{"id":1174,"date":"2010-02-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2010-02-08T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-02-08T00:00:00","slug":"great-things-about-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/great-things-about-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Great things about Japan!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"post\">\n<div class=\"title\">\n<\/div>\n<p> | <\/p>\n<div class=\"entry\">We put up a piece of paper on our noticeboard asking students to write down some if the things they think are great about Japan. Here\u2019s what we got:<\/p>\n<p>1.\u65c5\u9928\u30fb\u6e29\u6cc9 (Ryokan \/ onsen, traditional inns and hot springs)<br \/>2.\u30d7\u30ea\u30af\u30e9 (Purikura, print club photos from vending machines)<br \/>3.Japanese food<br \/>4.\u98df\u3079\u653e\u984c\u30fb\u98f2\u307f\u653e\u984c (tabehoudai\/nomihoudai, all you can eat and drink)<br \/>5.\u5bff\u53f8 (sushi)<br \/>6.\u307e\u3093\u3060\u3089\u3051 (Mandarake, a giant comic\/specialty shop near the school in Fukuoka)<br \/>7.\u656c\u8a9e (Keigo, formal Japanese)<br \/>8.\u30af\u30ec\u30fc\u30d7 (crepes): There are loads of great crepe shops all over Fukuoka. You\u2019ll have to try one!<br \/>9.\u535a\u591a\u5f01 (Hakata-ben, the local Hakata dialect, which people say sounds quite cute)<br \/>10.\u30a4\u30b1\u30e1\u30f3 (ikemen, attractive young men)<br \/>11.\u30ac\u30f3\u30c0\u30e0 (Gundam)<br \/>12.\u30c6\u30a3\u30c3\u30b7\u30e5 (tissues): People hand out tissues with ads on them on the street.<br \/>13.\u4e00\u98a8\u5802 (Ippudo, a local ramen chain)<br \/>14.\u304b\u3063\u3053\u3044\u3044\u7537\u306e\u4eba (kakkoii otoko no hito, handsome men)<br \/>15.\u767e\u91d1 (hyakkin, hundred yen shops)<br \/>16.\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u30bb\u30f3\u30bf\u30fc (game centers, amusement arcades)<br \/>17.\u304b\u308f\u3044\u3044\u5973\u306e\u5b50 (kawaii no onna no ko, cute girls)<br \/>18.\u304a\u306b\u304e\u308a (onigiri, rice balls)<br \/>19.\u30a4\u30f3\u30b0\u30ea\u30c3\u30b7\u30e5 (Engrish, the Japanese form of English)<br \/>20.\u516c\u8846\u30c8\u30a4\u30ec (koushuu toire, public toilets): They\u2019re always clean, and free!<br \/>21.\u30ec\u30b9\u30c8\u30e9\u30f3\u30fb\u30b5\u30fc\u30d3\u30b9 (restaurant service): Japanese restaurants almost always have great service, even without tips!<br \/>22.\u96fb\u8eca (densha, trains): The Japan rail network is extensive, and fairly cheap\u2026<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>| We put up a piece of paper on our noticeboard asking students to write down some if the things they think are great about Japan. 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