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日本の文化や伝統について説明してみよう

Talking about Japanese culture and traditions with your host family
ホストファミリーに日本の文化や伝統を説明してみよう。
日本の文化と一言でいってもいろいろな側面があります。食べ物，習慣，性格，生活様式など自分が「ここが一番日本らしいな」と思えるところからでよいので表現してみましょう。
Can you tell me about Japanese culture and traditions?
 
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Can you tell me about Japanese culture and traditions?

In Japan, there are wonderful idols that you can meet. The person who created them is Yasushi Akimoto. It all started on December 8, 2005, when the AKB48 Theater was built on the 8th floor of Don Quijote in Akihabara and performances began there. At the time, the audience was so small that it didn't even reach 100 people, but the following year Aitakatta was released and it quickly became popular. The number of members and fans continued to grow, and the 48 group also expanded into other regions and overseas.

自然な表現

In Japan, there are wonderful idols that you can meet. The person who created them is Yasushi Akimoto. It all started on December 8, 2005, when the AKB48 Theater was built on the 8th floor of Don Quijote in Akihabara, and performances began there. At the time, the audience was so small that it didn't even reach 100 people, but the following year, Aitakatta was released, and it quickly became popular. The number of members and fans continued to grow, and the 48 groups also expanded into other regions and overseas.

1. Use a comma to indicate a pause between parts of a sentence.
2. Use the plural noun "groups" to refer to groups in general.
Oh, so that's how the idol movement started in Japan. How fascinating! What makes Japanese idols so popular?

The culture of "handshake events" was born during this period, and became especially popular with AKB48. In 2007, AKB48 appeared at the Kohaku Uta Gassen as part of the Akiba slot, and since 2009 have been regulars at the festival. AKB48 released "Heavy Rotation" in 2010 and "Koisuru Fortune Cookie" in 2013, both of which sold over a million copies. By this time, AKB48 had become so well-known that every Japanese person knew about them, and especially in 2013, there was a movement where AKB48 dances were widely performed in local governments and schools.

自然な表現

The culture of "handshake events" was born during this period and became especially popular with AKB48. In 2007, AKB48 appeared at the Kohaku Uta Gassen as part of the Akiba slot, and since 2009, they have been regulars at the festival. AKB48 released "Heavy Rotation" in 2010 and "Koisuru Fortune Cookie" in 2013, both of which sold over a million copies. By this time, AKB48 had become so well-known that every Japanese person knew about them, and especially in 2013, there was a movement where AKB48 dances were widely performed in local governments and schools.

1. Use the pronoun "they" as the subject of a verb to refer to people, animals, or things already mentioned or, more generally, to a group of people not clearly described.
It sounds like AKB48 is the biggest and most successful idol group in the country. What else can you tell me about the group? Please share more.

AKB48 expanded to various regions in the form of 48 groups. First, SKE48 was established in Nagoya, followed by NMB48 in Osaka and HKT48 in Fukuoka. They also expanded into Jakarta and Shanghai. (JKT48/SNH48)

自然な表現

AKB48 expanded to various regions in the form of 48 groups. First, SKE48 was established in Nagoya, followed by NMB48 in Osaka and HKT48 in Fukuoka. They also expanded into Jakarta and Shanghai. (JKT48/SNH48)

1. Here is an alternative expression. "numerous".

関連単語

  • I'm glad to do.（~して嬉しいです。）
  • embrace（含む、喜んで応ずる）
  • take a bow（お辞儀をする）
  • recommendation（おすすめ）
  • You're okay to do~（~してもよい）
  • ill-fortune（悪運）
  • bon-dance（盆踊り）

関連フレーズ

  • The Japanese custom of bowing is done, not to impress others, but as a sign of respect.（お辞儀は、よく見られようとするための礼儀ではなく、相手を重んじるという精神から行っているといえます。）
  • I recommend soba, which is a Japanese noodle dish. It's okay to make slurping sounds when you eat soba and other noodles in Japan.（私のおすすめは、日本の麺料理であるそばです。日本では、そばや他の麺類を食べるときに音を立てて良いんですよ。）
  • I'm glad to hear that. I love Japanese culture. I particularly like kimono, which is a traditional Japanese garment. （それは嬉しいですね。私は日本の文化が大好きです。特に、日本の伝統的な衣服である着物が好きです。）
  • Japanese culture is a mix of traditional culture that emphasizes harmony, and the subcultures that have developed in recent years.（日本の文化は、和を重んじる伝統的な文化と、近年発展してきたサブカルチャーが混在しています。）
  • When the cherry blossoms are in full bloom, Japanese people eat, drink, and sing karaoke under the cherry trees. We refer to this activity as "hanami".（桜が満開になると、日本人は桜の木の下で食事をしたり、お酒を飲んだり、カラオケを歌ったりします。この活動を「花見」と呼んでいます。）
  • "Hinamatsuri", or "Doll Festival", is held on March 3rd. It's also called "Girls' Festival" and everyone wishes for happiness and prosperity for all young girls. It is believed that dolls protect people from sickness and ill fortune.（"ひな祭り "は、3月3日に行われます。別名「ひな祭り」とも呼ばれ、すべての女の子の幸せと繁栄をみんなで願います。雛人形は病気や災いから人々を守ると信じられています。）

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