Sorry I haven't updated in a while, so as a way of saying sorry, I am giving you two new kaidan!
Pedestrian Crossing
The Pedestrian Crossing is a short and creepy urban legend from Japan.
One evening, I was standing at the pedestrian crossing on a busy street, waiting for the light to change. I looked over at the people who were standing on the other side of the street and a chill went down my spine.
There was a woman standing opposite me who looked very strange. At first I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me. I could see her pants and jacket perfectly, but her face and hands were a complete blur.
I rubbed my eyes and looked again, but it made no difference. Her face was fuzzy and indistinct. I got the strangest impression that I could almost see through her. It was extremely unsettling.
The light turned green and people began to walk across the pedestrian crossing. The woman appeared to be walking straight towards me.
I began walking across the intersection, veering to the left, attempting to avoid her. It didn’t work. She changed direction and walked right up to me.
We passed in the middle of the street, and as she walked by me, I heard her hiss: “I know you can see me!”
Human bones
Human Bones is a strange story from Japan about a man who passes through a small village and meeting a weird old woman in an abandoned house. There was a village in Japan where the population was very small. A lot of people had left the village and many of the houses were abandoned. One snowy day, a traveller came to this village, looking for shelter. He saw what appeared to be an empty house, but when he went inside, he was surprised to find an old woman standing there. The old woman told him to go up to the first floor and she followed behind him. When he reached the top of the stairs and turned around, she had disappeared. He walked back down the stairs and saw that the old woman was standing in the exact spot she had been when he entered, except now she was holding a sharp sickle in her hand. The man was very spooked by this ran to the front door, but when he tried to pull it open, he found that it was locked. He turned to find the old woman standing right beside him. She grabbed hold of his arm. In the darkness he hadn’t noticed how pale she looked. But now that she was up close, he could see that her skin seemed to be rotting. She looked dead. The old woman squeezed his arm and hissed, “Listen to me! Under this house lie thirteen bodies. Give them peace! If not, I will kill you.” After she uttered these words, the man began to feel dizzy and clollapsed to the floor. When he woke up, he had no idea how much time had elapsed. He began to doubt himself. Perhaps he had dreamed the whole thing. He was about to leave when he noticed a mat in the middle of the room, where the old woman had been standing. There was a dark red stain on it. He pulled back the mat and found it was covering a large hole in the floorboards. Looking into the hole, he saw human bones neatly arranged underneath. The bones of fourteen bodies were lying there. “Why did she say thirteen?”, he murmured to himself. Perhaps the fourteenth set of human bones belonged to the old woman. The traveller went outside and told some of the villagers what had happened. When he brought them back to the empty house, they looked down into the hole and saw the bones. But now, there were only thirteen sets of human bones underneath the floorboards. The old woman’s bones were not there anymore. Afterwards, the villagers demolished the old house and built a shrine there instead. Inside the shrine, they placed the blood-stained mat, so that people could offer prayers to the dead. The traveller and the villagers who discovered the dead bodies all died soon after the incident. This is a scary story I heard from one of my teachers at school. The teacher who told me this story said he was from the same village. I can’t remember the exact name of the village as it was such a long time ago when I heard it. I’m sorry.
I got both scares from scary for kids.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Monday, September 5, 2011
Daruma-San
This is a different kind of story. It's a scary game people play in Japan. Please do not play this game. I got this story from scaryforkids.com
Daruma-san is a paranormal game that originated in Japan. The game involves summoning a grotesque ghost that will follow you all day. The object of the game is to evade the ghost and prevent it from catching you.
Warning: Do not play Daruma-san. This game can result in very bad things happening to you.
Daruma-san Game Instructions:
Step 1: Before you go to bed at night, take off your clothes and go into the bathroom.
Step 2: Fill the bathtub with water and turn off the lights.
Step 3: Sit in the middle of the bathtub, facing the faucets or taps.
Step 4: Wash your hair, while repeating over and over the words “Daruma-san fell down. Daruma-san fell down.”
Step 5: As you wash your hair, in your mind, you should see an image of a Japanese woman standing in a bathtub. She slips and falls onto a rusty tap. The tap goes through her eye and kills her.
Step 6: Keep repeating the words “Daruma-san fell down. Daruma-san fell down” until you finish washing your hair. Your eyes must remain shut.
You may hear or feel a slight movement in the bathwater behind you. Keep your eyes closed. Do not peek. You have just summoned a ghost.
The ghostly figure of a woman will rise out of the water behind you. You will feel her presence as she stares at you, her head just behind your right shoulder. Her hair is black and tangled. Her clothes are tattered and rotting. She has only one eye. Her left eye is wide open and bloodshot. Her right eye is missing, leaving just a bloody, hollow eye socket.
Step 7: When you sense the presence of the ghost, say out loud “Why did you fall in the bath?”
Step 8: Keeping your eyes shut tightly, stand up, get out of the bath. Be careful not to trip and fall. Immediately leave the bathroom and shut the door behind you. Now it is safe to open your eyes. Leave the water in the bath overnight. Go to sleep.
The next morning, when you wake up, the game will begin. The ghost of the one-eyed woman will be following you. Whenever you turn to look, she will disappear. Throughout the day, when you glance over your right shoulder, you will occasionally catch a glimpse of her. She will get closer and closer as the day goes on. Do not allow her to catch you.
If you glance over your shoulder and see that she is way too close, you should shout “Tomare!” which means “Stop!” Then run away as quickly as possible. This will allow you to put some distance between yourself and the one-eyed woman.
To end the game, you must catch a glimpse of the ghostly woman and shout “Kitta!” which means “I cut you loose!” Then hold out your hand in front of you and swing it down in a cutting motion (like a karate chop).
You should end the game before midnight. Otherwise the one-eyed woman will appear in your dreams and follow you.
Daruma-san Game Rules:
Do not open your eyes when the ghost first appears.
Do not allow the ghost to trip you when you get out of the bath.
Do not re-enter the bathroom after you leave.
Do not drain the bathtub until morning.
Do not allow the one-eyed woman to catch up to you.
A final piece of advice:
Do not play this game. It is very dangerous. Summoning ghosts can result in you getting possessed by a demon or dying in a horrible way. You could also trip and fall in the bath and seriously injure or kill yourself. If you fail to end the game properly, the ghost could continue to follow you for the rest of your life. Do not play this game.
