My daughter turned 8 years old. I have never prepared a holiday in such a hurry as this year. I sketched out some ideas in advance, but the main preparation took two hours in the morning before the guests arrived. Therefore, the holiday turned out to be simple, but, overall, I liked it. The birthday girl and the guests seem to be happy too.
This year we read Japanese fairy tales, and my daughter asked for a holiday in this vein. Well, Japan is Japan. The only thing I wildly regretted during the preparation process was that I didn’t have more time for it. The topic turned out to be very rewarding, and at every moment I wanted to stay longer, delve into encyclopedias, pictures, films, music. Well, okay, what happened is what happened.
I’m never good at taking photos at a holiday, but this time I took a few snaps with my phone - just for memory. If any of the guests' parents are against posting children's photographs, let me know, I will remove it immediately.
While the guests were getting ready, we made cute bookmarks with them in the form of Japanese dolls. Once, one mother performed such needlework at a Game rally; she helped me quickly find a pattern. It turned out very (even unexpectedly) cute.
Then there was a game with words - like “gallows”, only without the gallows)) I quickly wrote the words in Photoshop and painted them over. The guys guessed the letters (is there a letter in this word...?), I erased upper layer, and the words were gradually restored. Of course, you could write them on a piece of paper and cover them with stickers on top. But it was more convenient and faster for me. Along the way, we found out what this word means and what it looks like (we looked at photographs). The words were: origami, Fuji, ikebana, kimono, hieroglyph, samurai. We created, so to speak, a context.
Then it was time for the show. We took a sign floating around the Internet “What does it sound like?” your name in Japanese" and tried to change all their names. They introduced themselves in a circle: I am Chikitoka. Etc. It was also possible to match the names by meaning, but not all the names of our guests were there, so we didn’t do it. We talked about how the Japanese are terribly polite and pay great attention to etiquette, so we practiced bowing.
The concept of the holiday was that I would read Japanese fairy tales to the children from a large beautiful book. But the right to read must be earned. Therefore, they will undergo all sorts of tests, for which they can receive multi-colored pebbles, and for every three pebbles they can “buy back” reading several pages. This is paradoxical, but looking ahead, I will say that the idea worked. And as soon as they had three stones, they shouted “Read! Read!" ran to where we read.
To pass the test, they first had to guess whether the fact that I was telling them was true or not. If they guessed right, the game began. If not, then the game also began, only they returned one stone to me (if, of course, they had one). For each fact, I tried to sneak in a little historical-cultural-country information, but just a little, because, alas, I myself don’t know that much about Japan.
There was no particular logical connection between the stages, so I simply pulled one out of my bag at random. I will write them down in the order in which they came to us.
1. Countries where people traditionally eat with chopsticks include China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam and Australia.
No. In Australia they don't eat with chopsticks, except in Japanese restaurants.
It was a very simple task. It took a minute to use chopsticks to fill a small bowl with popcorn. Everyone had wands, and this greatly complicated the matter, since everyone was wildly interfering with each other. But it’s okay, we managed, had fun, and ate the popcorn that didn’t fall on the floor.
2. Calligraphy is a Japanese word.
No, Greek. Means "beautiful handwriting."
Everything was simple here too. I printed it out Japanese characters, covered the floor with craft paper, gave each person a brush, and poured mascara into bowls. Everyone drew what they liked, and then we guessed who got what. They drew selflessly, many asked for a second sheet, and it was even a pity to finish it. But we still had a lot of work ahead of us.
Here, it seems, they had three stones, and we went to read the first part of the first fairy tale. We huddled in a small room and lit a candle. In general, we could have done nothing else, but just read to the children for an hour or two) But no, we took a break at the most interesting place and went on to earn stones to continue the fairy tale.
3. Japanese geta shoes usually have a high platform, because... It was very convenient to move around in rainy weather.
Yes. Not only for this reason (it is also convenient to work in flooded rice fields, etc.), but for this reason too.
I built the geta, may the yogis and neighbors below forgive me, from bricks and yoga belts. The task was simply to walk on such stilts around the room back and forth.
4. Haiku (haiku). Traditional haiku always has 17 syllables (5 -7 - 5).
Yes.
I took five haikus and cut them line by line. The task was to restore the original verses. It was terribly funny because, as it turns out, they can be combined in almost any way. Here are the original ones:
“Transparent waterfall”…
Fell into a light wave
Pine needle.
Clear moon.
By the pond all night long
I wander around, admiring...
I walked up the hill
Full of sadness - so what:
There are wild roses in bloom!
I met a messenger on the way.
Spring wind playing
The open letter rustles.
There are butterflies scurrying about
Here and there - everyone is looking
The past spring...
When we had dealt with this, we called three mothers who came to us along with the guests and asked them to pantomime these haiku for us, and the children guessed.
5. Not only men, but also women could be samurai.
Yes.
We played a favorite Chukchi game, it seems, about a seal, but they called it “Battle of the Samurai.” They hung up a thick piece of cardboard with a hole in the middle and gave the samurai each a sword. On the count of three, you had to stick the sword into the hole, which is not easy because your opponent is trying to do the same. They played in pairs, the winner remained, the loser was replaced by a new player, until everyone tried their hand.
Perhaps it would be more appropriate to play "The Princess, the Samurai and the Dragon", but that just occurred to me. So we played “Princess…” later, without any station.
6. Months in Japanese have no names and are called by numbers.
Yes.
Here we were going to play team game, when the presenter calls the name of one player, he calls the number, and exactly that number of players must stand up at the same time. Actually, the exercise is not the simplest, but I also found the children to be tough. One of them immediately asked: “So, can you name 10?” (and there were just 10 of them.) This was enough for the one whose name I said to say “ten,” everyone stood up, and the game ended with their instant and unconditional victory. Usually it takes teenagers about 20 minutes, and I won’t even talk about adults)) I could have asked them to count with their eyes closed, but then they just earned the missing stone, everyone really wanted to go read, so I didn’t bother them and I just admired myself))
7. In classic origami, you can use sheets of paper of any shape.
No, just a square.
This was probably the most difficult test. At first I thought of making simple boats with them, but then I realized that they were not made from a square. Therefore, I finally settled on cranes, and this is much more difficult. With great grief, the majority still succeeded, and we collected them into a beautiful garland, which was left to the birthday girl as a memory of the holiday.
8. Japan is located on 6852 islands.
Yes.
There was a classic crossing over hummocks, only here they were called islands. It was necessary to move to the other end of the corridor, and as long as the island was not stepped on, it was safe. But if a person’s foot had already been on it, and then he remained without touching it, then the island disappeared. So we had to make sure that someone’s foot was on each island, help each other and support each other. We made it through without any problems, lost a couple of islands, but made it across.
Sumo wrestlers are prohibited from driving.
Yes.
It was assumed here classic game for two, when you need to push your opponent out of the circle. It seemed to me that the samurai battle was enough for them; I didn’t want to add competition at the end.
Tokyo ranks first in the world in terms of population density.
No, Shanghai. Tokyo is fourth.
I planned to make a game where the whole team had to fit on a blanket. Then it folds in half, and again everyone needs to fit together, without spades. Then four times. But they also stopped playing, I was afraid that the tired children would get too excited.
Instead of these two tests, we played “The Princess, the Samurai and the Dragon.” At first I planned this game for the beginning of the holiday, but the introduction was already too long, so I moved it to the end, and it turned out to be an excellent final chord.
Participants are divided into two teams and play according to the “rock-paper-scissors” principle. At the leader’s signal, the ENTIRE team simultaneously portrays one character (princess, samurai or dragon), having made a collective decision in advance about whom to portray. The samurai defeats the dragon, the dragon defeats the princess, the princess defeats the samurai. The game is played until three wins.
Then there was a circle with the presentation of gifts, the birthday girl’s response, where she said some personal words to everyone and gave them a pebble from those that were in the game as a souvenir.
Then there was cake and, of course, a Japanese cartoon at the end.
We watched Miyazaki's classic Spirited Away. Surprisingly, it turned out that only a couple of people knew him.
Overall, it was a great holiday. Not least because my beautiful daughter had absolutely wonderful friends visiting))
Organizing a birthday party at home, without resorting to the help of animators, is quite labor-intensive and difficult work. Where to start preparing? The main thing is to come up with a theme, and then everything comes together like a puzzle, piece by piece.
