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Valentine Rule in Japanese Office日本のオフィスのバレンタインルール

I talked about Japanese Valentine Day before. 70% of office lady object to exchanging gift in Valentine Day. Because Japanese office would have a small drama in the day. Many companies set up unique rules in Valentine Day for reducing problems. It’s seriously real rules but, it sounds a bit funny. <A thing to purchase is … Continue reading

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The Dolls’ Festival ひな祭り

There are many special days in Japan. I introduced previous one is the Japanese original style Valentine’s Day . Todays’ one is the Hina Festival in March. 3rd of March is the day of girls, which is the ひな祭り(Hinamatsuri), the Dolls’ Festival. It is a festival to pray and wish for the healthy growth of … Continue reading

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Japanese Valentine’s Day 日本のヴァレンタインデー

I talked about before Australian Christmas and Japanese one is different. Japanese and Australian Family Holiday Also, Valentine’s Day has big difference between Australian and Japan. My Australian English teacher was surprised when he got many chocolate from Japanese girl students. Japanese way is that girls should present chocolate to boys at the day. And 14th … Continue reading

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Day Before the Beginning of Spring Event 節分

We have many seasonable events and special days in Japan. In February, There are 3rd :節分 (Setsubun) , Traditional end of winter day 4th : 立春(Rissyun),The beginning of spring day 11th : 建国記念日(kenkokukinenbi),The National Day 14th : ヴァレンタインデー、Valentine’s Day (different from Western style) 3rd February is 節分(Setsubun) day. In this day, at some temples, school or home have a big Setsubun … Continue reading