Daruma-san is a paranormal game that originated in Japan. The game involves summoning a grotesque ghost that will follow you all day. The object of the game is to evade the ghost and prevent it from catching you.
Warning: Do not play Daruma-san. This game can result in very bad things happening to you.
Daruma-san Game Instructions:
Step 1: Before you go to bed at night, take off your clothes and go into the bathroom.
Step 2: Fill the bathtub with water and turn off the lights.
Step 3: Sit in the middle of the bathtub, facing the faucets or taps.
Step 4: Wash your hair, while repeating over and over the words “Daruma-san fell down. Daruma-san fell down.”
Step 5: As you wash your hair, in your mind, you should see an image of a Japanese woman standing in a bathtub. She slips and falls onto a rusty tap. The tap goes through her eye and kills her.
Step 6: Keep repeating the words “Daruma-san fell down. Daruma-san fell down” until you finish washing your hair. Your eyes must remain shut.
You may hear or feel a slight movement in the bathwater behind you. Keep your eyes closed. Do not peek. You have just summoned a ghost.
The ghostly figure of a woman will rise out of the water behind you. You will feel her presence as she stares at you, her head just behind your right shoulder. Her hair is black and tangled. Her clothes are tattered and rotting. She has only one eye. Her left eye is wide open and bloodshot. Her right eye is missing, leaving just a bloody, hollow eye socket.
Step 7: When you sense the presence of the ghost, say out loud “Why did you fall in the bath?”
Step 8: Keeping your eyes shut tightly, stand up, get out of the bath. Be careful not to trip and fall. Immediately leave the bathroom and shut the door behind you. Now it is safe to open your eyes. Leave the water in the bath overnight. Go to sleep.
The next morning, when you wake up, the game will begin. The ghost of the one-eyed woman will be following you. Whenever you turn to look, she will disappear. Throughout the day, when you glance over your right shoulder, you will occasionally catch a glimpse of her. She will get closer and closer as the day goes on. Do not allow her to catch you.
If you glance over your shoulder and see that she is way too close, you should shout “Tomare!” which means “Stop!” Then run away as quickly as possible. This will allow you to put some distance between yourself and the one-eyed woman.
To end the game, you must catch a glimpse of the ghostly woman and shout “Kitta!” which means “I cut you loose!” Then hold out your hand in front of you and swing it down in a cutting motion (like a karate chop).
You should end the game before midnight. Otherwise the one-eyed woman will appear in your dreams and follow you.
Daruma-san Game Rules:
Do not open your eyes when the ghost first appears.
Do not allow the ghost to trip you when you get out of the bath.
Do not re-enter the bathroom after you leave.
Do not drain the bathtub until morning.
Do not allow the one-eyed woman to catch up to you.
A final piece of advice:
Do not play this game. It is very dangerous. Summoning ghosts can result in you getting possessed by a demon or dying in a horrible way. You could also trip and fall in the bath and seriously injure or kill yourself. If you fail to end the game properly, the ghost could continue to follow you for the rest of your life. Do not play this game.
Saturday, August 27, 2011
The crayons
The Crayons is a sad and disturbing tale from Japan about a young couple who buy a house that comes complete with an unsolved mystery.
A married couple, who had just returned from their honeymoon, decided to buy a house. The couple were very happy because they managed to get the house at a very cheap price. It was in a nice neighborhood, close to the city and just a short walk from a shopping center.
One day, the husband was walking down the hall when he spotted a red crayon lying on the floor. The couple didn’t have any children, so the husband wondered where the crayon had come from.
“Perhaps the previous residents left it behind”, he said to himself as he casually threw it in the trash.
The next day, the husband came home from work to find another red crayon lying in exactly the same spot. He was very puzzled and decided to ask his wife about it.
The wife grew pale in the face when he brought it up. She told him that, every day since they first moved into the house, she had been finding red crayons when she was cleaning. They were always lying in the same spot, at the end of the hallway.
The husband was standing in the hallway, wondering about this weird phenomenon, when he began to notice something was not quite right. The hallway was too short.
He tapped on the wall at the end of the hallway and heard a hollow sound. Curious, he began peeling off the wallpaper, despite the protests of his wife.
Behind the wallpaper, they found a pair of sliding doors. It was as if someone had carefully hidden the entrance to a closet or a small room.
The husband discovered that the sliding doors had been nailed shut. He got a hammer from his toolbox and began prying out the nails, one by one.
After pulling out the last nail, he slowly opened the sliding door to reveal the small hidden room. Looking inside, they saw that the white walls of the little space were covered with words scribbled in red crayon.
Over and over again were the words “mommy im sorry let me out mommy im sorry let me out mommy im sorry let me out…”
I got this story from scaryforkids.com
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Video for Writings on the Wall!
I have made a video for writings on the wall, the ghost story i put up a few days ago:
Monday, August 22, 2011
かいだん!
A new Japanese ghost story today! I will try to make a video for it later today.
This one isn't really a ghost story, it just a scary one. It's a Japanese urban legend.
The White String is a strange urban legend from Japan about ear piercing. During the 1980s, this legend was popular in japan and a lot of kids were afraid to get their ears pierced because they believed the legend was true.
A young girl desperately wanted to get her ears pierced. Her parents said she was too young, but she pleaded with them, saying that all the other girls in her class had pierced ears. Eventually, her parents relented and agreed to let her do it. They gave her some money and told her to go the the local mall and get her ears pierced in a jewelery store.
Instead, the girl decided to keep the money and do the piercing herself. She got her best friend to help her do it. They heated up a large needle and stuck it through both of the girl’s earlobes. It was quite painful, but in the end, her ears were pierced and she was delighted to be able to wear earrings.
However, a few days later, the girl was in school when she began to feel a pain in her left ear. Her earlobe was extremely itchy. During break time she went into the bathroom and looked in the mirror. Her earlobe was red and inflamed. She began scratching at it.
When she looked closely, she saw what looked like the end of a piece of white string sticking out of the hole in her earlobe. Thinking it was very strange, she started picking and pulling at it. After a few minutes, there was a long piece of white string hanging out of her piercced earlobe. There didn’t seem to be any end to it.
