MIYABIE'S LIFE

In November 22 nd is Good couple day called “ii fufu no hi” in Japan. 11(November) can be called “ii“ for good, 22 nd can be called “fufu“ for married couple  in Japanese sounds. That's why November 22 nd  is “ii fufu no hi”. “ii fufu no hi” was set in 1985. If I'm not mistaken, it was not so popular in the past, but is getting popular now. Many couple tend to have wedding on November 22 nd  to be “ii fufu”. I think one of the key elements of “ii fufu” is communication. I used to live in Texas in 2014 - 2019. At the beginning, I was surprised about frequent communication of couples. When I hung out with my friend for lunch, always my friend received calling from her husband. One time I asked her, “Why did he call you?” and she said, “Nothing special. He said what are you doing now?” I heard that they talked over the phone about 5 times a day. Even though there is no business, he just called her because he would like to hear her voice. Japanese couples have...

"Shichi-Go-San" literally means seven, five and three in Japanese. "Shichi-Go-San" is a traditional Japanese ceremony celebrating the growth, good health and long life for three and five years old boys and three and seven years old girls. They wear traditional costume "Kimono". We go to a shrine or a temple to celebrate children’s growth. The parents gave them long stick candy which are red and white. Those colors are considered auspicious for Japanese. The candy name is "Chitose ame". "Chitose" means one thousand years. Long candy symbolizes meaning of  "Shichi-Go-San", wishing for a long healthy life of children. "Shichi-go-san" is one of the few chances when you can see Japanese Kimono in end of October or November. I wore Wedding Kimono in the Shrine.

I like the word "God bless you". However, our language do not have one that is exact same definition as “God bless you”. Personally, I want to use "God bless you" as it is in Japanese, same as English speaker uses "Kawaii" in their languages. Sometimes, "God bless you" is translated into "Arigatou". Arigatou is a magical word which has broad interpretation including sense of "God bless you" . The primary meaning of "Arigatou" is "Thank you". From Kanji character point of view, "Arigatou" means "something that is not easy to exist", which expresses appreciation to everything happens to me, for instance, love from family, support of friends, kindness of people who just pass, etc. Also, we say "Arigatou" when we can overcome the ordeal that God gives us. Getting older, I feel more "Arigatou" to God because I became who I am based on successes and fails on all the way to ...