livekyoto

[livekyoto]

Bringing this back with a couple new ones: Said three times: 猪肉と鹿肉しかない　 ししにくとしかにしかない (shishi niku to shikaniku shika nai) What it means: "There is only boar and deer meat." My husband and I came up with this one while driving to Sasayama and passed a sign for deer meat sales. 肩かたかったから買った肩たたき肩たたきにくかった (Katakatkatta kara katta katatataki katatataki nikukatta) What it means: "I bought a shoulder massager because my shoulder was stiff but it was hard to use on my shoulder" Featured on this tiktok

"Say something in [Japanese]!"

One of the most frustrating things about learning a language is the inevitable “say something in that language!” Something I like to do in response is say a tongue twister, which is impressive and a good way to practice pronunciation, anyway. Here are a few I’ve learned:

ばすがすばくはつ [basu gasu bakuhatsu] (3X) What it means: Bus, Gas, EXPLOSION! Note: I learned this from a particularly cute Japanese woman, who liked to throw her arms up to imitate the explosion as she taught us. あおパジャマあかパジャマきパジャマ [ao pajama aka pajama ki pajama] (3X) What it means: Blue pajamas, red pajamas, yellow pajamas. Note: I have been told the color order on this doesn’t matter, as long as you say it the same way all three times.

となりのたけがきにたけたてかけた。たけ たてかけたかったからたけたてかけた。[tonari no takegaki ni taketate kaketa. take tate kaketakatta kara taketate kaketa.] What it means: I leaned on the bamboo fence next to me. The bamboo fence leaned also onto me. Note: This one is especially fun at parties. One of my coworkers thought this sounded particularly hilarious with an American accent, although that’s probably because she was used to my normal speaking, which I do try to keep close to actual Japanese.

すいたそうしゃじょうしろシャツじゅんしゃしゃさつじけん。[Suita soushajou shiro shatsu junsha shasatsu jiken.] What it means: The crime of the shooting of a white-shirted associate in a Suita railyard. Note: my fiance’s father taught me this one, and I’m only 90% sure I’ve mastered it. As I can’t find evidence of its existence on the internet, you’re just gonna have to trust me. These are called “Hayakuchi Kotoba (早口一言)” in Japanese. I like to learn the words first, then worry about correct intonation and rhythm second in this case. It makes the longer ones especially easier to memorize. I wonder about other languages’ tongue twisters…

[livekyoto]

At the other table in this izakaya:

男性A: 浮気しようと思って・・・うまくいかないけど。

男性B: 殴れ、女を尊敬しない奴

Dude A: I’m thinking about cheating… haven’t been successful though

Dude B: Punch him, the guy doesn’t respect women!

[livekyoto]

Bonfire for the Spirits of the Dead (Okuribi), two-panel screen, Color painting on silk , Published  in 1916

Matsumoto Ichiyō（1893-1952）

From  Wikipedia:  “Gozan no Okuribi (五山送り火), more commonly known as Daimonji (大文字), is a festival in Kyoto, Japan.  It is the culmination of the Obon festival on August 16, in which five giant bonfires are lit on mountains surrounding the city. It signifies the moment when the spirits of deceased family members, who are said to visit this world during O-Bon, are believed to be returning to the spirit world—thus the name Okuribi (送り火, roughly, “send-off fire”)”

[livekyoto]

京菓子

Each of these are from a different shop, and each shop has been around at least 300 years! My favorite was the second one, designed like a morning glory and very soft, from Tawaraya Yoshitomi. The others are seijo-kanki-dan from Kameya Kiyonaga (top left), water peony design from Tsuruya Yoshinobu (bottom left), and a soft mochi called “Furusato” and brown sugar Yokan from Toraya (bottom right).

[livekyoto]

Tōji Temple, Kyoto

[livekyoto]

love this guy but he has got to stop storing his pills n powders in unmarked ziploc bags

[livekyoto]

[livekyoto]

近江八幡

田中威の風景画
https://tanakatakeshi.amebaownd.com/ https://twitter.com/BRC07560

https://www.instagram.com/tanaka_takeshe/

[livekyoto]

ルリビタキ、再び！

[livekyoto]

Shōtei (Hiroaki Takahashi)

[livekyoto]

Just some photos from a drive around northern Kyoto-shi today with @youandyourmusic

[livekyoto]

thank you to whomstever the frig decided to reblog this

i am getting quite sloshed tonight and re-reading this has brought intense tears of schadenfreude

shoutout to @shoku-and-awe for their sacrifice

may you never suffer another beverage quite so confusing

@shoku-and-awe have you seen this

How do we feel about this

[livekyoto]

京都　建勲神社　❄️雪景色❄️ 2022年1月21日

kyoto takeisao-jinja ❄️snow❄️January.21.2022

[livekyoto]

京都　今宮神社　❄️雪景色❄️

kyoto imamiyajinja shrine ❄️snow❄️

京都　建勲神社　kyoto takeisaojinja

京都　平野神社　kyoto hiranojinja

京都　清水寺　kyoto kiyomizudera

京都　産寧坂　kyoto sanneizaka

[livekyoto]

A nine tailed kitsune but all the tails are those floating inflatable men you see outside car dealerships

[livekyoto]

Just some tasty food stuffs from the last month! Miso katsu, mulled “wine”, fugu sashimi platter, grilled wagyu and “Kinki”, shioyaki salmon with dressed spinach and hijiki salad, arroz atollado with arepas, and yakiniku!

Note: I did not make the sashimi platter or the wagyu, but the rest I did :3

[livekyoto]

Exploring kyoto☃️