Finally, she got a pair of scissors and cut the string.
Suddenly, everything went black. She couldn’t see.
She was rushed to the emergency room of the local hospital where a doctor examined her. When she told the doctor what had happened, he was shocked.
“I’m sorry, you will be blind for the rest of your life”, he said. “That wasn’t white string. That was your optic nerve.”
This one isn't really a ghost story, it just a scary one. It's a Japanese urban legend.
The White String is a strange urban legend from Japan about ear piercing. During the 1980s, this legend was popular in japan and a lot of kids were afraid to get their ears pierced because they believed the legend was true.
A young girl desperately wanted to get her ears pierced. Her parents said she was too young, but she pleaded with them, saying that all the other girls in her class had pierced ears. Eventually, her parents relented and agreed to let her do it. They gave her some money and told her to go the the local mall and get her ears pierced in a jewelery store.
Instead, the girl decided to keep the money and do the piercing herself. She got her best friend to help her do it. They heated up a large needle and stuck it through both of the girl’s earlobes. It was quite painful, but in the end, her ears were pierced and she was delighted to be able to wear earrings.
However, a few days later, the girl was in school when she began to feel a pain in her left ear. Her earlobe was extremely itchy. During break time she went into the bathroom and looked in the mirror. Her earlobe was red and inflamed. She began scratching at it.
When she looked closely, she saw what looked like the end of a piece of white string sticking out of the hole in her earlobe. Thinking it was very strange, she started picking and pulling at it. After a few minutes, there was a long piece of white string hanging out of her piercced earlobe. There didn’t seem to be any end to it.
Finally, she got a pair of scissors and cut the string.
Suddenly, everything went black. She couldn’t see.
She was rushed to the emergency room of the local hospital where a doctor examined her. When she told the doctor what had happened, he was shocked.
“I’m sorry, you will be blind for the rest of your life”, he said. “That wasn’t white string. That was your optic nerve.”
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Kaidan!
I haven't updated in a long time, I am sorry about this. But it's summer, so I have to do this before summer ends! Japan is the opposite of America when it comes to ghost stories (kaidan), they tell them during the summer, we tell them during the fall.
The Japanese believe that they should tell ghost stories during the summer so that the stories will send chills down their spines, and they can be cool during the hot summers.
I will post a new Japanese ghost story at least every other day until summer is over. And maybe I'll post some in October, too. :)
Today's story is "the writings on the wall.
The Writing on the Wall is a scary tale from Japan about two young boys who explore a creepy old building.
When I was younger, there was a ruined building at the bottom of our street. All of the kids in the area kept well away from it, because the rumor was that it was haunted.
The concrete walls of the old two-story building were cracked and crumbling. The windows were broken and shards of glass lay all over the floor inside.
One evening, as a test of courage, my best friend and I decided to explore the creepy old place.
We climbed in through a window at the back of the building. The whole place was dirty and there was a layer of mud on the wooden floor. As we dusted ourselves off, we looked up and were shocked to see that someone had written the words “I AM DEAD” on the wall near the ceiling.
“Probably just some teenagers trying to scare kids”, I said.
“Yeah, probably…”, replied my friend nervously.
We explored more of the rooms on the ground floor. In a room that appeared to have once been a kitchen of sorts, we found more writing on the wall.
It read “I AM IN A ROOM UPSTAIRS.”
We walked up the creaking stairs to the second floor. I led the way and my friend followed close behind. I wasn’t scared, but he was beginning to get a little jittery.
When we came to the top of the stairs, we turned left and walked cautiously down the narrow hallway. At the end of the hallway was a closed door with some more ominous writing on it.
“YOU WILL FIND ME IN THIS ROOM.”
By now, my friend was shaking with fear. I was quite creeped out too, but I didn’t want to show it. He told me he didn’t want to go any further, but I insisted, telling him there was nothing to be afraid of.
I turned the handle and the door creaked open. We stepped into the room and found it empty. There were two closed doors on either side. There was more creepy writing on the wall.
It read “MY HEAD IS ON THE LEFT AND MY BODY IS ON THE RIGHT.”
As soon as my friend saw this, he completely lost his nerve. He gave a yelp and turned to run away. I caught hold of his arm, but he shook me off and fled out through the open door. I heard his footsteps disappearing off down the hallway.
I held my ground. I was determined to be brave and overcome my fear. Mustering all my courage, I opened the door on the right and walked inside. I walked to the other side of the room and on the wall, written in tiny letters were the words “MY BODY IS UNDERNEATH.”
I looked down at the floor. I was standing on some more writing on the floorboards. I stepped back and saw the words “MY HEAD IS COMING FROM THE ROOM BEHIND YOU. TURN AROUND.”
I heard the door behind me creaking and quickly turned. There was a shadow moving behind the door. Suddenly something rolled into the room and came to a rest against the wall.
It was my friend’s severed head.
His dead, sightless eyes seemed to stare at me. Screaming in horror, I flung myself out through the open window and fell two stories to the ground.
I landed on my side, breaking my arm. In horrible pain, I ran home, crying and yelling for my parents.
The police were called and they searched the old ruined building. At first, they didn’t find anything. There wasn’t even any writing on the wall. They combed the house from top to bottom, but didn’t find any traces of my friend.
Then they pried up the floorboards. His body was lying underneath. They never found his head.
I found this story at scaryforkids.com
Are you chilled? Are the summer days becoming eerie? I'll hopefully post another one tomorrow. And hopefully I'll have it in a video format, too!
The Japanese believe that they should tell ghost stories during the summer so that the stories will send chills down their spines, and they can be cool during the hot summers.
I will post a new Japanese ghost story at least every other day until summer is over. And maybe I'll post some in October, too. :)
Today's story is "the writings on the wall.
The Writing on the Wall is a scary tale from Japan about two young boys who explore a creepy old building.
When I was younger, there was a ruined building at the bottom of our street. All of the kids in the area kept well away from it, because the rumor was that it was haunted.
The concrete walls of the old two-story building were cracked and crumbling. The windows were broken and shards of glass lay all over the floor inside.
One evening, as a test of courage, my best friend and I decided to explore the creepy old place.
