Yesterday was a really fine day and warmer than usual, I went to Mt. Takao where locates in western suburb in Tokyo with my hiking buddy, a friend in my university days. We have often visited various mountains together for recent years. Our motto is “loose-climbing” and “don’t push ourselves so hard”. We would like…
Month: March 2018
Traditional but New, A Fashionable Usage of “Furoshiki”
Have you ever seen or heard about a Japanese cloth called “Furoshiki”? It is a traditional Japanese cloth for wrapping up various items for bringing with you. Although we seldom see people who are using it in our dairy life, but l found out it is very convenient for various usages. A unique way of…
A Bit Lonesome Story of Plum Trees in Ome City
Cherry blossom (Sakura) is one of symbolic flowers in Japan as you know, plum blossom (Ume) is also other symbol of early spring. They usually bloom between the late February and the first part of March, but a timing of bloom this year is behind because this winter was colder than usual overall. Ome city…
“Ohagi” & “Sakura-moci” Season Is Coming
It’s a middle of March and Sakura (cherry blossoms) season is just around the corner in Japan. According to the prediction of weather forecasts, Sakura will begin to bloom on the next week and be in full-bloom at the end of this month in Tokyo. The scene of Sakura in full-bloom makes us very excited…
Thank You for Coming to My blog
Hello, thank you and welcome to my blog, “Marurun’s Tweeting Room”. I decided to write interesting topics around me in my Japan life in order to share these information with people who are interested our culture, as well as to accumulate knowledge and information sources for myself. Rediscover my own culture through guide activity Well……
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