Japan’s Distinct Seasons + Yeti sighting
February 13th, 2009
In this episode, we talk about Japan’s distinct seasons and some other weather-related Japan stories. Have you experienced the weather in Japan? What do you think? Post a comment!
i live in north dakota and it gets pretty cold over here but i’ve never seen anyone’s pipes explode. funny story!
how much japanese can you speak aaron?
Keep it going. I’m English learning Japanese
@sarah
Hi sarah. Thanks for the comment! I’m glad you enjoyed that story–I was pretty amused the first time I heard it as well.
@Peter
Hi Peter! Thanks for stopping by and checking out our video blog. We’ve got more videos on the way so stay tuned! Also, if you have any suggestions for topics you’d like to see, be sure to let us know. Good luck with your studies!
@yaya
Hey yaya! I am not nearly as good as Kevin is (you should hear him), but I speak enough to get around comfortably. I have mostly studied conversational Japanese as opposed to written Japanese because the #1 thing for me has been to communicate with my family and friends on a daily basis. Thanks for commenting!
that Hokkaido story was funny
@Jamaipanese
Thanks, glad you liked it!
I totally agree about the weather changing from one day to the next. I have a French wife who now lives with me in Japan. She was amazed at the sudden climate change here.
We love watching your shows together. You explain stuff in ways that are easy for my wife to understand. Even being Japanese myself, I haven’t had much success with that. haha!
@Ken
Thanks for the comment! Aaron and I think it’s awesome that you are watching our videos together with your wife. And more than anything, I’m happy to hear that what we’ve put together has been helpful!
Wow! That sucks to be that guy…I live in Michigan. So we have very distinct seasons as well. It’s flipping freezing in the Winter, hot as blue blazes in the summer, rainy and soggy(but beautiful) in Spring, and crispy cool in Autumn. I love the fact you can tell which season it is and you can always see the stars. In this state you have to leave the water running if not just a tiny stream from the faucet or your pipes will freeze. I can’t wait to go to Japan, as soon as I finish learning the language! If you want to see the season’s change and can’t make it to Japan, try heading to Michigan!
@Candice
That’s awesome! Sounds like I’ll have to visit Michigan. I have a friend who grew up going there to see family and he always had lots of great stuff to say about it. Thanks for commenting!
No Problem. We are very friendly for the most part. I have a friend that moved here from New York and wanted to know what my angle was. Just becuase I was nice, she thought I was after something ^_^. I hope you have a good time whenn you’re able to make it here! Since you travel during spring and fall(per your videos) make a fall trip and you’ll love the air.
From what I can gather, you never really ‘finish’ learning Japanese
True…^_^
Haha ^___^ Your videos are amazing, I can’t wait to go to Japan myself to experience these things (I’m going to Japan in October)
Hey guys, your videos are great! I’m watching one after the other tonight because I never got around to it before. I have an interview with AEON (Amity) to teach English in Japan and I’m really hoping I can go. I actually am trying to learn Japanese through books and just trying to memorize the vocabulary is tedious. It makes me dread even looking at the books. It’s hard for me to find people who speak Japanese because the town I live in isn’t very…multi-cultural, do you guys have any suggestions for how I could meet people for that? Also, that Hokkaido story cracked me up! I could just imagine what he must have thought when he saw it. I probably would have cried. Anyway, you guys are awesome, wish I could hang out with you guys in real life and learn more! But for now, back to the videos!
hey! i love watching you guys! Its funny and i like picking up stuff about japan that i didn’t know before. I dont have any business with japan but i watch anime and ever since then i’ve just been in love with japan and if i pass my exams, hopefuly i’ll be able to visit there too.
I would like to know how to order stuff at a restaraunt or when you wnat to ask the price of something, wish i could actually be able to meet you guys but thanks for the videos and keep it up!
lol, poor guy. I live in Minnesota and during the winter we get winds straight from the arctic. It’s common knowledge here that during the coldest parts of winter you need to turn the faucet on so that your water is just dribbling all night or you might wake up to no running water or a big mess like what you described. I’ve heard of it happening to many people around here when they leave for a week or so vacation and forget to turn the water on. They come back from having a great time to find out that they need to replace all the plumbing in their house.
I’ve heard that the wheather there is very similar to here and the few times I have seen the forecast in Japan we have always been within 7 degrees of each other. I actually learned about this when I was wondering if sakura trees would grow in this region. (For those of you who are curious, yes they will.)
I live in Florida so I understand about humidity. We don’t have big season changes here in the aera I’m from. Pretty much no winters at all. Its Summer about 8 months out of the year with about 2 months of winter a month of spring and a month of fall. LOL! Have you had the chance to visit Fl? If so how does Florida’s summers (asuming you visited in the summer) compair to Japan’s summers, heat wise?