Year: 2019

I bought persimmons the other day. Can you read the sticker on the fruit (you can see a bigger photo below)? 先日[せんじつ](= the other day)、柿[かき](= persimmon)を買いました。柿についているシール、何かわかりますか(下にもっと大きな写真があります)。 You might not know that there are a few varieties of persimmons. One of the most consumed kinds is called 富有, which is read fuyuu (long vowel). I presume […]

It is July; time indeed flies. Cold days continue in New Zealand but I saw the above flowers this morning, that makes me feel that spring is slowly but surely approaching. This shrub is called chaenomeles. Some websites say this is also called Chinese quince, Japanese quince etc. (it is apparently native to western China). […]

People in New Zealand now celebrates Matariki – this is the Māori New Year. The date of Matariki is determined by the location of the Pleiades star cluster in the sky and it is normally around this time of year. Yes, it is normally closed to the June Solstice and during winter  in New Zealand […]

The University of Waikato, Tauranga Campus will hold Open Day tomorrow (Friday 21 June 2019). Please have a look at this link for more details: https://events.waikato.ac.nz/events/open-day/ The above photo was taken last month when we had Open Day in our Hamilton campus.  

Open Day is still strongly going on here, the University of Waikato Hamilton campus! Please come along! https://events.waikato.ac.nz/events/open-day/ (More photos are below, taken just 10 min ago!)

It is Open Day here, at the University of Waikato. The weather is fantastic (see pictures below, taken this morning) and all sorts of interesting things are happening right here right now, on Hamilton campus. It is not too late yet. Please come along! https://events.waikato.ac.nz/events/open-day/

What is a popular lunch menu for vegetarians… I think there are quite a few choices but I would say falafel. You can buy it at cafes and kebab shops. It can be found at supermarkets too these days. I do not think falafel is so well known in Japan. ベジタリアンの人たちに人気[にんき]の(= popular)お昼[ひる]ご飯[はん]は何でしょうか、、、いろいろありますが、ファラフェルが人気だと思います。ファラフェルはひよこ豆[まめ](= chickpeas)のコロッケで、元々[もともと](= originally)は中東[ちゅうとう](= the […]

Can you guess what is a popular lunch menu in New Zealand? I think it’s sushi these days. You can easily find sushi shops in this country; even on campus of the University of Waikato! You can eat it at a shop or take it away. ニュージーランドの人気[にんき]の(= popular)お昼[ひる]ご飯[はん]、何だと思いますか。最近[さいきん](= these days)は、すしです。ニュージーランドのあちこちですし屋[や]が見つかります。ワイカト大学のキャンパスにもすし屋があるくらいです。お店で食べたり、テイクアウトしたりします。 The reasons for its popularity […]