My daughter’s birthday was approaching, and I still didn’t have a clear idea about the upcoming holiday. This year is my daughter’s 10th birthday, and we decided to celebrate it at home. We started with invitations, which I decided to make myself, after consulting with our craftswomen. There was very little time left to do everything about everything - only one week. I want to warn you right away - never leave so little time for preparation, it should start as early as possible - well, at least a month before the event. Especially if you, like us, will celebrate your birthday twice - first with relatives, then with the child’s friends.
It took 2 whole days to implement the idea, as a result of which 15 original invitations were born.
Next, I simultaneously compiled the program and menu. Of course, not everything that was planned could be realized; there simply wasn’t enough time, because on that day I had to play the roles of both photographer and presenter; and receive guests, and feed, and see that the house is not destroyed.
So, in order. I decided to include both games and practical exercises in the program.
1. Quiz. The task is to answer the question correctly. 2 captains take turns choosing their teams. While competing, they receive points (so as not to lose count), and at the end of the game, we use them to determine the winning team. The team with fewer answers receives consolation prizes - there are no losers at the festival.
2. Master class on fans with a tassel. For this you needed: colored paper, scissors, cardboard figures, thread and stapler.
3. Surprise prize. A book with a bookmark is a prize for which you need to “compete” - guess which page the bookmark is on. If the game drags on, we give hints - how many pages are in the book (1-100), reduce the interval (for example, from 10 to 90), etc.
4. Game for attention. Very simple. The conditions are as follows: children must sit still without getting up, and the leader asks questions. For example: who noticed where the birthday girl is depicted with a monkey, what color the birthday girl’s room is, where the box with soft toys that hangs on the wall above the bed... etc.
5. Origami - made ladybug. You need sheets of white paper, markers, scissors. In the process, the ladybug was placed on a leaf, cut out and painted, glued or stapled.
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7. Disco - well, what would we do without it? It’s important to choose music here, since just a radio won’t do. It’s good to ask in advance what music is in the top and make an appropriate selection. And then it’s simple - color music, disc and forward.
Table. In order to somehow maintain the Japanese style, I decided to serve something from seafood and sushi (although this is not exactly a Japanese dish, it was in Japan that it gained recognition). It was also important to decorate the table, since the Japanese, as they say, “eat with their eyes,” - they love to decorate dishes.
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Throughout the preparatory week, my daughter was intrigued - what would happen in the end?! When I consulted with her, I was sincerely happy with my ideas, helped, my eyes lit up even from sketches of invitations... At such moments you forget about fatigue, because it’s for the sake of this sparkle in children’s eyes that everything is done. At some moments, I did not allow my daughter to prepare, so that something would remain a surprise for her. Now I can say with confidence that any girl will definitely like this birthday. The guests, leaving, thanked us for the holiday and said that they really liked everything. After the weekend, at school, the girls from the class once again thanked their daughter for the holiday and the invitation.
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Interesting and original script parties in Japanese style, any company will really like it.
1. Theme and name of the party. Not just Japan, but cheerful and even funny Japan. Our party will be stylized as Japan, but not exactly national characteristics, but with an informal, even humorous approach. Let's call our party, for example, Japan Party (by analogy with the well-known euphemism “Japan Mother”).
2. Entourage.
Interior. We will bring it into the interior where our Japanese party, features of the east to immerse guests in the atmosphere of the land of the rising sun. You can decorate the room in the style of one particular symbol of Japan: for example, use many images of dragons - both scary and funny.
Or decorate the room with fans (they can be made from pieces of wallpaper sheets, from whatman paper and even newspapers, magazines, wrapping paper - in general, from anything that comes to hand) - fans can be hung on the walls and fixed on curtains, doors, furniture. If only adults, relaxed people will be present at the party, you can use erotic pictures from Japanese anime to create the ambience.
When setting the table, use rectangular rather than round plates and Japanese placemats. And, of course, you can’t do without Japanese music - you can download it here.
Dress code for a Japanese-style party. You can be anyone at the party: a samurai, a Sumo wrestler, a geisha, a Japanese robot, a kamikaze, a dragon, an anime hero, etc. The main thing is to be in the Japanese style and funnier. By the way, you can organize a prize for the best and funniest Japanese costume.
3. Progress of the event.
We are having a Japanese-style party, and the hospitable Japanese love feasts as much as we do, so we will immediately invite guests to the table. We will place chopsticks near the plates, but when everyone is seated at the table, we will invite guests to “buy” forks, knives and spoons. You will have to pay for cutlery not with money, but with ingenuity. The appliance seller says a Japanese proverb, and the buyer must name its Russian (or well-known in the Russian-speaking environment) analogue. Of course, if someone wants to eat with chopsticks, they shouldn’t insist on using a fork.
List of Japanese proverbs and approximate analogues:
If dust particles accumulate, they will become mountains. -Water wears away stones.
He who does not know is as happy as Buddha. - The less you know the better you sleep.
Then - even fields, even mountains. - After us there might be a flood.
One stone - two birds. – Kill two birds with one stone.
It is impossible to catch a tiger cub without entering the tiger's den. – If you are afraid of wolves, don’t go into the forest.
And you will wait for good weather for a sea voyage. “And there will be a holiday on our street.”
A falling drop breaks through a stone. - Water wears away stones.
If you are poisoned by poison, treat yourself with the same poison. - Fight fire with fire.
Having been taught a lesson on hot soup, it blows on cold vegetables. - Having burned himself on the milk, he blows on the water.
In the whole block, only my husband doesn’t know. – The husband will be the last to know about everything.
4. Entertainment, games, competitions for a Japanese party.
After dinner, we will offer guests a competition program. Its goal is to identify the best of the best Japanese in our company. We are having a fun Japanese party, so the titles won’t be serious.
1. Competition "Japanese Chef"
Those who wish to participate will be given a large pancake or cake and a pack of mayonnaise (a doy-pack with a dispenser). In addition, you will need sample paper sheets with a hieroglyph (to be fair, everyone needs to be given the same hieroglyph). The task is to decorate the dish with a mayonnaise hieroglyph. You need to squeeze the mayonnaise from the packaging onto the pancake, drawing a hieroglyph according to the pattern. Here you can choose two winners: the one who completes the task faster, and the one whose hieroglyph is the most accurate and beautiful.
2. Competition "Japanese policeman"
The competition is held right at the table, so everyone can be involved. We give participants paper (can be A4 or larger, white or colored) and ask them to fold it into any weapon for a policeman, using the origami technique.
3. Competition “Japan Mom”
Both men and women can participate, but it’s more fun with men. We attach inflated Balloons(preferably large ones). The task is to collect sakura petals from the floor. But where do we get such exotic stuff? Instead of sakura, take rose petals or cut them out of paper - you will need a lot of petals to literally cover the floor. Whoever's stomach bursts during the game is eliminated. At the end, count the number of collected petals. The one who collects the most petals will become “Japan’s mother”. The prize could be a Japanese fan.
4. Competition “Russian-Japanese Translator”
The presenter calls a word from the Russian dictionary, and the participants must remember the Japanese word denoting the same or a similar concept. And even if it is not a completely accurate analogue, it is suitable in meaning. Humor is welcome. We give the title of “Russian-Japanese translator” and a prize – a Russian-Japanese phrasebook – to the most active and resourceful “Japanese scholar.”
Examples of words and analogues:
Mistress - geisha.
Paper plastic - origami.
Suicide - kamikaze.
Stabbing is hara-kiri.
Robe - kimono.
Vodka - sake.
Hooray! - Banzai!
The letter is a hieroglyph.
Fat man is a sumo wrestler.
Pet – Tamagotchi.
Warrior - samurai.
Vanka-Vstanka – Daruma.
Rhyme - haiku.
Cartoon - anime.
Bouquet – ikebana.
Mat - tatami.
Crossword - Sudoku.
Mustard - wasabi.
4. Game “Japanese impromptu theater”
After the competitions are over, you can continue the Japanese party with impromptu theater, but not simple, but “Japanese”. The presenter reads the text expressively. The actors, when mentioning their hero, pronounce a line and reproduce this or that movement in accordance with the text. There are seven actors and one presenter.
Heroes and lines:
Sakura (pleadingly): “TokasE is not ikebana!” (note: this means “just don’t make an ikebana out of me!”).
Sparrow (proudly): “Japanese bird!”
Horses (two people) (sadly): “We are lousy gallopers.”
