Sankt Nikolaus (the German Santa Claus) comes on the 6th of December That is right! The German version of the Santa Claus does not bring his presents on Christmas Eve or another of the Christmas holidays, but in the night from the 5th to the 6th of December. The German children clean their biggest boot […]
German Christmas (part 1)
How much do you know about the German Christmas? Certainly, Japanese love the “Weihnachtsmarkt”, the German Christmas market, and there was a German Christmas market in Osaka. But movies normally show the American or the English Christmas. Some parts a similar, but every country in Europe has its own special way to celebrate the big […]
Autumn in Japan vs Autumn in Canada
Hi, it’s Derek from Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi. Today, I’m going to compare autumn in Japan and autumn in my home country, Canada. Let’s get started! When It Is Autumn in Canada typically runs from early September through November, but this can vary by region. In Japan, autumn runs from mid-September through early December […]
