This week’s fact is about one of Japan’s most famous symbols of perseverance. 🔴 Daruma Dolls A Daruma (だるま) is a traditional Japanese doll that represents: • perseverance • determination • never giving up The doll is based on Bodhidharma, the monk associated with the origins of Zen Buddhism. Its round shape is symbolic too. If you knock a daruma over… it rolls back upright. This connects to a famous Japanese phrase: 七転び八起き Nanakorobi yaoki “Fall seven times, stand up eight.” 👁️ Why Daruma Have Blank Eyes When people buy a daruma, one eye is usually left blank. First, you make a goal or wish. Then you paint in one eye. The daruma watches over your effort and determination. When the goal is finally achieved… …you paint in the second eye. Only then is the daruma complete. ⛩️ When Are Daruma Used? People often use daruma for: 📚 passing exams 💼 business goals 🏃 fitness goals 🎯 personal challenges At the end of the year, many people return old daruma dolls to temples to be respectfully burned in ceremonies. 🔴 My Daruma Goal I recently bought a daruma of my own. It is the one in the photo. Right now, both eyes are blank and I'm about to fill in one eye to start the journey toward my goal. My goal is to make Japanese Language Learners as useful and engaging as possible so we can grow this group to 1000 members. When our group reaches 1000 members, I’ll paint in the second eye. 👁️✨ So every new member brings us one step closer to completing the daruma together. 🧠 Language Lesson 🔴 だるまをかいました。 Daruma o kaimashita. I bought a daruma. 🔴 もくひょうがあります。 Mokuhyō ga arimasu. I have a goal. 🔴 がんばります。 Ganbarimasu. I will do my best. 🫵 Your Turn If you had a daruma, what goal would you use it for? 日本語の目標ですか？ 😊 Also, please let me know what you would like to see in our group to help it be as useful as possible for you and for our 1000 potential members. See you next Friday for another Japan Fact Friday 🇯🇵✨

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#JapaneseTopicTuesday 日本のどこに行きたいですか。 Nihin no doko ni ikitai desu ka? 私は富士山に行きたいです。 Watashi wa fujisan ni ikitai desu. I want to go to Mt Fuji! Comment in English or Japanese. I can help you translate your answer! Arigatou, 🙇‍♂️ Joe Sensei.

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Introduce yourself and share a pic of something Japanese you own or something Japanese that you're interested in! Feel free to explain why you want to learn Japanese or what you like about Japan. Also, feel free to post any Japanese language questions you have. I'd be glad to answer them! As for me, I love learning Judo. Have you ever tried it? And I love Japanese literature, such as Kokoro by Natsume Soseki. Have you read any Japanese novels? I also really enjoyed Cowboy Bebop when it came out! Not the live action Netflix version! To start learning, I highly recommend Your 50 First Sentences Course: https://www.skool.com/japanese/classroom/fe1c2853?md=60ee3552d26e4ffcb910a86675e10f95 Arigatou, Joe Sensei.