when we eat , we say Itadakimasu(いただきます） and Goichisou sama deshit but what are the meaning of both? Before the start t eating we always say “itadakimasu”. When we finish to eat,we say “gochisousamadeshita” or “Goichisou sama deshita” Perhaps some people dont understand the meanings or think its weird But there is a reason why we say it always and became part of our custome. Firstly in Japanese “itadakimasu” means “get something.”. In this situation it means “we will live by foods.” When we eat,we have to get life from animals, plants, vegetables and so on. When we say “itadakimasu”,we express the Appreciation and respect for the foods that give […]

today  i will explain the reason why we do that. if you go to japan in some places you need take off the shoes for example in temples our house. i know in some countries people could think is weird, but there is a reason why we take off. the reason is we believe the house  has to be with luck,  because we think if the house has luck , the family will be happy . but in our belief, we think in outside there are some bad luck. so if you enter in the room and home and you still wearing shoes, its bring us unlucky. so for that […]