Grass (provocatively): “Tickle something!”
Samurai (two people) (menacingly): “Banzai!”
Samurai Beautiful SAKURA grew in the endless Japanese steppe. SAKURA branches swayed. A small SPARROW was sitting in the branches of SAKURA. Two purebred Japanese HORSE horses were grazing nearby. And beneath them the lush Japanese GRASS grew and stretched. Oh, how it extended! The stallions energetically and very greedily plucked the GRASS. At the same time, the GRASS tenderly tickled the bellies of the stallions. THE RORDERS neighed contentedly.
Two Japanese SAMURAI Tamagotchi and Toshiba appeared in the steppe. SAMURAI Tamagotchi was a sumo wrestler, and Samurai Toshiba was a karateka. What a Tamagotchi sumo wrestler! What a karateka Toshiba is!
The two SAMURAI hated each other and were constantly bullying. And now they were making faces and teasing each other. SPARROW, looking at this, laughed and chirped. The SAMURAI threatened the SPARROW, and it flew away from SAKURA.
SAMURAI Tamagotchi and Toshiba saw ROOMS. The SAMURAI wanted to ride the HORSE and made an attempt to do so. And another try, and another. Not immediately, but the SAMURAI managed and saddled the obstinate HORSE. The stallions impatiently beat their hooves and neighed displeasedly. The SAMURAI fidgeted nervously on their horses, wanting to fight the enemy.
They went in different directions and, taking off from their place, rushed towards each other. Tamagotchi hit Toshiba and he fell from his MOUNT. While falling, Toshiba bit the Tamagotchi. Now SAMURAI Tamagotchi has fallen from his MOUNT. The defeated SAMURAI lay on the GRASS. The beautiful SAKURA towered above them, bowing its branches sadly. A SPARROW flew past, looked at the lying SAMURAI and fell to the ground. SAKURA was left alone. Suddenly thunder roared and lightning struck SAKURA. She fell noisily.
Epilogue. In the endless Japanese steppe there grew a broken, crooked SAKURA. A plucked SPARROW was sitting on it. Under the tree lay the GRASS, crumpled and limp. SAMURAI Tamagotchi and Toshiba were lying in the GRASS and hugging each other. THE HORSE HORSES nibbled the GRASS and neighed joyfully. Peace reigned in the endless Japanese steppe.
What to treat.
Japanese style party
We're planning a party.
The party will be Japanese-themed, but all cultural features will not be respected. We chose a humorous rather than a serious approach to the party. You can come up with any name, it is desirable that it be original.
Japanese party decoration. In order for party guests to fully experience the atmosphere of Japan, decorate the room in an oriental style. You can take one symbol of Japan and design a party around it. For example, many people associate Japan with
· dragons, anime, samurai, etc.
· Ribbons for tree branches
· Origami (Japanese cranes)
You can decorate a room with fans, hanging them anywhere, on walls, curtains, furniture. You can make them using newspapers, magazines, pieces of wallpaper.
When setting the table, use Japanese-style plates. These are not round plates, but rectangular ones. And, of course, what is a party without music? You can find and download music on the Internet.
Dress code for the party.
To create a unique image, use a kimono (surely, if not you, then someone close to you has one), but do not forget to remind the guest that as an expert in martial arts, he is simply obliged to demonstrate his skills! This can be a small, short performance consisting of several spectacular techniques.
The female half of the “Japanese team” should pay close attention to their makeup and hairstyle. You should try to make your face as white as possible, line your eyes and eyebrows with a black pencil, and cover your lips with gloss in a single or peach shade. Gather your hair into a bun and secure it with 2 sticks.
You can dress up as anyone for a Japanese party:
· robot, sumo wrestler, dragon, samurai, kamikaze, etc.
The main thing is that the clothing style is Japanese and preferably funny.
Japanese party, scenario in full swing
Use Japanese words and expressions.
Greet guests with a formal "konichiwa" or friendly "ohaiyu." Raise your sakazuki (glasses) and shout “kanpai.” Don't forget to talk "arigato" (thank you) And “itadakimas” (bon appetit). All these words must be said while bowing slightly.
| Happy Birthday | お誕生日おめでとうございます | Otanjo:bi ometo:gozaimas |
| Thank you | どうも | Before:mo |
| Nice to meet you | 初めまして。どうぞよろしく | Hajimemashite. Do:joyoroshiku |
| How are you doing? | おげんきですか | O genki deska? |
| Long time no see | お久し振りですね | O hisashiburi des ne |
| Sit down please | どうぞ。おかけください | Do:zo okakekudasai |
| After you | お先へどうぞ | Osaki e do:zo. |
| here I am (back) | ただいま | Tadaima |
| Please | ください | kudasai |
| I love you | 愛してるよ | Aishiteru yo! |
| 好きだ | SUKI DA SUKI YO! | |
| 大好き | Daiski (I love it very much) | |
| I like you (= I love you) | 1.おまえのことが好きだ | 1.omae no kotoga Suki da (male version) |
| 2. | 2. anata no kotoga Suki des (polite, female version) | |
| that is life | これが人生 | kore ga jinsei |
| to the dregs! | かんぱい | Kampai |
List of short phrases that can help in conversation:
1. Yes_________ Hi
2. No_________Ie
3. I understand_________Vakarimas
4. I don’t understand_________Wakarimasen
5. Thank you_________Arigato
6. Please_________Before you take it out
7. Please (offering)_______Do:zo
8. Please (request)_________Onegai shimas
9. Sorry_________Sumimasen
10. It’s okay________Give jobu des.
11. Let's begin!_________SA: HAJIMEMASE:
12. Good morning!_________OHAIE: GOZAIMAS
13. Good afternoon!_________KONITI WA
14. Good evening!_________KONBAN WA
15. How is your health?_________OGENKI DES KA
16. Thank you, okay_________ARIGATO: GENKI DES
17. How are you?_________IKAGA DES KA
18. It’s been so long since we’ve seen each other!_________HISASHIBURI NE
19. Please!_________TO: Subsidiary and affiliate
20. Goodbye!_________SAE:A
21. See you later!_________MATA OME NI
22. See you!_________JYA: MATA
23. See you tomorrow!_________ME: NICHI OME NI KAKARIMASE
24. See you tomorrow!_________MATA ASYTA
25. I beg your pardon_________GO MAN NASAI
26. Can't you help me?________OH NEGAI ITASIMAS
27. Sorry to bother you__ SUMIMASEN DESITA
28. Can I come in?_________HAITTEMO Iy DES KA
29. Thank you very much!_________BEFORE: MO ARIGATO: GOZAIMASYTA
30. No need for gratitude_________BEFORE: ITASIMASITE
31. Everything is okay!_________ARIGATO: GENKI DES
32. Congratulations!_________OMEDETO:
33. Thank you for your help!_GOKEREKU ARIGATO: GOZAIMAS
34. Thank you for the invitation!_________GOSE: TAI ARIGATO: GOZAIMAS
35. Thank you for everything!_______IROIRO TO DO: MO ARIGATO:
36. Thank you for the wonderful gift!_________KEKKO NA: PUREDZENTO ARIGATO: GOZAIMAS
37. Glad to meet you!_________HAJIMEMASITE DO: DZO EROSIKU
38. My name is _________WATASHI NO NAMAE WA DES
42. Let's get acquainted!_________DEVA SE:KAISIMAS
45. Let me introduce you to Mr. _________SAN O GES:KAI ITASIMAS
47. I don't speak Japanese_____Nigongo wa hanase-masen
48. Please speak more slowly_______Mo: skoschi yukkurihanashite kudasai
49. Goodbye_________Sayo:nara
50. Good night_________O Yasumi Nasai
52. And the same to you_________Kochir askance
53. How do you use it?_________Kore o doyatte tsukaimaska?
54. What is this?_________Kore wa nandeska?
55. Where is the toilet?________O toire va dokodeska?
57. What time is it?_________Nanji deska?
58. I_________vatashi
59. you (you)_________anata
60. he_________karz
62. she__________kanojo
63. woman_________josei
64. man_________dansei
65. wife_________okusan
66. husband_________shyujin
67. daughter_________musume
68. child_________kodomo
69. son_________musuko
Evening progress the Incas.
