What does 御国（みくに） mean in the Japanese Lord’s Prayer? Exploring the meaning behind 御名（みな） and 御国（みくに） reveals how Japanese uses honorific language to express reverence — and how words can preserve older ways of seeing the world.
内間木洞 Deep in the hundred-acre woods….Oh wait, different story. Let’s start again! Hidden beneath the mountains of northern Iwate lies Uchimaki Cave (内間木洞), Japan’s fifth-longest limestone cave system, stretching more than 6.3 kilometers underground. This is not an ordinary cave. For starters, it is not normally open to the public. It is primarily a research … Read more
The philosophy behind every Japanese study guide on Gaijin Steel. Before we dive into the Japanese itself, I want to explain the philosophy behind how I’ll be presenting it. You might have landed on this page by clicking on a link in my posts, but I am writing this before any other content is produced … Read more
Follow my journey preparing for the Japanese hunting exam while learning the language through real hunting laws, textbooks, and field experience in rural Japan.