We climbed in through a window at the back of the building. The whole place was dirty and there was a layer of mud on the wooden floor. As we dusted ourselves off, we looked up and were shocked to see that someone had written the words “I AM DEAD” on the wall near the ceiling.
“Probably just some teenagers trying to scare kids”, I said.
“Yeah, probably…”, replied my friend nervously.
We explored more of the rooms on the ground floor. In a room that appeared to have once been a kitchen of sorts, we found more writing on the wall.
It read “I AM IN A ROOM UPSTAIRS.”
We walked up the creaking stairs to the second floor. I led the way and my friend followed close behind. I wasn’t scared, but he was beginning to get a little jittery.
When we came to the top of the stairs, we turned left and walked cautiously down the narrow hallway. At the end of the hallway was a closed door with some more ominous writing on it.
“YOU WILL FIND ME IN THIS ROOM.”
By now, my friend was shaking with fear. I was quite creeped out too, but I didn’t want to show it. He told me he didn’t want to go any further, but I insisted, telling him there was nothing to be afraid of.
I turned the handle and the door creaked open. We stepped into the room and found it empty. There were two closed doors on either side. There was more creepy writing on the wall.
It read “MY HEAD IS ON THE LEFT AND MY BODY IS ON THE RIGHT.”
As soon as my friend saw this, he completely lost his nerve. He gave a yelp and turned to run away. I caught hold of his arm, but he shook me off and fled out through the open door. I heard his footsteps disappearing off down the hallway.
I held my ground. I was determined to be brave and overcome my fear. Mustering all my courage, I opened the door on the right and walked inside. I walked to the other side of the room and on the wall, written in tiny letters were the words “MY BODY IS UNDERNEATH.”
I looked down at the floor. I was standing on some more writing on the floorboards. I stepped back and saw the words “MY HEAD IS COMING FROM THE ROOM BEHIND YOU. TURN AROUND.”
I heard the door behind me creaking and quickly turned. There was a shadow moving behind the door. Suddenly something rolled into the room and came to a rest against the wall.
It was my friend’s severed head.
His dead, sightless eyes seemed to stare at me. Screaming in horror, I flung myself out through the open window and fell two stories to the ground.
I landed on my side, breaking my arm. In horrible pain, I ran home, crying and yelling for my parents.
The police were called and they searched the old ruined building. At first, they didn’t find anything. There wasn’t even any writing on the wall. They combed the house from top to bottom, but didn’t find any traces of my friend.
Then they pried up the floorboards. His body was lying underneath. They never found his head.
I found this story at scaryforkids.com
Are you chilled? Are the summer days becoming eerie? I'll hopefully post another one tomorrow. And hopefully I'll have it in a video format, too!
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
History of Haiku
I haven't posted in so long. I've been working on the MangaOption! game, which is now turning out to be more like a visual novel. The first chapter should be up soon! Anyway.... I had to do a project in school, I chose to do it on Haiku!
Basho
“Lightning flash—
what I thought were faces
are plumes of pampas grass.”
what I thought were faces
are plumes of pampas grass.”
-Basho
What is Haiku? Is it simply a poem with three lines in it? Would you ever associate Haiku with the spirituality of Buddhism? Haiku is so much more than just a poem. Many people can write Haiku, but not many people can tell you how Haiku came to be. Haiku is an extremely short type of Japanese poetry that can take years to master. Haiku has three lines, and seventeen syllables with a 5-7-5 syllable count. The poem tries to focus on one significant moment in time. In the Haiku above, written by Basho, he tries to focus in on a lightning flash.
Haiku is closely related to the spirituality of Buddhism, and Yugen. Yugen is an appreciation of beauty and art in Japan. Yugen suggests things, and doesn’t state them directly, much like a Haiku. Only a few words can suggest the true meaning of what hasn’t been said. It aims to open up inner thoughts and feelings. It focuses on one particular moment, and describes it just enough to understand, but little enough so it is open to interpretation. Because everything in Haiku is usually suggested, it can take years and years to master this Japanese art form.
Haiku is taken from another Japanese form of poem, tanka. Tanka is a poem made up of the rhyme scheme 5-7-5-7-7. Most tanka was written to explore the themes of religion or being proper. It was a popular thing to link tanka verses together. One person would write the first line of 5-7-5, and the next person would write the next 7-7 line of the poem. After that, the poem would continue in a constant line of 5-7-5-7-7, 5-7-5-7-7. Lines of a tanka could go on for thousands and thousands of lines of poetry. Linking the verses was known as renga.
Hokku (hok-oo) is the starting line in Haiku (in Japanese, Hokku literally means,”starting verse”. Hokku starts the theme and the tone for the rest of the short poem. Authors of hokku were greatly respected among other poets. Masaoka Shiki (1867-1902) was mainly responsible for hokku being read as a single poem, even shorter than haiku. Hokku is where the word haiku comes from.
Basho, Buson and Issa lived in Japan’s Edo Period; the Edo period was from 1600 – 1868. They were considered great masters of Hokku. Their work still influences how people write haiku today. They were born in rural villages. All of them spent years perfecting their poetry. They were poet-wanders. Poet-wanders roam around the land, and try to experience the words they write before they are written, a long Japanese tradition.
Basho is the father of Haiku. When he was young, he studied Taoism and classical Chinese poetry. When he first began to write poetry, he only wrote according to the “rules” of writing poetry. Japanese poetry at that time had an elegant, refined style. Basho eventually broke free of these “rules” and became a poet-wanderer. He kept a journal of many of the things that he experienced.
Today, Haiku is still one of the popular forms of poetry to write. Even today, many people are still influenced by haiku. The poem is short, and yet so full of meaning, many people read haiku to get caught up in a single moment and try to understand it. In almost every country there is a haiku society. There are many books and websites all about haiku. Many English speakers have adapted haiku writing to their own style and have changed things in the traditional form to fit their form of a haiku, like using things in the poem that are common today, but would not have been common when haiku was first made. English also has very different grammar and words than Japanese, and an English haiku with seventeen syllables can sound like they’re saying to much.
One of the most important aspects of haiku is that it aims to capture a satori (a single, amazing moment). Haiku contains simple, and direct language, and not abstract words. Haiku contains a kigo, a kigo is an image of nature that is usually in the first or third line.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Learn Japanese with Manga!
I have been working on a project for a while now called: Manga Option!