The Japanese are no less hospitable people than us, so first invite guests to the table. Place chopsticks near the plates in advance, but before you start eating, when everyone is at the table, offer to “buy” spoons and forks for all guests, but you need to pay for them not with money, but with your wits. You say some Japanese proverb, and the guests must name a similar Russian proverb. Of course, some guests will want to try eating with chopsticks, so you shouldn't insist on this.
A real samurai
This competition is best done right at the table, so everyone present can participate. Participants are given several A4 sheets of paper (white or colored - optional) and are asked to fold them into any weapon using the origami technique in 3 minutes. Let the guests imagine themselves as ancient samurai guarding the peace of a powerful ruler. They can't do without powerful weapons!
The winner is the one who completes it faster (more beautifully).
Japan mom
2-3 men are invited to participate in the competition, and large balloons are tied to their bellies. Their task is to collect beautiful sakura petals from the floor. Instead of sakura petals, we can have rose petals. (cut from paper)
There should be enough of them to cover the floor. If a participant’s “stomach” bursts “during the collection” of petals, he is eliminated from the game. The winner is the one who collected large quantity petals.
Japanese cook
(details – pictures with hieroglyphs, pancakes, mayonnaise with a dispenser according to the number of participants)
Those wishing to participate in the competition are given a sample picture of a hieroglyph (for the fairness of the competition - the same), a pancake (you can use a cake or a slice of bread) and a pack of mayonnaise, preferably with a dispenser. The participants’ task is to copy a hieroglyph from a picture onto a pancake in 1 minute. The fastest one wins!
7) Masaka, or It can’t be! Guests are invited to compete for their wits. The presenter names a Japanese proverb, and the participants must choose the most suitable Russian equivalent.
| Japanese proverb | Analogue in Russian | Proverb in Japanese |
| You can't catch a horsefly and a bee at the same time (you can't grab it) | If you chase two hares, you won't catch either | Abu hachi torazu |
| Like a dragon in the clouds | Feel like a fish in water | Ryu no kumo o etaru ga gotoshi |
| (Go) while it's light under your feet | Strike while the iron is hot | Ashimoto no akarui uchi ni |
| Fifty today is better than a hundred tomorrow | A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush | Ashita (asu) no hyaku yori cube no goju |
| A silent bug gnaws at the wall | Still waters run deep | Damarimushi kabe o sukasu (horu) |
| Give the key to the thief for safekeeping | Let the goat into the garden | Dorobo ni kagi o azukeru |
| Twisting the rope after the thief has already been caught | After a fight they don’t wave their fists | Dorobo o toraete nawa o nau |
| The fortune teller does not know his own destiny | Shoemaker without shoes | Ekisha mi no ue shirazu |
| Sticking a hoe into someone else's field | Poking your nose into other people's affairs | Hito no hatake ni kuwa o ireru |
| Your own thing is more valuable than someone else's | Your shirt is closer to your body | Hito no mono yori jibun no mono |
8. The best samurai
The following props are required for the competition: a bamboo or any other cane about a meter long, and at least 5-10 plastic rings with a diameter of 10 to 15 centimeters. We call several pairs of participants. In a pair, one plays the role of a samurai, and the other his faithful squire. We give the samurai a cane (his sword), and the squire a ring. We separate the samurai and the squire at a certain pre-marked distance. The samurai's task is to catch with his sword as many rings as possible that are thrown by his squire .
One day in a restaurant
Visited with the lady of my heart
We are a Japanese restaurant.
Foreigners bow,
Like I'm some kind of sultan.
Instantly they bring us to the table,
They serve a menu... it seems...
I looked through it. Slightly on edge -
What kind of cuneiform is this?
Deal with this matter
It seems like I can't...
But already above us in white
The man has been standing for a long time.
Don't think we're suckers
Like a Japanese sensei
I flashed my knowledge in front of the lady:
- Sake for me, sepuku for her!
symbols
The dog is a symbol of the hearth
The Japanese have small ones.
And in Russia - a poker
And a scarlet flower.
WHAT TO TREAT:
You can order sushi and rolls to your home in the restaurant. Also among the treats d.b. Lots of fish and seafood dishes. Japanese pancakes are very popular (we make the dough in water and add all kinds of finely chopped vegetables to it, then mix and bake like pancakes)
The central place at a Japanese-style party should be given to sushi, which has already become traditional for us. Making sushi rolls yourself is not at all difficult.
Female Japanese name
Meaning
Azumi is a safe place to live
A-indigo or love
Ameya evening rain
Ayame iris flower
Akane is brilliant
Akane diamond red
Ayam means iris
Arizu noble look
Bunko educated child
Janko is a pure child
June is obedient
Izumi fountain
Yoko ocean child
Yoshi means fragrant branch
Yoshiko noble child
Coe world
Kiku chrysanthemum
Marie beloved woman
Mai dance
Miwa translates to beautiful harmony
Makoto is correct and faithful
Mizuki beautiful moon
Masami elegant beauty
Minori is a wonderful harbor
Madoka circle of flowers
Mommo peach
Naoki fair punishment
Ray call, spirit, polite woman
Ren water lily
Rico Jasmine's child
Sake Cape
Sekera means Japanese flourishing
Uzeji rabbit
Haruka distance
Hotaru firefly
Hitomi is a name for a girl with very beautiful eyes.
Harumi spring beauty
Hoshi translated as star
Haruki spring tree
Shinju pearl
Yuka friendship blossoming
Yuki happiness, snow
Yasuko child of the world
Yayoi means spring
Yasu is a calm girl
Japanese male names
Akayo is a smart person
Aki - the name has the meaning - autumn, bright
Akira is a Japanese male name meaning bright, clear, dawn
Akihiko - the bright prince
Akihiro - smart, scientist, bright
Aretha - the name matters - new
Atsushi - warm-hearted, hardworking
June - the name has a meaning - obedient
Junichi - obedient, purity, first
Deiki - of great value
Daysyuk is a great helper
Izamu - brave man, warrior
Izao - honor, merit
Izanaji - a man who invites
Iori - the name matters - addiction
Yoshayo is a good man
Yoshikezu - good and harmonious, fair, first (son)
Yoshiro - name means good son
Iooo - stone man
Ichiro - first boy son
Kayoshi - name means quiet
Ken - healthy and strong
Kenji - intellectual ruler
Kenichi - first builder, governor
Kenta - healthy, strong
Kenshin - name means - humble truth
Kero - ninth son
Kiyoshi - name means pure, holy
Kunayo - the name means compatriot
Kazuki - the beginning of a new generation, pleasant peace, or radiance
Kezuo is a harmonious person
Kazuhiko - the first, harmonious prince
Kazuhiro - harmony, widespread
Keitashi - name means hardness
Makoto is a true man
Madoka - name means calm
Mazuio - increasing the world
Mazeki - correct report, graceful tree
Mazenory - correct principles, successful government
Mazeru - intellectual, victorious
Matheto is a proper, graceful person
Mazahiko - fix the prince
Menebu - name means diligent
Maseyuki - proper happiness
Nobuo is a loyal person
Norayo is a man of principles
Ozemu - male ruler
Rio - excellent
Ryota - strong, strong
Raiden - name means thunder and lightning
Ryuu - Japanese male name, meaning - dragon
Suzumu - progressive
Sedeo - deciding man
Setoru - name means enlightened
Takashi is a filial official worthy of praise
Taro - to the great son (this name is given only to the first son)
Tetsuo is a clear (thinking) person, iron Man
Toshiyuki - emergency and happy
Tsuyoshi - name means strong
Tsutomu - working man
Tedashi - correct, loyal, fair
Takao - a tall, noble man
Temotsu - full, protective
luxurious brightness
Hizoka - name means -saved
Hizeo - long-lasting man
Hoteka - step by step
Hedzheim - the name means - the beginning
Haruo - the man of springtime
Shin is a true man
Shinichi - devoted, first (son)
Shuji - excellent, second (son)
Shuichi - excellent, manager, first (son)
Yuichi - brave, friendly, first (son)
Yukayo is a happy man
Yuu - the name means - superior
Yasushi - male name means honest and peaceful
Congratulation
I’ll say right away that you need to choose candidates for the role of a Japanese woman and a translator wisely. These roles require serious people who are difficult to make laugh. In this congratulation, it is important that the guests laugh, and not those who perform. Another tip: if possible, let candidates read the texts.
Appearance:
- a Japanese woman needs to be dressed (any wraparound robe will do) and made up so that she looks as similar as possible.
- work on your voice (squeakier).
- and most importantly, steps (mincing) and slight bends forward.
