交通公園 Kotsu-Koen (Traffic Parks) are a fun, free place for kids to learn the rules of the road in Japan.
LWIF EP22: LWIF Reacts v1 – Cannons, the Queen, and Durian Popcorn
Hello World! Thank you so much for sharing your stories, pictures, and videos with us! We couldn’t react to them all in the video, but we did read and see them all! New regular video coming soon! Exclamation!!!!!!
LWIF EP21: Making Authentic Neapolitan Pizza… in Japan
Aiko and Shin learn to make authentic Neapolitan pizza from Japanese chef Naoto Tsurumi at his luna e dolce restaurant. They learnt that awesome pizza is a blend of dedication and fresh, quality ingredients.
LWIF EP20: What a Very Old Japanese House is Like
Aiko and Shin visit their Great Uncle’s house and pay respects to their ancestors. The house has a storehouse (kura) that may or may not have hidden treasures as well as a separate house just for guests.
EP 19: Summer Fireworks in Japan
Fireworks are very popular in Japan, and nearly every one of Tokyo’s 23 wards launches them during the weekends in the summer. Access by car would not be possible for most venues, so most people arrive by train, bike, or foot.
LWIF EP18: What Japanese Lunch is Like (Chahan)
Shoko and Aiko make some lunch, which includes chahan (Japanese fried rice), viking salad (バイキングサラダ), and peach jelly for dessert.
LWIF EP17: Visiting the Ise Grand Shrine (伊勢神宮 Ise Jingū)
Hello world! The Ise Grand Shrine is a Shinto shrine complex that is made up of multiple shrines (mainly in two locations). Legend has it that it was founded around 2,000 years ago, but the first known building of a shrine in the area occurred in 692, so still a long time ago! Although the grounds are ancient, the buildings are rebuilt every twenty years, “as part of the Shinto belief about the death and renewal of nature and the impermanence of all things (wabi-sabi) and as a way of passing building techniques from one generation to the next” (source:…
LWIF EP16: Exploring an Old Town in the Japanese Countryside (Inaka)
Hello World! We’ve shown a lot of videos about life in Tokyo, but what does and old town in the Japanese inaka (countryside) look like? Shin and his Daddy explore the bamboo forests and rice fields, finding graveyards and shrines along the way.
LWIF EP15: What’s Life Like Where You’re From?
We’ve made a few videos about what life is like for us in Japan, but we’ve always wanted to know what life is like where you’re from. So, we made www.lifewhereimfrom.com so you can share your stories, photos, and videos!
LWIF EP14: Cicadas (せみ) – The Sound of Summer in Japan
Hello World! If you ask any Japanese person what summer sounds like, I bet they’ll say like せみ (cicadas). They emerge in late July / August when summer really starts getting hot (and loud!) Aiko’s Mum hates せみ, so whatever you do, DON’T show her this video!