんにいきます。
kooen ni ikimasu.
to the police box
こうばんにいきます。
kooban ni ikimasu.
to the 711 convenience store
711コンビニにいきます。
711 konbini ni ikimasu.
to the fish shop
さかなやにいきます。
sakanaya ni ikimasu.
to the shrine
じんじゃにいきます。
jinja ni ikimasu.
to the supermarket
スーパーにいきます。
suupaa ni ikimasu.
to the ski jump
スキーじょうにいきます。
sukiijoo ni ikimasu.
to the Takashima Department Store
たかしまやにいきます。
takashimaya ni ikimasu.
to my friend’s apartment
ともだちのアパートにいきます。
tomodachi no apaato ni ikimasu.
to my friend’s “manshon”-style apartment
ともだちのマンションにいきます。
tomodachi no manshon ni ikimasu.
to the rice field
たんぼにいきます。
tanbo ni ikimasu.
to the department store
デパートにいきます。
depaato ni ikimasu.
to the zoo
どうぶつえんにいきます。
doobutsuen ni ikimasu.
to the butchery
にくやにいきます。
nikuya ni ikimasu.
to the kiosk
ばいてんにいきます。
baiten ni ikimasu.
キオスクにいきます。
kiosuku ni ikimasu.
to the vegetable garden
はたけにいきます。
hatake ni ikimasu.
to the flower shop
はなやにいきます。
hanaya ni ikimasu.
to the (small) forest
はやしにいきます。
hayashi ni ikimasu.
to the bakery
パンやにいきます。
panya ni ikimasu.
to the hospital
びょういんにいきます。
byooin ni ikimasu.
to the hairdresser’s
びよういんにいきます。
biyooin ni ikimasu.
to the pool
プールにいきます。
puuru ni ikimasu.
to the farm
ぼくじょうにいきます。
bokujoo ni ikimasu.
to McDonald’s
マクドナルドにいきます。
makudonarudo ni ikimasu.
to town
まちにいきます。
machi ni ikimasu.
to the lake
みずうみにいきます。
mizuumi ni ikimasu.
to the shop
みせにいきます。
mise ni ikimasu.
to MOS BURGER
モスバーガーにいきます。
mosubaagaa ni ikimasu.
to the (large) forest
もりにいきます。
mori ni ikimasu.
to the greengrocer’s
やおやにいきます。
yaoya ni ikimasu.
to the mountain
やまにいきます。
yama ni ikimasu.
to the post office
ゆうびんきょくにいきます。
yuubinkyoku ni ikimasu.
to the clothing shop
ようふくやにいきます。
yoofukuya ni ikimasu.
to the Japanese inn
りょかんにいきます。
ryokan ni ikimasu.
to the restaurant
レストランにいきます。
resutoran ni ikimasu.
to the pop concert
ポップ コンサートにいきます。
poppu konsaato ni ikimasu.
to the concert
コンサートにいきます。
konsaato ni ikimasu.
to the library
としょかんにいきます。
toshokan ni ikimasu.
to the art gallery
びじゅつかんにいきます。
bijutsukan ni ikimasu.
to the museum
はくぶつかんにいきます。
hakubutsukan ni ikimasu.
to the amusement park
ゆうえんちにいきます。
yuuenchi ni ikimasu.
to the ATM machine
ATMきにいきます。
ATMki ni ikimasu.
to the bank
ぎんこうにいきます。
ginkoo ni ikimasu.
to the game center
ゲームセンターにいきます。
geemusentaa ni ikimasu.
たのしんで！ Enjoy!
otera ni ikimasu.
umi ni ikimasu.
Samurai 侍 さむらい 武士 ぶし
One was samurai by birth. There were male as well as female samurai, although the roles the two genders played were different, but the birth right was the same. The samurai lived by extremely disciplined standards. Failure was not an option and would have lead to disgrace and possibly suicide.
Because being samurai was a birth right, it was not always associated with money. There were classes/ranks of samurai. Some were very wealthy, some were poor-ish.
In order to have a suit of armour, one would have needed to have money. The usual way was to inherit this. Sometimes through marriage it was possible to acquire wealth. However, this usually only happened within family clans. For instance, the second son of one family might marry the only daughter of another (samurai) family and thus keep rank, status and class together and add money to the equation.
Even today Japanese families would still remember, if they descended from an aristocratic family, or from a samurai family, or not.
It may come as a surprise that in feudal Japan there was a group of people who were the class-less layer of society. These people generally had a somewhat miserable existence, as they were on the margins of society eking out an existence. They were the so-called えた, or eta. In modern society the descendants of the えた, or eta, are cautiously referred to as ぶらくみん, or burakumin.
Modern Tokyo-based centralised governments, prefectural governments and city councils are all doing their best to help people overcome the stigma of ぶらくみん, or burakumin, by helping with employment, housing and health care. By and large people don’t get so much involved, but in a society where social status is closely linked to employment, education and family background, these people are still discriminated against, even in this century.
It may come as a surprise that in feudal Japan there was a group of people who were the class-less layer of society. These people generally had a somewhat miserable existence, as they were on the margins of society eking out an existence. They were the so-called えた, or eta. In modern society the descendants of the えた, or eta, are cautiously referred to as ぶらくみん, or burakumin.
Modern Tokyo-based centralised governments, prefectural governments and city councils are all doing their best to help people overcome the stigma of ぶらくみん, or burakumin, by helping with employment, housing and health care. By and large people don’t get so much involved, but in a society where social status is closely linked to employment, education and family background, these people are still discriminated against, even in this century.
きゅうどう Japanese archery kyūdō
More information:
Kiyomizu Temple 清水寺 きよみずでら kiyomizudera
Kiyomizu Temple 清水寺 きよみずでら kiyomizu-dera
National Anthem 君が代 きみがよ
The National Anthem of Japan
君が代 or きみがよ
This rendition was played at the Beijing Olympic Games.
This rendition shows the many modern sights of Japan with many young people.
The last rendition is an official one which has the lyrics added.
The national anthem of Japan is “Kimigayo”. It is also one of the world’s shortest national anthems. Its lyrics are based on a waka poem written in the Heian period (794-1185). The melody is only just over a hundred years old.
Lami Japan 
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