- There is no need to change the interpreter's clothes.
Phrases are spoken one by one. First a Japanese woman, then a translator, again a Japanese woman, and again a translator. etc. For convenience, I numbered them.
Before the delegation leaves, the presenter says:
Dear guests!!! Today, on this holiday, a Japanese delegation arrived to congratulate the hero of the day, which was passing through (name of city, village..). But I understand that we cannot do without a translator.
(our guests come out here)
Delegation
1. Dorogutsa gospozytsa!!! (name) - san!
2.Nasa delegate Honda Japan mother prime minister skiff.
3.Herak TU - 100 write sartiri. Mitsubishi Toyota-san is either a pit or a ditch.
4. Freebie mundi pussy misi for Kohama Honda.
5. Dorogutsa gospozytsa!!! (name) - san!
6. Kyuronu hwajima dvahama qin yang rubbish japan mother.
7. Shiki nawa ikebana shuka sex.
8. Mikuro lighthouses are a bit rude on the tenth birthday.
9.Syuki soni miminda huli washi mochi quasimodo hemurovato moonshine.
10. (name) - san Sakura is beautiful!!!
11. Women - san rather thin and magnificent. Hitati syuki soni bilyati desya.
12.But we are bullshit.
13. Nasa japona kobelina macaques are stupid.
14. Mow bitch hay yum-yum
15. Tsuzuki kinonoto sucks! Tsuzuki macaque Honda Kobelina - san falasa Japan mother.
16.Wee not hurato Japan's mother?
17.Don’t be a jerk to you, mother Japan.
18.Kalimati u mati turado matsue.
19. Sakura Pokhov obihiro ise oak given.
20. This crappy hacienda doesn’t fuck bahima.
21.Desya hamondo paskuda sun hun tsai take out yourself dry manja ise Japan mother.
22.Wajima omori pakote cherubima shuka sex.
23.Thank you kamodo oh my.
Translator
1.Dear gentlemen!!! Dear, (name).
2. Our delegation arrived from the land of the rising sun on behalf of the Prime Minister.
3. Our road was very difficult. We flew by plane for a long time.
4. Then we drove in a car called a Zaporozhets.
5. Dear gentlemen!!! Dear (name)!!!
6. Thank you for the invitation to such a significant event! The Prime Minister regrets that he was unable to attend in person.
7. But he sent me - the best representative of the Japanese people
8. How wonderful is your celebration, dear ones!
9. There are so many smiles, joy, love here
10. (name), you beautiful flower with stamen and pistil
11. How many beautiful and slender women are there!
12. Unfortunately, our women are not so beautiful and charming.
13. And men cannot compare with your Pskov heroes.
14.How richly your tables are set!
15. In Japan, our tables are not set so richly and it often happens that there are only two eggs per man per year!
16.Have you been to Japan???
17. We invite you to visit our Motherland.
18.We have wonderful nature and climate.
19.But in Porkhov It's cool in winter and hot in summer, like in the Sahara.
20.We really liked this banquet hall, and the estate looks impressive.
21.On behalf of the Japanese people, we thank you for your warm welcome and look forward to a generous meal.
22. We wish you a sea of happiness, health and love!!
23.Thank you and goodbye!!!
Cool tongue twisters(you can drag them one by one and read them)
Once upon a time there lived three Chinese - Yak, Yak-Tsidrak, Yak-Tsidrak-Tsidron-Tsidroni,
And three more Chinese women - Tsypa, Tsypa-Dripa, Tsypa-Dripa-Lampomponi.
Yak got married to Tsypa, Yak-Tsidrak to Tsypa-Drip,
Yak-Tsidrak-Tsidron-Tsidroni on Tsypa-Dripa-Lampomponi…
Here they had children: Yak and Tsypa had Shah,
at Yak-Tsidrak with Tsypa-Drypa - Shakh-Sharah,
at Yak-Tsidrak-Tsidroni with Tsypo-Drypa-Lampoponi - Shah-Sharah-Sharoni.
I sewed a fur coat - I sewed a skirt.
I sewed a hat - I sewed a slipper.
Natasha is a good seamstress!
Fluttering fins, toothy and skinny.
Looking for food for lunch, the pike walks around the bream.
The pike tries in vain to drag away the bream.
The snake was bitten by the snake.
I can't get along with the snake.
It has become narrower from horror.
The snake will eat him for dinner.
It's bad to fall on a hedgehog from the second floor.
The bull was rampaging in front of the oak tree,
Shaking his brown forelock under the oak tree.
Oak grabbed him by the forelock.
- Don't be a brawler! - exclaimed the oak tree.
Cunning ferret, quick ferret,
The cockerel whispers to the cat:
- Do you see the lush comb?
The cat whispers to the cockerel:
- Take one step and I'll take a bite!
The hedgehog washed his ears in the bathhouse,
Neck, skin on belly.
And the hedgehog said to the raccoon:
"Won't you rub my back?"
Shishiga walked along the highway,
He walked, rustling his pants.
The step will step, whisper: “Error”,
Moves his ears.
Near the pit there is a hill with sacks. I'll go up the hill and straighten the sack.
I'm driving through a pothole, I won't get out of the pothole.
A lilac jacket with a collar.
Bagel, bagel, loaf and loaf
The baker baked the dough early in the morning
"The puppy squeaks pitifully,
He's carrying a heavy shield"
"Grandfather Danil shared the melon, a slice for Dima, a slice for Dina"
“Rain, rain, don’t rain, Rain, rain, wait. Let gray-haired Grandfather get home.”
"Not the same, comrades, comrade comrade,
Who is a comrade with comrades,
And he, comrades, comrade to a comrade,
Who without comrades is a comrade"
"Buy a pile of spades, buy a pile of fluff"
"The quail swaddled, swaddled and swaddled"
"I met a hedgehog in a thicket,
How's the weather, hedgehog? - Fresh.
And we went home, trembling,
Hunching, cowering, two hedgehogs"
Mila washed the bear with soap,
Mila dropped the soap.
Mila dropped her soap
I didn’t wash the bear with soap
TESTS
Aries
He thinks - a lot. He says it’s not enough. He does it right.
Taurus
He thinks about a lot. He says convincingly. He does it as best he can.
Twins He thinks about himself. He says what he thinks. He does it and thinks it’s very good.
Cancer
He thinks - constantly. He says it's tempting. He does whatever they tell him to do.
a lion
He thinks - exactly. He says it’s too much. He does something that he couldn’t get away from.
Virgo
He thinks one thing. He says something else. Does - the third, but well.
Scales
He thinks it’s too much. He says honestly. Does it responsibly.
Scorpion
He thinks - concentrated. He says exactly. He does what he likes.
Sagittarius
He thinks that it’s only him... He says that everyone except him... He does it with someone else’s hands.
Capricorn
He thinks what comes to mind. He says what he came up with. He does what he can.
Aquarius
He thinks, “What do you need?” He says, “well, if necessary.” He does it better than anyone else.
Fish
He thinks that no one knows. He says he's being clever. Does it, depending on whether the work will be checked.
Fortune telling on paper "Love Formula" will tell you what kind of relationship you have with your loved one, what awaits you in the future, what problems may arise between you, etc. The formula of love will reveal the secret of your relationship. All you need is a piece of paper and a pen. Answer the questions below and use the formula to calculate your pair's number.
For this sheet fortune telling, you may also need a table that allows you to convert the letters into a numerical value. Here she is:
Questions:
1. How many letters are in your name?
2. How many letters are in his name?
3. If your name has the letter O? Which one? (if not, set it to 0)
4. Is there an O in his name? Which one? (if not, set it to 0)
5. What is the numerical value of the first letter of your name?
6. What is the numerical value of the first letter of his name?
7. How many letters L are in your names?
Love formula: = (L - 7) x 2,
where L (Love) = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 (sum of answers to all questions).
For example Let's calculate the figure for the couple Julia and Vyacheslav:
1. 4
2. 8
3. 0
4. 0
5. 5
6. 3
7. 2
Next we find our result: L = 4 + 8 + 0 + 0 + 5 + 3 + 2 = 22
= (22 – 7) x 2 = 30
Don’t forget to convert the resulting number into a simple number from 1 to 9. In our case, 30: 3 + 0 = 3. Now you can find out what awaits the couple with the number 3, what kind of relationship these young people will have, will they be together?