And I need your help.
Manga Option! is a game I made where you can learn Japanese with a manga/visual novel. When I was first learning Japanese I had always wanted something like this, so I make one for you guys! The format in the game right now will not stay the same. This is a test run I made using other people's images. I (and maybe you) will be drawing the rest.
I can't do this alone, I need everyone's help.
The whole point of this game is to teach Japanese, and Japanese culture all in one. So, when you guys help out with the story keep that in mind.
To play the demo please go to this page:
http://www.yoyogames.com/games/170974-manga-option
You have to download it, but it is not a big file. and I PROMISE there are NO viruses.
If you guys have anymore ideas for the story, or if you want to submit images, please comment below.
CONTEST!!! (in place of a bonus)
I am having a contest. Whoever draws the best Haruka and Aki (you can draw both or either) their image will be used in the final version of the game. I'll narrow it down, and then have everyone vote.
To enter, please e-mail your image to me at: japanaiblog@yahoo.com
Image MUST be original
If image is found to be unoriginal, you will be banned from the contest.
By submitting your image, I will have the rights to your image.
(don't be scared of that legal stuff, if you submit your image, and I don't use it, then you can 'have' all the rights to your image back. I won't hold it against you.) ; )
Thanks for reading!
***IMPORTANT UPDATE***
I just tryed to download it off of the site to make sure that it worked, but you might have trouble downloading it. If you have trouble downloading it, please use the following steps to play the game:
1. Download GameMaker 8 (NO VIRUS I PROMISE!)
http://www.yoyogames.com/gamemaker/try
2. go back to this page:
http://www.yoyogames.com/games/170974-manga-option
Click download
3. When file asks you to "find" or "save" click "save", and select the folder you want to put it in
4. When it's done, something should come up that says "open"
Click open
If nothing comes up, find the file and click on it
5. You will be presented with a screen that asks you what you want to open the file with.
Click Browse.
Select "Game Maker 8"
6. Open the file using game maker 8
7. Click on the small green arrow at the top of the screen
8. Enjoy the Game!
©Manga Option!
And I need your help.
Manga Option! is a game I made where you can learn Japanese with a manga/visual novel. When I was first learning Japanese I had always wanted something like this, so I make one for you guys! The format in the game right now will not stay the same. This is a test run I made using other people's images. I (and maybe you) will be drawing the rest.
I can't do this alone, I need everyone's help.
The whole point of this game is to teach Japanese, and Japanese culture all in one. So, when you guys help out with the story keep that in mind.
To play the demo please go to this page:
http://www.yoyogames.com/games/170974-manga-option
You have to download it, but it is not a big file. and I PROMISE there are NO viruses.
If you guys have anymore ideas for the story, or if you want to submit images, please comment below.
CONTEST!!! (in place of a bonus)
I am having a contest. Whoever draws the best Haruka and Aki (you can draw both or either) their image will be used in the final version of the game. I'll narrow it down, and then have everyone vote.
To enter, please e-mail your image to me at: japanaiblog@yahoo.com
Image MUST be original
If image is found to be unoriginal, you will be banned from the contest.
By submitting your image, I will have the rights to your image.
(don't be scared of that legal stuff, if you submit your image, and I don't use it, then you can 'have' all the rights to your image back. I won't hold it against you.) ; )
Thanks for reading!
***IMPORTANT UPDATE***
I just tryed to download it off of the site to make sure that it worked, but you might have trouble downloading it. If you have trouble downloading it, please use the following steps to play the game:
1. Download GameMaker 8 (NO VIRUS I PROMISE!)
http://www.yoyogames.com/gamemaker/try
2. go back to this page:
http://www.yoyogames.com/games/170974-manga-option
Click download
3. When file asks you to "find" or "save" click "save", and select the folder you want to put it in
4. When it's done, something should come up that says "open"
Click open
If nothing comes up, find the file and click on it
5. You will be presented with a screen that asks you what you want to open the file with.
Click Browse.
Select "Game Maker 8"
6. Open the file using game maker 8
7. Click on the small green arrow at the top of the screen
©Manga Option!
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Anime IS important when learning about Japanese culture
When I first started this blog, my first post was that "this is not an anime otaku site", and it isn't - but Anime IS important. Most people who are trying to teach people about Japan intentionally leave out Anime, Manga, Japanese Pop Culture. Anime may not be the main thing to teach someone when teaching about Japanese culture, but it IS important.
Think about our American singers, actors, and everything we have. If you were teaching someone about American culture of course your going to have to mention Lady Gaga's new song or that new movie, "Black Swan". Why? Because if you had no idea what they were, people would become confused very quickly.
If people didn't teach anyone about Anime/Manga, they would go into a Japanese store and wonder what all the strange books, and weird movies were on the shelves.
Everything in a culture is there for a reason,
"For people saying it doesn't affect the culture at all, they are right but wrong. Anime is part of Japanese culture. Entertainment such as animation, music and film is an important part of many cultures, including Japan. Also, it's not entertainment that affects culture, it's culture that effects entertainment (for the most part.)"
- Unknown
BONUS!!!!!
Although, learning Japanese from Anime is NOT something you should try to do....
This video isn't mine, it was made by Koichi at Tofugu (http://www.tofugu.com/)
Thanks for reading!
Think about our American singers, actors, and everything we have. If you were teaching someone about American culture of course your going to have to mention Lady Gaga's new song or that new movie, "Black Swan". Why? Because if you had no idea what they were, people would become confused very quickly.
If people didn't teach anyone about Anime/Manga, they would go into a Japanese store and wonder what all the strange books, and weird movies were on the shelves.
Everything in a culture is there for a reason,
"For people saying it doesn't affect the culture at all, they are right but wrong. Anime is part of Japanese culture. Entertainment such as animation, music and film is an important part of many cultures, including Japan. Also, it's not entertainment that affects culture, it's culture that effects entertainment (for the most part.)"
- Unknown
BONUS!!!!!
Although, learning Japanese from Anime is NOT something you should try to do....
This video isn't mine, it was made by Koichi at Tofugu (http://www.tofugu.com/)
Thanks for reading!
Friday, April 8, 2011
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Using the Playstation 3 to Study Japanese
Playastation 3... well... what can it do?
