The Most Japanese Way to Spend a Week in 2026!
今月、今までで一番日本人らしい1週間を過ごしました😂(日本人ですが笑) 相撲のトレーニングを観たり、和太鼓のクラブに参加したりしました!日本人にとってもとても新しい経験、学びだったので皆さんにもシェアしたいんです🙌 (右の写真 : 私と友達/生徒さん)

まず相撲!相撲のトレーニングについては写真をソーシャルメディアでシェアしてはいけないというルールがあるので、ここで見せられませんが、相撲がこんなに面白いとは今まで知りませんでした😭(右の写真:お相撲さんが食べる鍋 “ちゃんこ鍋“を食べに行きました)

相撲は神道との繋がりが強く、相撲のルールだけじゃなくて歴史も、お相撲さんの生活なども学ぶことができました!迫力がすごい🔥近くで練習を見ることができるのでおすすめです!

そして和太鼓のクラス!じつは子供の頃に少しだけ和太鼓クラブに入っていたのでちょっとだけしたことがありましたが今回はかなりレベルアップ😆1時間半ぐらいの練習でしたが本当に疲れて運動にもいいと思います!次の日は腕が筋肉痛でした😂本当に! こんなに日本の文化を1週間で経験したことがなかったので、新鮮でした!日本人ですが、日本の文化がもっと好きになりました🥰

【English Translation】
This month, I had the most “Japanese” week of my life. (Even though I’m Japanese lol).
I watched a sumo training session and also joined a taiko drumming club! Both were such new experiences and great learning moments even for me, so I wanted to share them with you all! (Right photo : Me and my frinds/students)
First, sumo!
There’s a rule that you’re not allowed to share photos of sumo training on social media, so I can’t show you here—but I honestly didn’t know sumo could be THIS interesting. (Right photo: We went to eat chanko nabe, a hot pot that sumo wrestlers often eat.)
Sumo has a strong connection to Shinto, and I learned not only the rules, but also its history and even what the wrestlers’ daily lives are like. The power and intensity were incredible.
You can watch training up close, so I really recommend it!
And then, the taiko class!
Actually, I joined a taiko club for a little while when I was a kid, so I had some experience—but this time it was a huge level up!
The practice was about an hour and a half, and it was seriously exhausting (in a good way). It’s great exercise too! The next day, my arms were so sore… Really!
I’d never experienced so much Japanese culture in just one week, so it felt super refreshing.
Even though I’m Japanese, it made me love Japanese culture even more!
【Vocabulary List】
今月(こんげつ)- this month
今までで一番(いままででいちばん)- the most (ever)
日本人らしい(にほんじんらしい)- very Japanese – Japanese-like
過ごす(すごす)- to spend (time)
相撲(すもう)- sumo
観る(みる)- to watch, observe
和太鼓(わだいこ)- Japanese taiko drums
参加(さんか)する- to participate – to join
経験(けいけん)- experience
学び(まなび)- learning
見せる(みせる)- to show
神道(しんとう)- Shinto
繋がり(つながり)- connection – relationship
歴史(れきし)- history
生活(せいかつ)- life – lifestyle
学ぶ(まなぶ)- to learn
迫力(はくりょく)- power – intensity
練習(れんしゅう)- practice – training
おすすめ- recommended
じつは- actually – to be honest
入る(はいる)- to join – enter
かなり- quite – pretty much
疲れる(つかれる)- to get tired
腕(うで)- arm(s)
筋肉痛(きんにくつう)- muscle soreness
こんなに- this much
文化(ぶんか)- culture
新鮮(しんせん)- fresh – refreshing – new
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