Digit 1– this is love at first sight, and on the part of both partners. If you are still not together, then think about why? Maybe some of you are afraid to take the first step? It's time to build relationships, and not trample each other's path...
But if you are already together, then your relationship can be called ideal. Although there are quarrels and misunderstandings, these are trifles for you. After all, you quickly move towards reconciliation. Your relationship will be full of passion, adventure, and emotion. You will never be bored with each other.
Both of you are full of ambition and stubbornness, often your couple can be called a battlefield. But this arrangement will not embarrass you, you both like this manifestation of feelings. You don't look like a couple who would sit quietly in front of the TV and crack sunflower seeds. You enjoy the intensity of passion in your relationship.
The main danger in this couple may be the desire of both partners to subjugate themselves to each other. There is no need to turn your union into a pair of doves imprisoned in a cage. You can build a long and harmonious relationship if you live in the outside world and not focus on your partner. You need Fresh air, which gives you emotions and new knowledge. Don't be afraid to give your partner a little freedom, try to find fun outside of your relationship.
Your couple has every chance to build a long and beautiful union.
Digit 2- a very beautiful and deep union. In this relationship, both partners have soul mates, they are very similar. It’s as if they have known each other for 100 years, they feel and try to satisfy each other’s desires. They live by caring for each other and supporting each other in difficult times. In general, we can say that they exist only for themselves, they do not see anyone or anything. They enjoy living as their couple.
This union will be like 2 cooing doves. They are not afraid of problems and obstacles, because they know that together they will overcome all difficulties.
But some stumbling blocks may arise. Moreover, these stones will be created by you. Sometimes you will get tired of this calm and proportionate life, because there must be some quarrels and conflicts? It is precisely because of the lack of emotional outbursts that you yourself will invent problems and conflicts, just to get the heat of passions. As soon as you receive them, both calm down and continue to coo.
Digit 3– in your relationship there will always be equality and mutual respect. Such a union can be called beautiful. Your love story will be full of pleasant memories - flowers, gifts, seeing the dawn, the first night by candlelight, etc. The most important thing is that this beginning of your relationship does not go downhill. But you will try to do everything not to bring your relationship to the lowest level. If there is true love between you, then you will succeed!
It will be easy for you to get along with each other, since you have common interests and a common worldview. But you cannot say that you are the same, on the contrary, you are different personalities, and that is why you are so drawn to each other. You are interested in learning something new about your partner.
You will never have any arguments about whose opinion is more important and whose idea is better. You understand each other easily, and it will not be difficult for you to discuss everything and accept common decision. You understand perfectly well that you are both individuals with different opinions and imposing yours on anyone is stupid. It’s easier to come to an agreement and live in peace.
You can easily build a harmonious and happy union, but everything can be ruined by the betrayal of one of the partners. Here such mistakes will not go unpunished. So keep in mind that infidelity can put a damper on your relationship.
Digit 4– the expression “together is cramped, but apart is boring” suits your couple very well. Well, you are drawn to each other, and nothing can be done about it. But some kind of omissions and conflicts constantly arise between you. This is most likely due to the fact that you do not understand each other; it is difficult for you to find a common point of contact. You are like a swan, a crayfish and a pike. Because of this, stumbling blocks arise between you and drive you apart.
But after a while you forget about your common quarrels and return to each other. But after harmony and idyll, problems begin again. And so on all the time. You are already so used to coming together and diverging that it has already become habitual for you.
You can build a wonderful and friendly union, you just have to hear and understand your partner’s point of view. There is no need to “sculpt” your partner into the ideal of your fantasies; try to accept and adapt to your soul mate. Understand that for the sake of love, sometimes you have to make some sacrifices and give up your ambitions.
You have every chance to be happy. The main thing is not to forget that you are a couple, and two people should live not only for themselves, but for two!
Number 5- your relationship will be distinguished by special passion, and from the very beginning of your love story you will be so blinded by each other that you may not even notice all the shortcomings of your partner.
Of course, initially you will not be worried about anything around you - only you two will exist for you and nothing else, you will look at the world in pink glasses. And only over time you will see that everything seemed not quite as it really is.
Slowly you will begin to notice that your partner is not ideal at all, that he also has his own “troubles”. And here it is no longer known whether your relationship will continue. If you can accept this reality and try to adapt to your partner, then you have every chance of being happy. And if your disappointment is so great that you don’t want to accept anything, then the ending of your relationship will be sad.
So love, but don’t forget to look at the world soberly, try to find out more about your partner, find out everything about him in advance bad habits so that later all this does not become a big surprise for you. And remember, ideal people do not exist!
Number 6- your couple will not be particularly passionate and trembling. This is rather friendly love: you are close and interesting to each other, your relationship is built on mutual understanding. You feel good together. Don't expect intense emotions and passions here.
If you like a calm and balanced life, then this is the kind of relationship that will suit you. The most important thing is that you can easily find a common point of contact, and together you can solve any problem. Is it for happy life Is this not enough?
This is a very beautiful and stable relationship; not all couples manage to achieve such harmony. But it is worth paying attention that in this union small problems will arise. Often this will be due to the jealousy of partners. Both idealize their couple too much, and the thought that the partner is unfaithful brings a lot of quarrels into this relationship.
This couple has every chance of being happy, the main thing is that both partners not only understand each other, but also trust each other. After all, trust is one of the most important moments when building a family.
Number 7– in such relationships, it is very often disastrous that one of the partners tries to show his leadership qualities more than the other. There will be no equality here. One person will lead the whole couple, but will the other partner, who gets a secondary role, be able to accept this relationship. If both are satisfied with this format of the relationship, then these 2 partners can form a happy couple.
Talking about positive aspects Given this compatibility, we note that both are sociable individuals, they need to receive new emotions, they need an active lifestyle, they are not used to sitting at home on quiet evenings. Therefore, in this regard, they will not have a collision. They will always find something to talk about and something to do. Both partners are devoted and faithful, they will never betray their soulmate. But even if this suddenly happens (most likely due to stupidity), then no one will hide their mistake. They live by the rule: “better the bitter truth than sweet lie" You can have complete confidence in your partner and in your relationship. Generally, this pair has every chance to build a long and harmonious union. You just don’t need to live for yourself, live for the couple and try to understand and accept your partner for who he is. Don't forget to tell your partner how much you love him and how much you care about him. Don't skimp on compliments!
Number 8- a difficult union, you can’t say anything. Maybe the beginning of your relationship will be beautiful and romantic, but in the future this romance will fade away. The period of falling in love is characterized by the fact that you completely dissolve in your soul mate, you do not see any shortcomings in your partner. But when time passes, you cool down, feelings are more reminiscent of attachment than passion and love, and that’s when problems and conflicts begin. You notice all the shortcomings of your partner, reproach him, criticize him. In general, a difficult period is coming in your relationship. A feeling of dissatisfaction arises in the relationship, you begin to look for other emotions, maybe even in another opposite sex. Of course, you are more interested in starting a new relationship with romance, love and passion than in understanding the cause of your problems with your current partner. Don’t run from your conflicts, you don’t need to close yourself off from problems, it’s better to try to understand what’s going wrong with you. Understand your relationships.
Such a couple has every chance to be happy. You can build a friendly and harmonious union. But for this you need to try: accept your partner for who he is, you don’t need to delve into him and look for flaws, it’s better to look for all of him positive traits and appreciate it. Your union needs patience and mutual understanding on the part of both partners! Remember that everyone has shortcomings, you are not a gift either...
Number 9- you are together? This is very
I present to your attention detailed Japanese party script which my friend and I held for our guests. Japanese granddaughter was dedicated on March 8, but you can easily remake the script for any occasion, be it a friends party, a birthday, or even an unusual wedding.
Japanese Party: Gathering of Guests
Invite guests to introduce themselves or introduce them yourself, diluting the names with vowels and redoing them in the Japanese style. Replace the letter “l” with “r”. TO female names add endings: -i, -ko, -mi, -yo, -e, -ki, -ra, -na, -ri, -ka. And after the name add the respectful title “san”. For example, Anna - Annako-san, Ira - Iri or Iriko-san, Natasha - Natami-san, etc.
