🗺️ Tour Guide
全国通訳案内士の二次口述の対策に。日本文化を外国語で説明させられる唯一の国家試験
794 entries (page 1 of 14)Tap a title to open the full entry: three lengths of English explanation, the questions people actually ask, ready-made phrases and audio.
- ArtsEssential geisha and maiko芸者と舞妓professional entertainers trained in dance, music and hosting
- ArtsEssential nihon teien日本庭園the traditional garden
- ArtsEssential haiku俳句the seventeen-syllable poem
- ArtsEssential ukiyo-e浮世絵woodblock prints
- ArtsEssential bonsai盆栽trees grown in trays
- ArtsEssential wadaiko和太鼓Japanese drums and the ensembles that play them
- BuddhismEssential ohakamairiお墓参りvisiting the family grave
- BuddhismEssential gojunoto五重塔the five-storied pagoda
- BuddhismEssential Zen禅a school of Buddhism built on seated meditation
- BuddhismEssential daibutsu大仏the great Buddha statues
- BuddhismEssential nihon no bukkyo日本の仏教how Buddhism arrived, changed, and ended up handling funerals
- BuddhismEssential butsuzo no miwakekata仏像の見分け方the four ranks of Buddhist image and how to read them
- Martial ArtsEssential puro yakyuプロ野球Japanese professional baseball
- Martial ArtsEssential mawashiまわしthe thick belt a sumo wrestler wraps around the body and grips during a bout
- Martial ArtsEssential kata型a prearranged sequence of moves practiced alone or against an imagined opponent
- Martial ArtsEssential gyoji行司the referee who judges a sumo bout
- Martial ArtsEssential judo柔道the martial art that became an Olympic sport
- Martial ArtsEssential sumo相撲Japanese wrestling with Shinto roots, often called the national sport
- Martial ArtsEssential dojo道場a training hall
- ClothingEssential kimono着物the traditional Japanese garment
- ClothingEssential migimae着物の右前wearing a kimono with the left side over the right
- ClothingEssential furoshiki風呂敷a wrapping cloth
- ClothingEssential yukata浴衣a light cotton kimono for summer
- ConceptsEssential okagesama deおかげさまでthanks to you and to unseen help
- ConceptsEssential omotenashiおもてなしJapanese hospitality
- ConceptsEssential isshokenmei一生懸命with everything you have
- ConceptsEssential kanji hiragana katakana漢字・ひらがな・カタカナwhy Japanese is written with three writing systems at once
- ConceptsEssential omoiyari思いやりimagining how the other person feels
- ConceptsEssential ishi no ue nimo sannen石の上にも三年three years sitting on a stone
- ConceptsEssential senpai and kohai先輩・後輩seniors and juniors
- CraftsEssential kintsugi金継ぎrepairing broken pottery with lacquer and gold
- Annual EventsEssential osechiおせち料理the New Year food packed in stacked boxes
- Annual EventsEssential oshogatsuお正月the Japanese New Year
- Annual EventsEssential obonお盆the summer festival for returning ancestors
- Annual EventsEssential kodomo no hiこどもの日Children's Day and the carp streamers
- Annual EventsEssential howaito deホワイトデーMarch 14, the return gift for Valentine's Day
- Annual EventsEssential matsuri祭りa local festival
- Annual EventsEssential hatsumode初詣the first shrine visit of the year
- Annual EventsEssential hinamatsuri雛祭りthe doll festival on March 3rd
- Annual EventsEssential osoji大掃除the year-end deep clean
- Annual EventsEssential toshikoshi soba年越しそばNew Year's Eve noodles
- Annual EventsEssential haha no hi to chichi no hi母の日と父の日how Japan observes the two imported family days
- Annual EventsEssential bonenkai and shinnenkai忘年会と新年会year-end and new-year parties
- Annual EventsEssential bon odori盆踊りthe summer circle dance
- FolkloreEssential omikujiおみくじfortune slips at shrines
- FolkloreEssential Urashima Taro浦島太郎the fisherman who spends three days under the sea and returns three hundred years later
- FolkloreEssential engi縁起whether something is considered lucky or unlucky
- FolkloreEssential eto干支the twelve-year cycle of zodiac animals
- FolkloreEssential maneki neko招き猫the beckoning cat
- FolkloreEssential senbazuru千羽鶴a thousand folded cranes, given as a wish for recovery or peace
- FolkloreEssential Momotaro桃太郎the boy born from a peach who goes to fight demons
- FolkloreEssential nihon no mukashibanashi日本の昔話the handful of stories every Japanese child grows up knowing
- Food & DrinkEssential unagiうなぎfreshwater eel, grilled and glazed
- Food & DrinkEssential ochazukeお茶漬けrice with tea or broth poured over it
- Food & DrinkEssential katsudonカツ丼the pork cutlet rice bowl students eat before an exam
- Food & DrinkEssential sukiyakiすき焼きbeef simmered at the table
- Food & DrinkEssential soba and udonそばとうどんthe two traditional Japanese noodles
- Food & DrinkEssential bia gadenビアガーデンthe rooftop beer gardens that open only for the summer
- Food & DrinkEssential manjuまんじゅうthe steamed bun filled with sweet bean paste
- Food & DrinkEssential wasabiわさびJapanese horseradish grated from a fresh root