{"id":16582,"date":"2011-02-03T10:20:30","date_gmt":"2011-02-03T14:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=16582"},"modified":"2011-02-03T11:01:20","modified_gmt":"2011-02-03T15:01:20","slug":"visit-japan-february-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2011\/02\/03\/visit-japan-february-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Visit Japan:  February in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/JNTOLogo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-15612\" src=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/JNTOLogo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/JNTOLogo.jpg 281w, https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/JNTOLogo-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a><\/em>The <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.japantravelinfo.com\">Japan National Tourism Organization<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.japantravelinfo.com\">JNTO<\/a>)<\/strong> provides rather helpful travel information for JETs and non-JETs alike, whether you&#8217;re traveling to or around Japan or helping a friend or relative plan their trip.\u00a0 If you haven&#8217;t seen it yet, take a look at their website at <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.japantravelinfo.com\">www.japantravelinfo.com<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Below is a recent item from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search.php?q=visit+japan&amp;init=quick&amp;tas=search_preload#!\/visitjapan\"><strong>Visit Japan<\/strong> Facebook page<\/a>:<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Kisaragi<\/strong>, the old Japanese name for the month of February, is a contracted form of <em>kinu sara gi<\/em>, which means &#8220;wear still more clothes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Setsubun<\/strong> &#8211; celebrated on February 3 or 4 &#8211; is a favorite annual celebration among Japanese children. On this night, children fill a wooden cup with roasted soybeans and run around throwing them at an oni, or devil, (usually played by the dad) and shouting &#8220;<em>Oni wa soto; fuku wa uchi<\/em>!&#8221; This translates as &#8220;Out with the devil; in with good fortune!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The only national holiday in Kisaragi, though, is <strong>National Foundation Day<\/strong> on February 11. This is the date calculated to be the day on which Jimmu &#8211; the first emperor of Japan &#8211; was enthroned, according to the Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) provides rather helpful travel information for JETs and non-JETs alike, whether you&#8217;re traveling to or around Japan or helping a friend or relative plan their trip.\u00a0 If you haven&#8217;t seen it yet, take a look at their website at www.japantravelinfo.com. 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