Add endings to male names: -o, -hiko, -go, -ru, -ro, -si, -ke, -zu, -ki, -ya, -ti, -mu, -hey, -to, -ta , -bu, -n, -sa, -iti, -give. After the name we add the title “san”. For example, Maxim - Makishimo-san, Vitaly - Vitarizu-san, Dima - Dimaru-san, etc. Such appeals will sound interesting and funny. You could even make name tags to place next to each guest's plate, or name tags to be pinned to the clothing of everyone entering the party. We prepared name badges, remade in the Japanese style.
Musical background used modern Japanese compositions: AAA group, Ai Otsuka, Utada Hikaru, Meiko Kaji and others. At the same time we got acquainted with modern Japanese music, it was very interesting.
When the guests had gathered and sat down, Japanese party has begun.
Greetings
There were two presenters: me, Vikatori-san, and my friend Aniko-san.
IN.: Konichiwa!
A: Hello!
IN: Good evening ladies and gentlemen! Noble samurai, charming Japanese women...
A: Thank you for coming to our Japanese garden to spend this romantic evening together. Let me introduce you (and introduce you to each other)
Vikatori-san
IN: Aniko-san
We're having a Japanese party., therefore, we will now call everything accordingly, that is, in Japanese.
Aniko-san, is this what the Japanese call the city of San Francisco?
A: Well, Francisco-san, of course!
IN: This is how we will help our guests transform and we will call them exclusively in Japanese!
(We hand over name badges)
Competition "Japanese Proverbs"
IN: By the way, Aniko-san, do you know that a new dish called USSR is becoming increasingly popular in Japan? As it turned out, this is 1/6 of the land.
A: Many of you are familiar with Japanese cuisine, and some of you will try exotic dishes for the first time. That's why we provide you with a choice of cutlery - chopsticks for amateurs and forks for professionals! And in order for us to start our little feast, we will hold the next competition.
IN: The Japanese are great aesthetes when it comes to food. And Japanese proverbs are as beautiful as Japanese dishes. And to get the desired device you need to find an analogue to the famous Japanese proverbs.
(we read proverbs, and give the one who correctly finds the analog a choice of sticks or forks)
List of Japanese proverbs and approximate analogues:
You can't catch a horsefly and a bee at the same time.“If you chase two hares, you won’t catch either.”
If you fall in love, then you will forget about ugliness.- Love is blind. Love is blind.
Negotiate the price for an uncaught badger.- Share the skin of an unkilled bear.
While we are alive we don’t appreciate it, but when we die we regret it.“We don’t keep what we have; when we lose it, we cry.”
It was as if a bird suddenly flew out from under my feet.- Like a bolt from the blue.
Fifty today is better than a hundred tomorrow.- A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
A silent bug gnaws at the wall.- There are devils in still waters.
Fear creates black devils. - Fear has big eyes.
Bitten by a snake, afraid of rotten rope.- Having been burned by milk, they blow on the water.
The shine of gold is brighter than the shine of Buddha. — Money opens all doors.
He who does not know is as happy as Buddha.- The less you know the better you sleep.
Then - even fields, even mountains. - After us there might be a flood.
It is impossible to catch a tiger cub without entering the tiger's den.. – If you are afraid of wolves, don’t go into the forest.
And you will wait for good weather for a sea voyage. “And there will be a holiday on our street.”
A falling drop breaks through a stone.- Water wears away stones.
If you are poisoned by poison, treat yourself with the same poison.- Fight fire with fire.
A: Now let's raise our sakazuki(we take glasses in our hands), let's drink to love and beautiful ladies! Kanpai!
IN: And now bon appetit - itadakimas!
White Day in Japan
A: In Japan, by the way, there is a holiday similar to the one we are used to on March 8, when men give women gifts and congratulate them. This holiday is celebrated on March 14th and is called White Day. White Day- This is a continuation of St. Valentine's Day, which was proposed for celebration by confectionery companies so that the ladies would not be offended. After all, on Valentine's Day, only women congratulate men.
IN: During these two holidays, more than half of the annual chocolate turnover in Japan is sold. There are two types of gifts on Valentine's Day and White Day: giri-choko and honmei-choko. The Japanese would not be Japanese if they had not added something of their own to a foreign custom. So it turns out that every year many women buy tons of chocolate on Valentine's Day to give it to their father, brother, work colleague, boss, neighbor, etc. only because “it’s necessary”, “it’s customary” and in general they are obliged to do so, because it’s weights. Honmei-choco is intended for those who are truly dear to the donor and, as a rule, they try to make it themselves.
A: On White Day, the triple return rule applies, according to which the value of a White Day gift must be two to three times the value of the corresponding Valentine's Day gift.
IN: And following the Japanese tradition, we first invite the girls to give their men a sweet gift practically with their own hands, in order to encourage them to return the gift.
Competition with fishing rods
Props: bamboo sticks, candy, tray. We take out a tray of candies and give the girls fishing rods with a rope attached to them and a hook at the end. Sweets with loops tied to them are laid out on trays at a decent distance from the participants. Using a long fishing rod, holding it by the edge, you need to hook the candy. We give it one minute. Who will collect more sweets as a gift for your loved one?
Origami (hearts)
A: Dear ladies, did you congratulate your men over the past holidays? And you, gentlemen, have you prepared gifts for your loved ones? If not, remember that best gift for them it is your heart.
IN: And how to quickly and easily give your heart to your beloved or loved one - we will now show and teach you!
We give all the guests a square of red colored paper and show them step by step how to make a heart out of paper. Download the diagram online.
Guessing haiku on a children's theme
IN: The ancient tradition of versification in Japan, passed down from generation to generation, has developed its own rules and manners of writing. Haiku, Japanese poetry, combines minimalism and contemplative immersion in the subject. This is high art, which we will also touch upon tonight. We will unravel the deep meaning of each haiku. The most insightful of you will receive prizes!
IN: Aniko-san - explain the deep meaning of this haiku and translate it into Russian:
Tanya-chan lost her face -
Crying about the ball rolling into the pond.
Pull yourself together, daughter of a samurai.
A:(Our Tanya is crying loudly and dropped a ball into the river)
IN: Arigato, Aniko-san!
So, let's begin! We read haiku, you explain!
1. We lived with an old woman
Two puffer fish.
One is white, the other is gray - two cheerful fish.
(Grandma lived with 2 funny geese)
2. The son of a gray goat lived with an old woman.
He went into the bamboo grove to graze.
Everything in this world is changeable, only the horns and legs are eternal.
(There lived a gray goat with my grandmother)
3. Came out of the fog
Moon with the face of a samurai.
He drew his sword from his kimono pocket.
(The hedgehog came out of the fog and took a knife out of his pocket)
4. Brothers Enike and Benike
We enjoyed sushi.
Whatever the child enjoys, as long as he doesn’t drink sake.
(Eniki Beniki ate dumplings)
5. Old woman
Sowing rice on the slope of Fuji.
(Baba was sowing peas and said loudly Oh)
6. The cat died.
The fur on the tail is not the same.
Keep quiet or taste it.
(The cat is dead, her tail is peeling off, whoever says something will eat it)
7. A greedy person is like beef meat,
To the ram of distant Turkey,
Salted cucumber fruit.
(Greedy beef – pickled cucumber)
8. Happy rice traders are dancing on one leg -
Fooled a stupid man
For four nunchucks.
(They fooled a fool with 4 fists)
9. The son of the bull moves with an uneven gait.
Take a deep breath - the tatami ends,
Falling is inevitable.
(The bull walks and sways)
10. Take a close look at the grass -
There sat a green grasshopper that looked like a cucumber fruit.
Oh yes frog.
(In the grass Grasshopper sat)
11. It, ni, san, si, go - a carefree walking hare.
Got hit by hunting nunchucks.
Slap-slap, oh-oh-oh.
(One, two, three, four, five, the bunny went out for a walk)
12. Geisha ice cream, sakura for children...
Inattentive man
From Basho Street.
(That’s how absent-minded he is from Basseynaya Street)
13. Playful summer fly
Sat down on sakura jam.
That's the end of haiku.
(a fly landed on the jam, that’s the whole poem)
Prizes – candy and chopsticks
Sakura Competition
A: On White Day, a month after Valentine's Day, young people pamper their girlfriends and show them reciprocal signs of attention.
IN: Therefore, we invite men to reciprocate the gesture right now and shower their loved ones with sakura petals.
A: But in order to give our competition a real samurai spirit, we decided to hold it in the best traditions of Sumo wrestlers. (we say this after the men have left). But what is sumo without uniforms - a special “mawashi” belt?
