Is there Christmas in Japan? Christmas is not a holiday in Japan. As a matter of fact, it is the busiest time of the year for most people. Christmas is more of a commercial event in Japan. Couples celebrate Christmas Eve just like Valentine’s Day by having romantic dinners and exchanging gifts.
Watching movies in the target language can sustain and even increase language learner’s motivation. The use of movies also provides visual exposure that encourages cross-modal sensory learning, which helps to make learning more memorable and lead to long-term retention. How should one make use of movies to learn Japanese?
For young learners who are learning Japanese in an English speaking environment, it is advantageous to receive as much exposure to the target language as possible aside from their regular Japanese class. Watching Japanese cartoons daily is a practice that aims to increase their exposure to the target language and help develop their listening skills. Through listening, kids can also pick up new vocabularies and improve their speaking skills.
In this Survival Japanese blog, I will provide some useful tips for travelers who will visit Japan for the first time. Know your densha and suica. Learn some useful Japanese phrases for asking directions and getting information. Test yourself on how much you know about Japanese trains.
Since New Year is very family-oriented, it might be tricky for visitors to experience the whole event, unless you have a local friend who invite you to their family home. However, I would like to explain some significant aspects that will help you understand New Year in Japan, the most important cultural event of the year.