The Way of Walking Alone - Miyamoto Musashi

While on the Way:

• Do not turn your back on the various Ways of this world.
• Do not scheme for physical pleasure.
• Do not intend to rely on anything.
• Consider yourself lightly; consider the world deeply.
• Do not ever think in acquisitive terms.
• Do not regret things about your own personal life.
• Do not envy another's good or evil.
• Do not lament parting on any road whatsoever.
• Do not complain or feel bitterly about yourself or others.
• Have no heart for approaching the path of love.
• Do not have preferences.
• Do not harbor hopes for your own personal home.
• Do not have a liking for delicious food for yourself.
• Do not carry antiques handed down from generation to generation.
• Do not fast so that it affects you physically.
• ...do not be fond of material things.
•  ...do not begrudge death.
• Do not be intent on possessing valuables or a fief in old age.
• Respect the gods and Buddhas, but do not depend on them.
• Though you give up your life, do not give up your honor.
• Never depart from the Way of martial arts.

Second Day of the Fifth Month, Second Year of Shoho [1645]
Shinmen (Miyamoto) Musashi

Japanese God and Goddesses

Japanese Gods:

Izanagi - God of Creation
Aji-Suki-Taka-Hi-Kone / Take-Mikazuchi - God of Thunder
Amatsu Mikaboshi - God of Evil
Bishamon - God of Happiness and War
Chimata-No-Kami - God of Crossroads, Highways and Footpaths
Hiruko - God of the Sun
Ho-Masubi / Kagu-Zuchi - God of Fire
Inari - God of Rice (foxes are his messangers)
Kawa-no-Kami - God of Rivers
Kura-Okami / Taka-Okami - God of Rain
Nai-No-Kami - God of Earthquakes
O-Kuni-Nushi - God of Sorcery and Medicine
O-Wata-Tsu-Mi - God of the Sea
Susa-No-Wo - God of Storms and Thunder, Snakes and Farming.
Shina-Tsu-Hiko - God of Wind
Tsuki-Yomi - God of the Moon

Japanese Goddesses:

Izanami - Goddess of Creation
Ama-No-Uzume - Goddess of Fertility
Amaterasu - Goddess of the Sun
Wakahiru-Me - Goddess of the Dawn Sun
Benzaiten - Goddess of Love ^_^♥
Shina-To-Be - Goddess of Wind
Sengen-Sama - Goddess of the Sacred Mountain Fujiyama
Uke-Mochi-No-Kami - Goddess of Food

Anime Guide For Sex Positions

sex guide positions*

In Kanji and Romanji ^-^ Click on it to see the bigger size, enjoy heheheh

Kawaii Taishi - Japanese Cute Ambassadors

Japanese pop culture ambassadors, from left, Misako Aoki, Yu Kimura and Shizuka Fujioka

 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has chosen three young models as "Ambassadors of Cute," international representatives of Japan's pop culture. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs hopes that sending Aoki-san and the other two cute ambassadors around the world will increase international understanding of Japan and its people. These activities will then benefit Japan in the future by cultivating goodwill towards Japan as a nation.

 

Models Misako Aoki, Yu Kimura and Shizuka Fujioka will be representing Lolita, Harajuku and schoolgirl fashions respectively at foreign events as "Kawaii Taishi" (Ambassadors of Cute - カワイイ大使), including Japan Festa in Bangkok in March, and Japan Expo in Paris in July.

 

The ambassadors have been busy. Shizuka Fujioka was in Thailand in March, and Misako Aoki and Yu Kimura in Paris in July being cute and creating new friends of Japan. Misako Aoki was also in Spain separately in October.

In March 2008, the ministry appointed the robotic cat animation character, Doraemon, as "anime culture ambassador."

Japanese Emoticons

^_^ or anime or manga style smiles, i love these, they are on the same base as normal smileys just read horizontally and not vertically like a normal smiley hehehe, like so:

:) smiley face normal
^_^ smiley face japanese style hehehe

Anyways here is a bunch of them for you to learn/use, enjoy

(n_n)	(._.)	(-__-)	(;_;)	(T_T)
smile	uh.. oh	sick, sleepy, tired	tears	cry, sad
(@_@)	(O_O)	(*^*)	(>_<)	(^_^)
dizzy	amazed	astonished	ouch	happy
*(^O^)*	(^o^)	(¬_¬)	(¬_¬")	(X_X)
happier	glad	mad	pissed off	dead
(=_=)	(*-*)	(!__!)	(o_O)	(*O*)
boring	i love it	sad	incredulous	incredible
(o_o)	(;O;)	(_O_)	(.O.')	(-_-;)
seriously?	crying bad	duh	confused	i messed it up
('_')	(?_?)	('O')	m(_ _)m
serious	what?	singing	sleeping on the desk, giving up
w(^o^)W		(/_\)	(=^_^=)
wow		melted, sad	cat, kittie
(u_u)	(ú_ú)	(>x<!)	(*¬*)	(ñ_ñ)
sad	blue mood	d*mn!	drooling	fake smile
(Y_Y)	($_$)	(ò_ó)	(♥_♥)	(xOx)
infinite sadness	money talks	mad	in love	noooooo
(>O<)	(-_o)	8(>_<)8	(ô_ô)	(z_z)
yuck!	wink	jealous	what r u looking	sleepy
(9_9)	(>>)	(6.6)	(~o~)	(^_^)/~~
didn't sleep	look awry	feint	you're crazy	bye
(ToT)/~~~		(;_;)/~~~		(^-^)V
sad goodbye		goodbye (crying)		victory
p(^^)q	(#_#)	\(^o\) (/o^)/		(n///n)
good luck	beaten up	dancing		shy
(o|o)	(U_U)	(.-.)	(>*-*>)	^(*-*)^
surprised	i'm sorry	shocked	hug	hands up
(^-^)b	\(*O*)/	(^^)//	((((((^_^;)	((+_+))
congratulations	fabulous, great	cheering	escaping	uhmmmm
(^o^)y	(>.<)	($v$)	(-.-)zzzzz	(~_^)
peace	arrrrgh!	greedy	asleep	wink
( )(  O . O  )( )		( L_____L ) ~zzz
Monkey, dog, animal face		Sleeping
(^w^)	(>w<)	(OwO)	(^;_;^)	(ò_ô)
Happy Neko	Crazy Happy Neko	Wow	Cry happily	what the!?!
(õ_ó)	(¬_¬)	(-O-)	([o])	([-])
uhh...	yeah right...	pretentious	crying	crying
(p_q)	\\(<.<|>.>)//
confused	Glancing around