We invite three men and attach inflated balloons to their bellies with tape.
Q: Your task is to collect sakura petals from the floor so that the “belly” does not burst. Whoever collects the most petals and remains safe and sound will receive a prize.
We pour a mountain of pink petals on the floor and give each participant a basket.
The prize is wind music.
Presentation of the nominees for the competition for girls “Miss Sakura in Bloom”
IN: What would a women's holiday be without a competition of femininity, beauty, charm and Japanese style? Cherry blossoms are considered the standard of Japanese beauty and grace, so we will choose Miss Cherry Blossoms from our guests!
A: We conducted a secret survey of our guests, who nominated several nominees for this title. Greetings!
A: Iriko-san! Please come out and take a lap of honor.
Dance with fans
A: We were visited by a charming geisha, who will now show us her art of dancing. Meet Mariko-san!
My sister Maria, wearing a kimono and carrying two fans, performed this dance wonderfully.
Competition "Russian-Japanese Translator"
IN: Aniko-san, after all, everything is romantic in Japan: geisha, sake, hara-kiri...
A: Yes, not what we have: women, vodka, stabbings...
IN: And you are well versed in Japanese words, just like a Russian-Japanese translator.
A: I think there are much better translators among our guests. Let's invite them to participate in the competition.
We select three participants.
A: I call Russian word, and you must remember the corresponding Japanese. It may not be a completely accurate analogue, but it is appropriate in meaning.
IN: Humor is welcome. The most active and resourceful “Japanese scholar” is given the title “Russian-Japanese translator” and awarded a prize.
Aniko-san names the words, I count who has how many correct answers.
Examples of words and analogues:
Singing to a backing track - karaoke
Sacred Mountain - Fuji
Raw fish - sushi
Hitman - ninja
Sword - katana
Lover - geisha
Paper plastic - origami
Suicide - kamikaze
Suicide is hara-kiri
Fate is karma
Robe - kimono
Vodka – sake
Hooray! - Banzai!
Letter - hieroglyph
Fat Man - Sumo Wrestler
Pet – Tamagotchi
Warrior - samurai
Vanka-Vstanka – Daruma
Rhyme - haiku
Cartoon - anime
Bouquet – ikebana
Mat - tatami
Crossword - Sudoku
Mustard – wasabi
Soy cheese - tofu
Wrestling – karate, aikido, judo
Military leader - shogun
Comics-manga
Funny haiku again
IN: And again poetry. This time it's a haiku reading competition. After all, reading beautifully can be just as difficult as composing.
We distribute leaflets with funny haiku to the guests in advance and now invite them to read the works, calling them by their Japanese names.
1. Die for the great Nippon
I'll leave my wife only debts
Yes, three Tamagotchis, a little less...
2. My plane is buzzing,
It's hard for my plane.
Hurry up to Pearl Harbor.
IN: Orego-san!
1. Three samyrayas in the winter wind
Sake is drunk cold
It would be better if we took port wine...
2. The samurai blade is like a ray -
And he became blunt
Damn sprat in tomato!!
3. What about you, neighbor Isyjima
Do you grab your sword right away?
Let's fight in Nintendo...
A:*** - san!
1. Sakura white branch
She lay down quietly on the ground.
I'm happy with the new saw.
2. From Monday
I'll start a new life -
I will change my avatar on VKontakte.
3. Everyone in the village has a haiku
Learned to compose
The rice harvest was lost...
Funny haiku about love and family
Read our nominees for the title “Miss Sakura Blossoms”
1. I was waiting for the prince
Did not come. Slush, rain...
Is your horse sick?
2. In the land of the rising sun, the cherry blossoms have already faded,
Not a hieroglyph from you,
Lest the ginger root dry out.
3. I only like one thing about him.
But I need to get married
Go out entirely.
4. Your answer shakes
Flowers on my ears...
Ikebana is sad.
5. With a sweetheart, heaven in a hut.
To strengthen your will -
I'm going there too!
6. Dew drops
fly from your lips,
Please keep your voice down.
7. I don’t need a star from the sky!
I just ask you -
Change the light bulb in the chandelier already.
8. Great is the talent of a samurai’s wife -
With a single blow of the rolling pin she gives her husband
Bright stars in the night...
9. The samurai sword is all sticky...
The little son smears with a sword
Jam for bread.
Japanese calligraphy
IN: The Japanese love to give each other exquisite cards with congratulations and wishes of happiness, love, and good luck.
A: We also invite you to create your own greeting card now and put a special meaning into it.
We invite all men to come up to the table and draw a hieroglyph with a gouache brush on a sheet of paper. In front of the participants we place leaves with printed hieroglyphs denoting “happiness”, “love”, joy. Each participant chooses a hieroglyph with which he would like to congratulate his other half and draws the hieroglyph. Whose hieroglyph turns out to be more beautiful and neat, that participant becomes the winner, and his wish will certainly come true.
Details: Table, paper, brushes, black and red gouache, examples of hieroglyphs, 1 prize.
Another poetic moment
Walk through the rock garden
I wandered into a rock garden,
I didn’t find any -
Someone took it away.
Stone from the top of Fuji
I dropped it on my leg.
He shouted for a long time.
Sakura handful of petals
I insisted on sake.
Easy to drink...
Garden of watching stones,
I thought about eternity.
Game "Japanese impromptu theater"
The presenters read the text expressively. The actors, when mentioning their hero, pronounce a line and reproduce this or that movement in accordance with the text. There are seven actors and one presenter.
A: Ladies and Gentlemen! We present to your attention the production of the legendary Kabuki Theater “The Last Samurai”. Roles performed by: (roles are printed out for everyone)
Heroes and lines:
Sakura(pleadingly): “TokasE is not ikebana!” (which translates to: “just don’t make an ikebana out of me!”).
Sparrow (proudly): “Japanese bird!”
Horses (two people) (sad):"We're pretty bad."
Grass(provocatively):“Tickle something!”
Samurai (two people) (menacingly): "Banzai!"
Text:
IN: Beautiful SAKURA grew in the endless Japanese steppe. SAKURA branches swayed. A small SPARROW was sitting in the branches of SAKURA. Two purebred Japanese HORSE horses were grazing nearby. And beneath them the lush Japanese GRASS grew and stretched. Oh, how it extended! The stallions energetically and very greedily plucked the GRASS. At the same time, the GRASS tenderly tickled the bellies of the stallions. THE ROOMS neighed contentedly.
A: Two Japanese SAMURAI Tamagotchi and Toshiba appeared in the steppe. SAMURAI Tamagotchi was a sumo wrestler, and Samurai Toshiba was a karateka. What a Tamagotchi sumo wrestler! What a karateka Toshiba is!
The two SAMURAI hated each other and were constantly bullying. And now they were making faces and teasing each other. SPARROW, looking at this, laughed and chirped. The SAMURAI threatened the SPARROW, and it flew away from SAKURA.
IN: SAMURAI Tamagotchi and Toshiba saw ROOMS. The SAMURAI wanted to ride the HORSE and made an attempt to do so. And another try, and another. Not immediately, but the SAMURAI managed and saddled the obstinate HORSE. The stallions impatiently beat their hooves and neighed displeasedly. The SAMURAI fidgeted nervously on their horses, wanting to fight the enemy.
A: They went in different directions and, taking off from their place, rushed towards each other. Tamagotchi hit Toshiba and he fell from his MOUNT. While falling, Toshiba bit the Tamagotchi. Now SAMURAI Tamagotchi has fallen from his MOUNT. The defeated SAMURAI lay on the GRASS. The beautiful SAKURA towered above them, bowing its branches sadly. A SPARROW flew past, looked at the lying SAMURAI and fell to the ground. SAKURA was left alone. Suddenly thunder roared and lightning struck SAKURA. She fell noisily.
IN: Epilogue. In the endless Japanese steppe there grew a broken, crooked SAKURA. A plucked SPARROW was sitting on it. Under the tree lay the GRASS, crumpled and limp. SAMURAI Tamagotchi and Toshiba were lying in the GRASS and hugging each other. THE HORSE HORSES nibbled the GRASS and neighed joyfully. Peace reigned in the endless Japanese steppe.
Cinema "Irony of Fate in Japanese".
We show guests an 8-minute film parody from Big Difference “The Irony of Fate in Japanese”
The Japanese party ends with the announcement of the results of the Miss Cherry Blossoms contest.
And now there is a disco and mass fun.