That's right... it only does everything.
Now it does everything plus 1, study Japanese!
If you have internet, then you can sign up for the Japanese Playstation Netowrk and download a lot of demos in Japanese. There is also something called "Playstation Home"
It is a MMO that Playstation has created and you can interact with people in Japan on a daily basis. It also has a lot of things that coincide with the Japanese culture. This is probably more for people who are more advanced in Japanese, but I think anyone who is more advanced should do this because I've learned so many new words that I constantly aply over and over. You can also download videos for games and movies in Japanese. This also allows you to keep up with current Japanese culture. I have also had many oppurtunities to talk to native speakers about grammer and when to use certain things I wasn't 100% sure about when I should use.
The Platstation 3 is reigon free, so you can play Japanese games without having a Japanese Playstation 3.
You should definitly use the Playstation 3 to study Japanese!
The only downside to this is that there is barely any ふりがな (furigana) (the Japanese Alphabet written above Kanji)
More information:
http://playstationhome.jp/ (Japanese, but can be translated by Google)
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/02/27/irem-creates-japanese-festival-themed-home-space/
http://www.gameinformer.com/blogs/members/b/meta77_blog/archive/2009/12/24/is-it-just-me-or-is-the-japanes-home-better-than-the-us-version.aspx
BONUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Playstation Home cheats: http://gamrreview.vgchartz.com/cheats/17534/playstation-home/
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Why you should learn Kanji meaning before the Reading.
Meaning before Reading.
I have found, when studying Kanji that knowing the meaning before the reading has helped me much more than just seeing this: 本 and then the computer or textbook says THIS MEANS HON! THIS CAN BE USED IN THIS AND THIS AND THAT AND THIS.... and so on.
It's intimidating.
Your brain works better when you can connect things, and if you learn the meaning before the reading, then your brain can connect it better to other things and you will remember it longer.
I recommend:
Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig
Vol 1.: http://www.amazon.com/Remembering-Kanji-Vol-Complete-Characters/dp/0824831659/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1302147088&sr=8-2
Vol 2.: http://www.amazon.com/Remembering-Kanji-Vol-Systematic-Characters/dp/0824831667/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b
Vol. 3: http://www.amazon.com/Remembering-Kanji-Characters-Upper-Level-Proficiency/dp/0824831675/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1302147215&sr=1-2
Kanji de Manga by Glenn Kardy and Chihiro Hattori
http://www.amazon.com/Kanji-Manga-Special-Box-Set/dp/492120506X/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1302147252&sr=1-2
Kanji in Mangaland by Marc Bernabe, Veronica Calafell, Alberto Aldarabi, and Gea Cassinelo
http://www.amazon.com/Kanji-MangaLand-1-Marc-Bernabe/dp/4889962212/ref=sr_1_11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1302147252&sr=1-11
BONUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (*sigh* once again... I try.... I think everyone who reads to the end should get a reward)
Remembering the KANA!
http://www.amazon.com/Remembering-Kana-Reading-Japanese-Syllabaries/dp/0824831640/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1302147525&sr=1-1
Hope this helped anyone who wants to learn Kanji, and... Kana!
I have found, when studying Kanji that knowing the meaning before the reading has helped me much more than just seeing this: 本 and then the computer or textbook says THIS MEANS HON! THIS CAN BE USED IN THIS AND THIS AND THAT AND THIS.... and so on.
It's intimidating.
Your brain works better when you can connect things, and if you learn the meaning before the reading, then your brain can connect it better to other things and you will remember it longer.
I recommend:
Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig
Vol 1.: http://www.amazon.com/Remembering-Kanji-Vol-Complete-Characters/dp/0824831659/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1302147088&sr=8-2
Vol 2.: http://www.amazon.com/Remembering-Kanji-Vol-Systematic-Characters/dp/0824831667/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b
Vol. 3: http://www.amazon.com/Remembering-Kanji-Characters-Upper-Level-Proficiency/dp/0824831675/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1302147215&sr=1-2
Kanji de Manga by Glenn Kardy and Chihiro Hattori
http://www.amazon.com/Kanji-Manga-Special-Box-Set/dp/492120506X/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1302147252&sr=1-2
Kanji in Mangaland by Marc Bernabe, Veronica Calafell, Alberto Aldarabi, and Gea Cassinelo
http://www.amazon.com/Kanji-MangaLand-1-Marc-Bernabe/dp/4889962212/ref=sr_1_11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1302147252&sr=1-11
BONUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (*sigh* once again... I try.... I think everyone who reads to the end should get a reward)
Remembering the KANA!
http://www.amazon.com/Remembering-Kana-Reading-Japanese-Syllabaries/dp/0824831640/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1302147525&sr=1-1
Hope this helped anyone who wants to learn Kanji, and... Kana!
Saturday, March 19, 2011
TOFUGU TV!
For those of you who don't know I follow Koichi on Tofugu (http://tofugu.com/). He is my favorite 'Japanese blogger'. He has recently went to japan, and he created a documentary about Japan called 'Tofugu TV'. It;s like one of those things you see on the travel channel, but all about Japan. He posted the first episode a few days ago, and it's amazing! You guys shouls really keep up with it (and Tofugu).
Here's the first episode:
Here's the first episode:
Monday, March 14, 2011
HAPPY WHITE DAY!
In light of what happened on Friday, Japan has some good news today!
"White Day (ホワイトデー Howaito dē) is a day celebrated in Japan on March 14, one month after Valentine's Day. It is also observed in South Korea.
