(Note: I use AI to help me translate my stories from Japanese to English.) I experienced Rokyoku, a traditional Japanese narrative singing performance, for the first time. I attended a Rokyoku performance in Ishikawa, Japan. Rokyoku is a genre of traditional Japanese storytelling that began over 100 years ago. In a Rokyoku performance, the rokyokushi … Read more
(Note: I use AI to help me translate my stories from Japanese to English.) Almost everyone dislikes cockroaches. When people see a cockroach, they often scream and run away. When I see one, I feel uncomfortable, upset, and nervous. I try to kill it as soon as possible. If I don’t, I can’t sleep well. … Read more
(Note: I use AI to help me translate my stories from Japanese to English.) I have been writing a diary for 10 years. There are some days when I don’t write, but most of the time I write every day. I write about what I did, what I thought, what happened, my weight, and my … Read more
(Note: I use AI to help me translate my stories from Japanese to English.) I could do a backflip when I was in junior high school. A backflip is a backward somersault done in the air with the arms and legs stretched out straight. Gymnasts often do backflips. When I was in junior high school, I … Read more
(Note: I use AI to help me translate my stories from Japanese to English.) Do you know the ideas of a goal-oriented lifestyle and a calling-oriented lifestyle? A Japanese historian proposed these ideas. You are probably familiar with a goal-oriented lifestyle. This is a masculine style of living. You set a goal and try to … Read more
(Note: I use AI to help me translate my stories from Japanese to English.) I saw a musical for the first time in my life. I had seen movies at theaters before, but I had never seen a musical. Movies are recorded, but musicals are live, and no one knows exactly what will happen. I … Read more
(Note: I use AI to help me translate my stories from Japanese to English.) I have taken more than 3,000 English conversation lessons over the past ten years. I started taking English conversation lessons in 2016. I went to an English conversation school for the first two years. After that, I began taking online English … Read more
(Note: I use AI to help me translate my stories from Japanese to English.) I started reading many books when I was 24. Before that, I didn’t read much. I preferred outdoor activities. Because I started reading late, I tried to read a lot to make up for lost time. After I began reading seriously, … Read more
(Note: I use AI to help me translate my stories from Japanese to English.) I really like walking. In my life, I have walked a lot. On average, I have walked 10,000 steps a day for about 15 years. Ten thousand steps is about seven kilometers. I did this for 15 years, so I have … Read more
(Note: I use AI to help me translate my stories from Japanese to English.) One day in 2018, while I was lying in bed, I got an idea. I decided to make a blog about my town. A few days later, I bought a book about how to make a blog. Then I created my … Read more