Blogmaxinpower in # japan • 10 hr. ago • 3 min readAnother Dogwood =/= Noch ein Hartriegel 👹🍣🎎 Wonderful Japan ENG-GERNot long ago, we took a trip to a park where I discovered some amazing trees. Fall had just begun to bring out its colors, and the first leaves were already starting to turn a bit more colorful. In addition to the leaves glowing in the setting sun, many small, round, red fruits were hanging from the tree, which looked a bit like rose hips. But…maxinpower in # english • 1 day ago • 2 min readOtherwise - part 2 ( the answers)A while ago I tried to explain the use of the English transition word "otherwise", which hopefully did the trick. I left you guys with a little exercise which hopefully was not more than a piece of cake for all of you. But to make sure I have brought you the answers today so you can check whether you got it all right. Here are the five…maxinpower in # japan • 2 days ago • 2 min readOtherwise?A few days ago I was asked how to use the words otherwise , and I noticed that I hardly ever use it myself. So I was thinking about a quick and easy way to explain it and to compare it with similar transition words. And with the help of the AI of my choice I came up with the following: Otherwise — Used to explain what will happen if you…maxinpower in # japan • 3 days ago • 3 min readThe Asian Doogwood tree =/= Der Asiatische Blüten-Hartriegel 👹🍣🎎 Mein JapanIn the world of plants, you sometimes come across the most amazing names and find yourself wondering who might have inspired them. Usually, though, you encounter the plant first, and the name comes later. That’s exactly what happened to me just a few days ago, when I came across some bright red fruits in a park near our home, hanging from a…maxinpower in # japan • 4 days ago • 3 min readNot (completely) done yet =/= Doch noch nicht ganz fertig👹🍣🎎 Wonderful Japan ENG-GERActually, September is the harvest time. That’s when here in Japan, lots of small harvesters rattle across the fields, cutting the rice plants that were planted in early May. Normally, the harvest lasts until the end of September, and then the fields lie fallow for a few months before the cycle starts all over again the following year. But even…maxinpower in # japan • 5 days ago • 3 min readAnd here we are again 👹🍣🎎 Wonderful JapanFor me, October has consistently been a time of (new) beginnings in recent years, with many of the same rituals repeating themselves. But that doesn’t mean I’ve completely gotten used to it or become as seasoned as an old hand. Quite the opposite—I find myself getting nervous all over again and wondering what’s in store for me this time around.…maxinpower in # japan • 7 days ago • 2 min readAnd now, what is coming next? 👹🍣🎎 My JapanLots of questions has been coming up my mind recently and I am not so sure how to answer them. Life has been going in circles and ups and downs and this year has been quite a strange roller coaster for me. I guess the last years I have been doing alright, but I also feel stuck here at this side of the world. I got myself too comfortable to…maxinpower in # japan • 7 days ago • 3 min readKuri 👹🍣🎎 Wonderful Japan ENG-GERNow that fall has arrived and is in full swing everywhere, you can once again see these round, spiky fruits all over the place. Chestnuts come in all sorts of varieties, some more spiky than others. Here in Japan, too, it’s now クリ (Kuri) season—as the Castanea crenata, the Japanese chestnut, is called in these parts. The fruits are covered with…maxinpower in # japan • 8 days ago • 3 min readIt is growing =/= Es wächst 👹🍣🎎 Wonderful Japan ENG-GERA few days ago, I showed you the first pictures of our radish fields, which are now turning green. Okay, I’ll admit I exaggerated a bit when I called them “fields”—they’re actually just two small plant pots where we sowed some radish seeds. But still, it is growing there now, and faster than I expected. Of course, we still have a long way to go…maxinpower in # japan • 9 days ago • 3 min readHow high will you go? =/= Wie hoch willst du hinauf? 👹🍣🎎 Wonderful Japan ENG-GERIt's fall, and especially these days, you can spot a very special insect here in our region. I'm talking about mantises, which you see quite often here in Japan. And now, at this time of year, these insects are associated with something else quite special: a prediction for the coming winter. According to an old folk belief, the height at which…maxinpower in # germany • 10 days ago • 2 min readThe dragonflies =/= Libellen 👹🍣🎎 Wonderful Japan ENG-GERWell, you don’t always have to try to impress people with a flood of words. Sometimes less is more, even if others might not see it exactly the same way you do. But that shouldn’t bother you—it can even serve as confirmation to choose fewer words than usual. And that’s what I’m doing today too, while trying to give my poetic side a little…maxinpower in # japan • 11 days ago • 2 min readLet's try radishes =/= Wir suchen es mal mit Radieschen 👹🍣🎎 Wonderful Japan ENG-GEROkay, there isn’t much to see yet, but we’ve definitely made a start. Because shortly after we put our plan into action and planted a few radish seeds for the very first time, the first seedlings already began to show. The first signs of green are always welcomed with the greatest joy, and now we watch them suspiciously every day to see if and…maxinpower in # japan • 12 days ago • 3 min readAfter the harvest =/= Nach der Ernte 👹🍣🎎 Wonderful Japan ENG-GERIt's almost done. Over the past few weeks, many hardworking hands have been busy in the fields across our region, ensuring that this year's rice harvest was brought in. The rice was planted in early May, and it usually takes the entire month of September for the harvest to be completed. Here and there, it might take a little longer, depending…maxinpower in # japan • 14 days ago • 2 min readLantern again =/= Noch mehr Laternen 👹🍣🎎 Wonderful Japan ENG-GERSimply because it was so beautiful, here are three more photos from the lantern festival we attended a while back. At this street festival, thousands of paper lanterns are crafted and decorated, and then set up along the streets. In the evening, when it gets dark, small candles are lit inside them, creating a truly amazing overall scene. As…maxinpower in # germany • 14 days ago • 3 min readNew flat? =/= Neue Wohnung? 🇩🇪🍻🥨 Welcome to Germany ENG-GERWouldn't that be nice? Yes, but of course we haven't exactly moved. And even if we had, it certainly wouldn't be to such fancy surroundings. Although, to be honest, it wouldn't look too bad on us. We took today’s photos during a visit to Potsdam, the capital of Brandenburg, after taking a tour of the old Prussian palace, the “Neues Palais.”…maxinpower in # japan • 15 days ago • 3 min readDie Legende der Akabeko 👹🍣🎎 Mein JapanBei unseren Ausflügen in die Aizu-Region sind wir schon oft kleineren und auch größeren Figuren begegnet, welche das Aussehen von roten Kühen haben. Diese Akabeko genannten Kuhfiguren sind tief in den Legenden und der Kultur der Gegend verwurzelt und sind zu heute zu einem beliebten Symbol von Aizu geworden. Der Ursprung der Akabekos geht auf…maxinpower in # japan • 16 days ago • 3 min readWäscht du noch oder schüttelst du schon? 👹🍣🎎 Mein JapanAus aktuellem Anlass muss ich mich mal wieder mit einem Thema beschäftigen, was uns allen wohl nicht ganz neu sein sollte. Manches scheint wohl ein weltweiter Trend zu sein, auf den man aber nicht unbedingt stolz sein braucht. Und das führt dann zu Momenten, in denen ich mich über einige der vielen kulturellen Unterschiede, denen ich in Japan…maxinpower in # germany • 17 days ago • 2 min read3. Oktober oder 7. Oktober 🇩🇪Was den einen heutzutage der 3. Oktober ist, war für die anderen früher der 7. