We pic up and share some useful Japanese (Nihongo) phrases which you can use in your daily life in Japan.

Today October 4th is ‘お月見（Otsukimi）’ day in Japan. This is a ceremony of celebrate full Autumn moon. In Japan, people decorate with silver grasses and offer rice dumplings to the moon.

It is said that silver grass should acts as a charm against evils. People offer the rice dumplings in appreciation for the harvest of grains.

Literal meaning of ‘お月見(Otsukimi)’ is ‘viewing the moon’. So if you do not worship shinto god, you can enjoy ‘お月見(Otsukimi)’ by just viewing the full moon in this season.

For the moon in Japan, it is said that there are rabbits on the moon pounding rice cake with a mortar and pestle because of shapes of craters on it. In other countries, it is said a crab and a lion. What do you see in the moon in your country?

Use the Japanese phrase and enjoy your daily life in Japan.

See you soon.