*** Japanese Culture and Language Series #2 ***
This is another pair of words that expresses one of the most basic aspects of Japanese culture that touches my heart.
"Itterasshai" (行ってらっしゃい) and "ittekimasu" (行ってきます) are spoken every time someone leaves the home. The person who leaves says "iitekimasu" (literal translation is "I'm going and returning"), while the person (or people) who remains in the home would say "itterasshai" (literal translation is "go and come back safely, though safely is implied).
This acknowledgment of each other's presence and well-being is a central part of life in Japan, and when I'm not in Japan or staying with a Japanese friend abroad, I feel a little emptiness each time I step out of the house.
Just like the first pair of words, "tadaima" and "okaeri" that I shared in a previous note (note198xs3pm0lk7tl0wcxm4qgvyc6jpmvrl93fp8s2g774urx6l27ryqd3tfrx), the airport in Tokyo bids people who live in Japan when they leave on a trip "itterasshai" in a more formal way where the implied "go and return safely" is fully expressed. In the photo below, you'll see お気をつけていってらっしゃいませ in Japanese, but to the foreigners, it says "We hope to see you again" in English. 🤭
I hope that when you leave Japan after visiting for #Nostrasia 🇯🇵 in #Tokyo that you'll leave with your heart a little fuller. ❤️
#japaneselanguage #japaneseculture
More #food recommendations for your stay in #Tokyo during #Nostrasia! In #Japan, most good restaurants specialize in the food that they serve, unlike their counterparts abroad.
This is my favorite #soba restaurant in Tokyo that serves homemade soba noodles, owned and run by a couple in the revitalized Yanesen neighborhood. The Yanesen neighborhood is composed of Yanaka, Nezu, and Sendagi, and offers a glimpse into old Tokyo (#shitamachi).
The #tempura here always features 2 seasonal items, and in this photo, they were chestnut and grape!!! The grape tempura was marvelous!
NOTE: No English menu in this restaurant. Go with a Nostrasia buddy who can read Japanese, or go to Google Maps and point at the photo of the dish you want to order! 🤭
Yoshiborin
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Did you know that wagyu (和牛), what we know as Japanese beef/cattle ('Wa' means Japanese and 'gyu' means cow), can also be thought of as harmonious beef? 'Wa' does indeed refer to things Japanese, but the kanji 和 also means harmony. It's wonderful to think of what we eat as being harmonious!! Guess it makes sense that the Japanese way of being is represented by 和. 🙏
Come experience 和 in Japan when you come to #Nostrasia in Tokyo this November!
And come savor some wagyu in the land where it is born.
A very famous wagyu restaurant:
Kobe Beef Kaiseki 511
Sawanoya Ryokan