In Japan, Valentine's Day is observed by females who present chocolate gifts (either store-bought or handmade), usually to a male, as an expression of love, courtesy or social obligation. A handmade chocolate is usually preferred by the receiver, because it is a sign that the receiving male is the girl's "only one". On White Day, the converse happens: males who received a honmei-choco (本命チョコ?, "chocolate of love") or giri-choco (義理チョコ?, "courtesy chocolate") on Valentine's Day are expected to return the favor by giving gifts, usually more expensive. Traditionally, popular White Day gifts are cookies, jewellery, white chocolate, white lingerie and marshmallows.[1] Sometimes the term sanbai gaeshi (三倍返し?, literally, "triple the return") is used to describe the generally recited rule that the return gift should be two to three times the cost of the Valentine's gift.[2]
White Day was first celebrated in 1978 in Japan. It was started by the National Confectionery Industry Association (全国飴菓子工業協同組合) as an "answer day" to Valentine's Day on the grounds that men should pay back the women who gave them chocolate and other gifts on Valentine's Day. In 1977, a Fukuoka-based confectionery company, Ishimura Manseido (石村萬盛堂), marketed marshmallows to men on March 14, calling it Marshmallow Day (マシュマロデー).[4]
Soon thereafter, confectionery companies began marketing white chocolate. Now, men give both white and dark chocolate, as well as other edible and non-edible gifts, such as jewelry or objects of sentimental value, or white clothing like lingerie, to women from whom they received chocolate on Valentine's Day one month earlier. If the chocolate given to him was giri-choco, the man, likewise, may not be expressing actual romantic interest, but rather a social obligation."
- Copied from Wikipdia because I feel no need to "reinvent the wheel"
In conclusion, white day is the opposite of Valentines day in Japan. On Valentines day, girls give guys stuff. On White day, guys give girls stuff. I like this idea, I wish we did it in America.
BONUS! (I try...)
This may not have anything to wth Japan, but I thought it was very intesting:
"Black Day (April 14) is a South Korean informal tradition for single people to get together and eat jajangmyeon (noodles with black bean sauce); sometimes a white sauce is mixed for those who did not celebrate White Day.
The idea is that those who did not give or receive gifts on Valentine's Day (February 14) or White Day (March 14) can get together and eat jajangmyeon, white Korean noodles with black bean sauce, to celebrate their singledom.
In Singapore, Black Day serves as a back up day for White Day, should couples decide to save money and skip Valentine's Day all together, as prices are usually heavily inflated on that day. This would mean that the girl gives chocolate on White Day, and the guy 'returns' on Black Day."
- Copied From Wikipedia
It's gonna be a sad white day in Sendai....
"White Day (ホワイトデー Howaito dē) is a day celebrated in Japan on March 14, one month after Valentine's Day. It is also observed in South Korea.
In Japan, Valentine's Day is observed by females who present chocolate gifts (either store-bought or handmade), usually to a male, as an expression of love, courtesy or social obligation. A handmade chocolate is usually preferred by the receiver, because it is a sign that the receiving male is the girl's "only one". On White Day, the converse happens: males who received a honmei-choco (本命チョコ?, "chocolate of love") or giri-choco (義理チョコ?, "courtesy chocolate") on Valentine's Day are expected to return the favor by giving gifts, usually more expensive. Traditionally, popular White Day gifts are cookies, jewellery, white chocolate, white lingerie and marshmallows.[1] Sometimes the term sanbai gaeshi (三倍返し?, literally, "triple the return") is used to describe the generally recited rule that the return gift should be two to three times the cost of the Valentine's gift.[2]
White Day was first celebrated in 1978 in Japan. It was started by the National Confectionery Industry Association (全国飴菓子工業協同組合) as an "answer day" to Valentine's Day on the grounds that men should pay back the women who gave them chocolate and other gifts on Valentine's Day. In 1977, a Fukuoka-based confectionery company, Ishimura Manseido (石村萬盛堂), marketed marshmallows to men on March 14, calling it Marshmallow Day (マシュマロデー).[4]
Soon thereafter, confectionery companies began marketing white chocolate. Now, men give both white and dark chocolate, as well as other edible and non-edible gifts, such as jewelry or objects of sentimental value, or white clothing like lingerie, to women from whom they received chocolate on Valentine's Day one month earlier. If the chocolate given to him was giri-choco, the man, likewise, may not be expressing actual romantic interest, but rather a social obligation."
- Copied from Wikipdia because I feel no need to "reinvent the wheel"
In conclusion, white day is the opposite of Valentines day in Japan. On Valentines day, girls give guys stuff. On White day, guys give girls stuff. I like this idea, I wish we did it in America.
BONUS! (I try...)
This may not have anything to wth Japan, but I thought it was very intesting:
"Black Day (April 14) is a South Korean informal tradition for single people to get together and eat jajangmyeon (noodles with black bean sauce); sometimes a white sauce is mixed for those who did not celebrate White Day.
The idea is that those who did not give or receive gifts on Valentine's Day (February 14) or White Day (March 14) can get together and eat jajangmyeon, white Korean noodles with black bean sauce, to celebrate their singledom.
In Singapore, Black Day serves as a back up day for White Day, should couples decide to save money and skip Valentine's Day all together, as prices are usually heavily inflated on that day. This would mean that the girl gives chocolate on White Day, and the guy 'returns' on Black Day."
- Copied From Wikipedia
It's gonna be a sad white day in Sendai....
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Nancy Drew goes Japan!
After what happened yesterday, I thought that I'd make a happy post.
Game Play
How this game can help your Japanese Language learning and understanding of culture
This game takes place in Kyoto, Japan (and an extra plus plus for me because that's where I really want to go when I visit Japan) There is Japanese writing EVERYWHERE! (notice the emphasis, it is very important). The signs, the books, everything! If you can read Japanese well, you may find yourself having an "over advantage" in the game because somethings require you to look up Japanese Hiragana characters, and if you know them, you'll get done faster.Every sign is in Japanese (and a lot in Hiragana and Katakana, so not a lot of Kanji required to read them) There is even a part where Miwako is speaking Japanese! (again, over advantages).
There is a part whre every day, if you go over to the Grandmother's room, she will give you a culture lesson! You can have up to three lessons: Katakana (write Nancy's name in Katakana), Origami, and a traditional tea ceremony.
This game combines everything that you will come across in Japan, if they made an actual Japanese language-culture game like this, it would be the most perfect thing ever (not kidding). it has horror, it has かわいい！！！！(kawaii - cute), it has language spoken and written. It is perfect!
It's rated E10+ so it's nothing bad
Here's a link to where you can get a copy:
http://www.amazon.com/Nancy-Drew-Shadow-Waters-Edge-Mac/dp/B0041CASX2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1299974295&sr=1-1
If you've read this far in the post, here's a secret most people don't notice:
This game is a 'horror' story.
This game has parts about the Grudge
This game had parts from the Ring
The OFFICAL abbriviation is SAW
Comment if you notice something a little off, or ODD about this...
