kkajapan's Video Blog #18/New Blog Series

VLog on Edward Seidensticker, famous Japanese Literature Scholar an introduction to a new series.

Information on Edward Seidensticker:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Seidensticker

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Tokyo
• Japan
• Sightseeing
• Edward
• Seidensticker
• 東京、観光地、日本

[tokyocooney]

Wow, this was really nice. Its cool to get some more indepth stuff, ther is a lot of fluff on youtube sometimes, but this is really good.

[kkajapan]

Thanks for the nice comment.

[sexymdlman]

I love you videos. Can't wait to be there! ^_^

[kkajapan]

Thank you!! If there is something you would like to see or a topic you want me to cover, please let me know. I hope that you enjoy Japan when you come here.

[kkajapan]

Thank you for leaving your comments. Yes, the most frustrating part about the Japanese language is what is not said. It always trips me up. But, I enjoy it anyways.

[bumnumbum]

Even in today's Japanese, there are a lot of phrases missing in the daily conversations, which should be clearly stated if translated into English. Unwritten, unsaid, or ambiguous part is often most important in Japanese language. Anyway, English language is completely different and I (a native Japanese) probably learn it lifetime long. Thank you for your humorous vlog.

[bumnumbum]

I can see how hard it must be in translating something completely different. When you read the Murasaki Shikibu's (973-1025) works, subjects (her/his highness) are found to be almost completely missing. In Sei Shonagon's (966-1017) essays, conclusions are completely missing. To the Japanese of their time, omitted parts are deemed, "obvious" thus "to avoid patronizing." The feminine aspects (incoherent, indirect, insinuating ^_^!) of the language is thanks to these prominent authors.

[sexymdlman]

hmm... sounds great! I will ponder at work and think about what I want to know. ^_^