Mariko Oku
- Jan 9, 2022
- 2 min
Good fortune comes to those who laugh: Toka Ebisu Festival at Nishinomiya Shrine
”If you want to have a prosperous business, bring a bamboo branch!” This is a famous phrase at a festival called Toka Ebisu, where people...
Mariko Oku
- Sep 7, 2021
- 2 min
Mizukake Fudo-san in Osaka, covered with moss due to people's wishes
In Osaka, you will find the moss-covered Fudo Myoo @Hozenji Temple in Osaka, water-sprinkled Fudo. People call him "Ohfudo-san" and he is...
Mariko Oku
- Sep 5, 2021
- 1 min
Japanese seventy-two micro-seasons : “Kokumono Sunawachi Minoru.”
From September 2nd to tomorrow, September 6th, is the Japanese 72nd season of the year, “Kokumono Sunawachi Minoru.” The rice field in...
Mariko Oku
- Sep 5, 2021
- 1 min
Japanese seventy-two micro-seasons "Tenchi Hajimete Samushi."
Hi this is Makarita Japan! The heat is easing up day by day, and we can feel the sign of autumn in the air. In the Japanese seventy-two...
Mariko Oku
- Aug 14, 2021
- 2 min
Obon, a traditional Japanese event to give thanks to our ancestors
※日本語訳は、言語を日本語に切り替えてご覧下さい。 Yesterday was the beginning of the Obon Festival. My sons made Shyoryo-uma , a horse made out of a cucumber...