This may be sort of late, seeing as the game came out last year, but I loved this game! It's called "Nancy Drew: Shadow at the water's edge". It was almost like an immersion language learning Japanese program. For those of you who don't know what the Nancy Drew games are, they are an interactive mystery. You solve the mystery from Nancy Drew's perspective, a first person look. These games aren't low quality, either, they are 3D and have really good animation.
This game opens up when Nancy drew walks into the Ryokan (a traditional Japanese Inn). She walks over to the front desk and meets Miwako. As they are talking, a picture falls from the wall. Yes, this game is a 'haunted house' story, perfect for Japan (I think). As the mystery unfolds you will find that the game will remind you of "The Ring" (originally a Japanese film), and "The Grudge" (again, orginally a Japanese film). This game also has it's good, funny moments (like all horror should lol) (was that a cheesy joke?).How this game can help your Japanese Language learning and understanding of culture
This game takes place in Kyoto, Japan (and an extra plus plus for me because that's where I really want to go when I visit Japan) There is Japanese writing EVERYWHERE! (notice the emphasis, it is very important). The signs, the books, everything! If you can read Japanese well, you may find yourself having an "over advantage" in the game because somethings require you to look up Japanese Hiragana characters, and if you know them, you'll get done faster.Every sign is in Japanese (and a lot in Hiragana and Katakana, so not a lot of Kanji required to read them) There is even a part where Miwako is speaking Japanese! (again, over advantages).
There is a part whre every day, if you go over to the Grandmother's room, she will give you a culture lesson! You can have up to three lessons: Katakana (write Nancy's name in Katakana), Origami, and a traditional tea ceremony.
This game combines everything that you will come across in Japan, if they made an actual Japanese language-culture game like this, it would be the most perfect thing ever (not kidding). it has horror, it has かわいい！！！！(kawaii - cute), it has language spoken and written. It is perfect!
It's rated E10+ so it's nothing bad
Here's a link to where you can get a copy:
http://www.amazon.com/Nancy-Drew-Shadow-Waters-Edge-Mac/dp/B0041CASX2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1299974295&sr=1-1
If you've read this far in the post, here's a secret most people don't notice:
This game is a 'horror' story.
This game has parts about the Grudge
This game had parts from the Ring
The OFFICAL abbriviation is SAW
Comment if you notice something a little off, or ODD about this...
Friday, March 11, 2011
BIGGEST EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN IN THE LAST 140 YEARS!
I couldn't believe it when I heard it, even though it is inevitable that Japan will have earthquakes, one this big just blew me way. I was so sad when I heard about it. I can't really tell you much about what happened, but I think Tofugu (another Japan blog I follow) explains it phenomenally. Here is the link to the page where he talks about it: http://www.tofugu.com/2011/03/11/the-biggest-earthquake-ever-recorded-japan/
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
The best way to study Japanese vocabulary
Okay, so if your on this site, if your interested in Japanese culture, history, art, anime, all that stuff, you'll probably be wanting to learn Japanese. So I will also post interesting things I see in learning Japanese. This is the way that I stody Japanese vocabulary:
How did I learn a lot of the English words I know? By reading! I was a big reader when I was younger and most people found my vocabulary to be quite extensive (notice the big word) vocabulary. So, I thought, why wouldn't learning vocabulary in Japanese be any different? Don't worry, you don't need to a single thing about Japanese, you don't need to know Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji or ANY Japanese sentence structure.
Read this excerpt from Alice in Wonderland:
Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, 'and what is the use of a book,' thought Alice 'without pictures or conversation?'
Now replace the English words with words you want to learn in Japanese:
Alice was beginning to get very Tsukareta of sitting by her Imōto on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the Hon her Imōto was reading, but it had no Shashin or conversations in it, 'and what is the use of a Hon,' thought Alice 'without Shashin or conversation?'
Now it is just like learning synonyms for words in English!
How did I learn a lot of the English words I know? By reading! I was a big reader when I was younger and most people found my vocabulary to be quite extensive (notice the big word) vocabulary. So, I thought, why wouldn't learning vocabulary in Japanese be any different? Don't worry, you don't need to a single thing about Japanese, you don't need to know Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji or ANY Japanese sentence structure.
Read this excerpt from Alice in Wonderland:
Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, 'and what is the use of a book,' thought Alice 'without pictures or conversation?'
Now replace the English words with words you want to learn in Japanese:
Alice was beginning to get very Tsukareta of sitting by her Imōto on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the Hon her Imōto was reading, but it had no Shashin or conversations in it, 'and what is the use of a Hon,' thought Alice 'without Shashin or conversation?'
Now it is just like learning synonyms for words in English!
Monday, March 7, 2011
はじめまして！
私のなまえは二コルです。
Hello! Hajimemashite! Welcome to Japan Ai. This is my blog about Japan. I'll post everything I fing about Japan here. Japan is an amazing place with a rich history. I love looking at everything Japanese. If your wondering, this is not an 'アニメおたく' blog (anime otaku) (In the nicest words, otaku means 'obsessed'). I do enjot watching anime, I may even post some anime things sometimes. Anime's not bad. I love anime. But even before I knew what anime was, way back; way, way back when I was very young I was always interested in Asian history and culture, primarily Japan.
What I named this website after:
Okay, so I was looking for a 'witty' saying to name this blog, I would have thought that this title would already be taken, but I have it now. : )
I found this:
I thought the title was very clever, so I 'stole' it. Well, anyway, whatever I find I'll post here.
Hello! Hajimemashite! Welcome to Japan Ai. This is my blog about Japan. I'll post everything I fing about Japan here. Japan is an amazing place with a rich history. I love looking at everything Japanese. If your wondering, this is not an 'アニメおたく' blog (anime otaku) (In the nicest words, otaku means 'obsessed'). I do enjot watching anime, I may even post some anime things sometimes. Anime's not bad. I love anime. But even before I knew what anime was, way back; way, way back when I was very young I was always interested in Asian history and culture, primarily Japan.
What I named this website after:
Okay, so I was looking for a 'witty' saying to name this blog, I would have thought that this title would already be taken, but I have it now. : )
I found this:
I thought the title was very clever, so I 'stole' it. Well, anyway, whatever I find I'll post here.
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