Renee made a video montage of our time in Japan over the summer, and we've been meaning to post it for a while now. Here it is (roughly 10 minutes...):
Here to keep our friends and family up-to-date on our adventures (and reverse culture shock) moving from Kyoto, Japan back to the United States.
Favorite Japanese Words and Phrases
Niwa niwa niwa niwa tori ga imasu. -- In the garden, there are two birds.
Gochiso sama deshita. -- It was a feast! (Said, after a meal, in thanks.)
O-temae chodai itashimasu. -- Thank you. I will partake in your tea and its preparation. (Said in a tea ceremony)
Furu ike ya, kawazu tobikomu, mizu no oto -- Old pond, frog leaps, water sound (Famous Basho haiku)
Omamori -- Japanese good luck charms
Sugoi -- Awesome!
Matsuri -- Festival
Akachan-- Baby
Shooboo-(jido)sha -- Firetruck
Gochiso sama deshita. -- It was a feast! (Said, after a meal, in thanks.)
O-temae chodai itashimasu. -- Thank you. I will partake in your tea and its preparation. (Said in a tea ceremony)
Furu ike ya, kawazu tobikomu, mizu no oto -- Old pond, frog leaps, water sound (Famous Basho haiku)
Omamori -- Japanese good luck charms
Sugoi -- Awesome!
Matsuri -- Festival
Akachan-- Baby
Shooboo-(jido)sha -- Firetruck
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Although most of our traffic comes from friends and family, we have had a few visitors hit our blog randomly from an internet search. Here are some of our favorite search terms that led strangers to our site:
- authentic samurai hakama uniform
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2 comments:
Fantastic! I'm so jealous.
NIce job guys! What great memories!! :) :)
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