Finding Treasures
Finding Treasures
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51: Beginner’s Mind
Season 3 is here! Starting fresh, this zen word, Beginner’s Mind, inspired me. Thank you for your support!! Looking forward to the new season!!Key Words:Shoshin 初心Beginner’s Mind————-I would love to h...
50: In the Season of Manjyushage (Red Spider Lilies)
As we pass the autumn equinox, manjyushage starts to bloom in Japan. In this episode, I talk about the exciting topic of the equinox, the season of o-higan, and blooming red spider lilies. Check out Instagram and Facebook for my painting of red...
49: Let’s Learn a Children Song “Mushi no Koe (Voices of Insects)”
In autumn, we hear the sound of insects. Here is a children song with pleasant insect onomatopoeia, first published in 1910.秋になると虫の声が聞こえてきますよね。明治43年初出され、虫のオノマトペが心地よい童謡「虫のこえ」をご紹介します。Song practice: 15:32Whole song singing: 34:36...
48:How the Japanese Hear Nature Sound
Japanese is a vowel driven language. A research published in 1978 revels that the Japanese hear the sound of nature in an unusual way because of the characteristics of the Japanese language.日本語は母音が強い言語です。昭和53年に発表された研究によると日本人は自然界の音を少し変わった...