Resource of the Month - Ebisuya Japanese Market

Ebisuya Japanese Market
65 Riverside Ave.
Medford, MA
781-391-0012

Ebisuya is a grocery store in Medford, MA that offers exclusively Japanese products. They carry a wide variety of items including hard-to-find food, kitchen supplies, housewares, and other lifestyle accessories.

They have a sushi bar with made to order sushi, as well as other food including onigiri (rice balls) and bento boxes. They also have an extensive collection of new and used Japanese books, and offer rentals of the latest Japanese movies and TV shows that are unavailable to watch in America. More info on products is available at their website:

http://www.ebisuyamarket.com/

Who is "Shichi"??

Meet Shichi! He is the new mascot for Plymouth Let’s Go! His name comes from the Japanese word for Turkey, "Shichimencho" (lit. bird with seven faces), as well as our sister city "Shichigahama" (lit. seven beaches).

He will be representing Plymouth at home and around the world!

Plymouth Town Hall Display Case

Here is a look at the display case inside Plymouth’s Town Hall that features items brought to Plymouth from Shichigahama Japan throughout our 25 year partnership! Everything from laquerware (urushi-nuri), to wood carvings (kiburi), and even a ceremonial sword (katana) and samurai helmet (Kabuto) are contained inside! We hope to explore its contents more in the future, but for now, check it out yourself at Plymouth Town Hall (First Floor), 11 Lincoln St. Plymouth MA.

それではプリマスの市庁舎で日本語贈り物の陳列ケースを調べてみましょう！友情の25年が表現されます。漆塗りや木彫りや刀 や冑があります。後で、私たちは内部を探る。番地はPlymouth Town Hall (1F), 11 Lincoln St. Plymouth MAです

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Guides to learning the Japanese Hiragana alphabet!

Because Japanese has three writing systems, many people get confused on where to begin. There is the Hiragana alphabet used to write native Japanese words, the Katakana alphabet used to write foreign words, and Kanji, which are Chinese characters.

This guide from 2010 was written to be an ultra-simple guide to learning the Hiragana alphabet. It uses a step-by-step process that shows you how to start spelling words right from the beginning.

http://www.tofugu.com/2010/10/13/hiragana-guide/

This guide focuses mainly on pronouncing the hiragana alphabet as a way to learn.

http://www.tofugu.com/guides/learn-hiragana/

Whether you are starting by learning how to read and write, or simply how to say the alphabet, both guides provide simple lessons on getting started. We will post more resources on learning the other alphabets in the future. Good luck!