Comments on: Japanese Culture Class #1 - Coming-of-Age http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/07/japanese-culture-class-1-coming-of-age/ Learn Japanese with Daily Podcasts from Tokyo Whether you are Japan-bound or a seasoned speaker, our lessons offer something for everyone. We incorporate culture and current issues into each episode to give the most informative, both linguistically and culturally, podcasts possible. For those of you with just the plane ride to prepare, check our survival phrase series at Japanesepod101.com. One of these phrases just might turn your trip into the best one ever! Yoroshiku O-negai Shimasu! Fri, 16 May 2008 04:09:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.8 by: Christmas Burger http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/07/japanese-culture-class-1-coming-of-age/#comment-284829 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 05:33:36 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/07/japanese-culture-class-1-coming-of-age/#comment-284829 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. 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.

]]> by: Nana http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/07/japanese-culture-class-1-coming-of-age/#comment-284489 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:03:07 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/07/japanese-culture-class-1-coming-of-age/#comment-284489 Can Gaijin go to the coming-of-age ceremony if they have turned 20 while in Japan? Can Gaijin go to the coming-of-age ceremony if they have turned 20 while in Japan?

]]> by: Carla http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/07/japanese-culture-class-1-coming-of-age/#comment-251013 Sun, 03 Feb 2008 16:56:46 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/07/japanese-culture-class-1-coming-of-age/#comment-251013 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 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

]]> by: Saito http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/07/japanese-culture-class-1-coming-of-age/#comment-238393 Mon, 07 Jan 2008 19:38:00 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/07/japanese-culture-class-1-coming-of-age/#comment-238393 For those interested a youtube video of a women being dressed in a frisode kimono http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmzLuJXcSxk For those interested a youtube video of a women being dressed in a frisode kimono

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmzLuJXcSxk

]]> by: デイブ http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/07/japanese-culture-class-1-coming-of-age/#comment-223605 Sat, 01 Dec 2007 23:18:57 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/07/japanese-culture-class-1-coming-of-age/#comment-223605 はい、わかりました。 はい、わかりました。

]]> by: Sakura http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/07/japanese-culture-class-1-coming-of-age/#comment-58 Wed, 18 Jan 2006 04:35:21 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/07/japanese-culture-class-1-coming-of-age/#comment-58 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! 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!

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