Hiragana Mama
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Resources for teaching children the Japanese language and culture. A Japanese-American mom trying to teach her half-Japanese children to be bilingual and bicultural.
Hiragana Mama
1y ago
I am excited to share with you a new (as of April 2023) resource for families wanting to teach their young children the Japanese language and culture at home. “Hiragana at Home” is the creation of Hannah Haruna. Hannah is from the U.S., and has lived in Japan for 8 years. She first fell in ..read more
Hiragana Mama
1y ago
Hi friends! Thank you so much for your patience with this inconsistent blogger. Just wanted to let you know I am slowly working on updating my site to be more user-friendly, with newer and better content, and will be fixing all my broken links and deleting outdated posts! Keep me accountable (and give me words ..read more
Hiragana Mama
3y ago
One of my friends recently opened up an online toy shop (Johport) specializing in unique wood toys from Japan. She gave us one of the DIY robot kits to review. These robot kits are called Mokuseiderz– “Mokusei” means “made from wood” in Japanese. What we thought was really cool (especially my daughter, who is a ..read more
Hiragana Mama
3y ago
Representation is a powerful thing. When I was a child growing up in the United States, I did not see many books or shows that had characters that looked like me. As a result, I often felt like an “other” and did everything I could to try and fit in with the majority. I did ..read more
Hiragana Mama
3y ago
What a year it has been! When COVID-19 shut down our schools in March 2020, I thought for sure my kids would be attending school and other activities “like normal” by the fall. Instead, they have been going back-and-forth from remote-learning to in-person learning (with social-distancing and masks), and most after-school activities have been cancelled ..read more
Hiragana Mama
4y ago
We were supposed to take a family trip to Japan this month, but because of the pandemic, we had to cancel our plans. One of the (MANY) things I was looking forward to was eating donuts from Mister Donut… specifically their pon de ring donuts. If you have not eaten these, you have not ..read more
Hiragana Mama
4y ago
Some Disney+ shows can be watched in Japanese! Just select “Japanese” in the languages options. Which ones have I missed? I really wish more of the full-length movies were available in Japanese. The Mandalorian Star Girl Lamp Life Forky Asks a Question Shop Class Disney Family Sundays Purl The Imagineering Story Diary of a Future ..read more
Hiragana Mama
4y ago
Here is a list of Netflix shows that you can watch in Japanese (in the United States). Just click on the language selection button on the bottom right corner and choose Japanese. Let me know if you know of any others in the comments! (P.S. I’ve also been posting A LOT of Japanese learning resources ..read more
Hiragana Mama
5y ago
Sunday February 3rd, 2019 is a Japanese holiday called Setsubun (せつぶん). It is a day when you chase evil out and invite good fortune in by calling out, “Oni wa~ soto! Fuku wa~ uchi!” If you are unfamiliar with this holiday, Chika of Japanagos does a great job explaining in this video: Setsubun is easily ..read more
Hiragana Mama
5y ago
Super Simple has released some great Japanese videos recently. They produce videos in many different languages. I think the translation is done really well! I hope they keep adding more. They also have a set of “Mommy-and-Me Japanese videos here ..read more