Merry Anime Christmas ^^

To everyone a freaking awesome christmas ^_^.oO( take some time off to watch some sweet anime hehehe )

Japanese Kawaii Girl Fashion - Kogal

Hummm the cutest of the cutest? nothing like using a school uniform (in our heads it means young girls and skimpy dresses heheheh)

Kogal
Kogal (kogyaru) is a subculture of girls and young women in urban Japan, one of several types of so-called gyaru. They are characterized by conspicuously displaying their disposable income through distinctive tastes in fashion, music, and social activity. In general, the kogal “look” roughly approximates a sun-tanned California Valley Girl, and indeed, there are even some linguistic similarities between these Western groups and Kogal. Both subcultures have derived entire sets of slang terms (such as “Kogalese” (kogyaru-go). Kogals are not to be confused with the ganguro subculture, although they are similar.

Kogals are known for wearing platform boots, a miniskirt, copious amounts of makeup, hair coloring (usually blonde or brown), artificial suntans, and designer accessories. If in school uniform, the look typically includes skirts pinned very high and loose socks (large baggy socks that go up to the knee). Kogals’ busy social lives and desire for new material goods lead them to be among the first consumers of Japanese mobile phone technology, and their taste in clothes tends toward Burberry scarves and Louis Vuitton handbags. Kogals spend much of their free time (and their parents’ income) shopping, and their culture centers on the Shibuya district of Tokyo, in particular the 109 building, although major Japanese cities are sure to have a small population. During the summer, kogals may sometimes be seen at the beach. They are generally not seen in high-end department stores.

Critics of the Kogal subculture decry its materialism as reflecting a larger psychological or spiritual emptiness in modern Japanese life. Some kogals support their lifestyle with allowances from wealthy parents, living a “freeter” or “parasite single” existence that grates against traditional principles of duty and industry. More may engage in the practice of “compensated dating”, or enjo ksai, which may at times border on quasi-legal prostitution. Internet-based usage of this term has led some Western observers to the mistake of believing that “kogal” means “prostitute”.

The kogal phenomenon emerged in the mid-1990s and its effects can still be seen today in its numerous off-shoots of sub-categories, although conservative tastes in dress and hair color seem to be on the upswing. The Gothic Lolita aesthetic has been described as a reaction to the kogal look, since it attempts to reclaim childhood innocence, though skeptics point out that most Lolita merely model after J-rock cosplay and spend just as much, if not more money on their appearance when compared to kogals.

The term’s etymology is disputed. The most common theory is that it was derived from the Japanese word for “high school”, or k?k for short, although others claim that it comes from ko, the Japanese word for “girl” or “child”. The “gal” originates from English.

Basic Japanese Greetings

Ohayoo - Good morning (casual).
You can use this in the morning before noon. For polite form, you can use "Oha yo gozaimasu". If you find pronounce difficult, first you can say, "Ohio" instead. Then, try "Oha yo". Yeah. I hope this should help you.

Ohayoo Gozaimasu - Good morning (polite).

Konnichiwa - Good afternoon, Hello.
You can use around noon, Please do NOT say "Koni-chiwa". When you speak Japanese, please try NOT to connect two words. "Kon nichiwa" means "Hello", but this is NOT "Hello" in the telephone conversation.

Konbanwa - Good evening.

Sayoonara - Good-bye.
For casual form(especially used among young people), you can use "Ja-ne". [This is not "Jane"(laugh)] Or "Bai bai"(Bye bye).

Oyasuminasai - Good night.

Arigatoo - Thank you.

Arigatoo Gozaimasu -Thank you (polite).
For the polite form, you can use "Doumo-ari-gatou" or "Dou-mo-ari-gatou-gozaimasu" (more polite even).

Sumimasen - Excuse me, I'm sorry.

Iie - No.; Not at all.

Itterasshai - Please go and come back.
This is very Japanese. In fact, I cannot give you a translation for this greeting. You can say this to someone in your family when he or she leaves the house. Japanese people say this to express their hope that family members will come back to the house safely.

Ittekimasu - I'll go and come back.
This is the reply to the previous greeting, "Itte rasshai". When someone in your family says "Itte rasshai" to you, you respond, "Itte kimasu".

Tadaima - I'm home.

Okaerinasai (Oka-eri) - Welcome home.
-This is the reply to the previous greeting, "Tadaima". For the polite form, you can use "Oka-eri-nasai".

Itadakimasu - Thank you for the meal. (Before eating).
Japanese people say "Ita-daki-masu" before they start to eat, its a form of appreciation for the people that made that made the food (mother, cook), the farmers or gods responsible for the food.

Gochisoosama - Thank you for the meal. (After eating).
Japanese people say "Gochisou-sama-deshita" after they finish eating. 

Hajimemashite - How do you do?
(This has many meanings, but should be said only when you first meet someone).

Doozo Yoroshiku - Nice to meet you.
(Said on first meeting also).

There you go ^-^