- it's been the subject of many-a-lesson this month. as a result i've learned a lot about the japanese holiday season: the hardest phrase to pronounce in the english language is "visit relatives" and there seems to be some global mis-teaching of the phrase "go back to my home town". japanese will enjoy 3-10 days off, though some will have to work through them. they go to KFC on christmas and give presents to children - most of which tragically "believe santa claus". new years is the big holiday and traditions include watching television for three days and visiting a shrine/temple to pray/wish for good luck.
i've developed another practiced, concise, graded-language holiday explanation to match my "why japan" answer: i'm going to "visit relatives" in california this christmas then i'm going to stay with my japanese friend's family in kanagawa prefecture for the new year's holiday!
it would just be too troublesome and strange to explain how my grandfather has just found out that he has worst-case-scenario brain cancer and my family decided to fly me to LA to see him for what might be the last time - at least with his health – and how i would be flying in and out of tokyo, making it serendipitously possible to visit taku for a few days.
pray/wish us luck! gambatte, gramps!
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