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15 Responses to “Japanese Culture Class #1 - Coming-of-Age”
Saturday at 6:00 am
Follow-up on “Geta”: In this lesson, I mentioned “Geta” as men’s footwear, along with “Hakama” (pants worn over kimono). But please let me correct that “Zori” is the most common footwear to be worn with “Hakama.” (I’m sorry….) There was a time when students used to wear geta with hakama about 80 to 90 years ago (Taisho era), but nowadays, geta is usually worn together with more casual “Yukata” (summer cotton kimono). I’m sorry if I have muddled you up!
Sunday at 8:18 am
はい、わかりました。
Tuesday at 4:38 am
For those interested a youtube video of a women being dressed in a frisode kimono
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmzLuJXcSxk
Monday at 1:56 am
Konnichiwa
Anyone interested in Portuguese, visit this site for a Portuguese translation of this lesson.
http://aprenderjapones.blogs.sapo.pt/2008/01/31/
Doomo Arigatoo
Saturday at 3:03 am
Can Gaijin go to the coming-of-age ceremony if they have turned 20 while in Japan?
Saturday at 2:33 pm
Unfortunately, no. The coming of age ceremony is a long protected, secret tradition in Japan. The actually ceremony itself involves a very mysterious ritual that foreigners have never been allowed to observe even if they turn 20 in Japan.
Monday at 7:31 pm
その授業のシリーズって大変便利です !
これから僕も勉強になるよっ !!
にっぽんがんばれ!
どうもありがとう !
Tuesday at 9:45 am
シルバン san> ありがとうございます!シルバンさんも頑張ってください
Monday at 12:39 am
下駄のために聞きます。羽村夏祭りに行った時僕も浴衣を着たと下駄もはいたね。下駄だけど草履見たかったと思う。男の下駄も時々草履の形ありますか。もちろん、僕の下駄は黒い色でした。 Did it look like wearing girls shoes maybe? はずかしい。
Tuesday at 11:13 am
クリス-san
もちろん、ありますよ!!大丈夫ですよ。
It’s just that 下駄 is more casual than 草履.
Tuesday at 2:54 am
What if you are not japanese but you live there, is it possible to be in the coming of age ceremony?
Sunday at 2:04 am
Thanks for doing this podcast!Very interesting,i like how everything was explained so you get a better understanding of what really goes on at Coming-of-Age Day!Nice
Monday at 12:50 pm
I thought the girls wear the wooden sandles that are raised from the ground. So zouris are flat?
Friday at 5:08 pm
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Thursday at 7:12 am
Wow! This is great, it’s deffenetely worth to subscribe this podcast. I go to a school to learn Japanese but this podcast helps me in culture and another doubts that come to my mind.
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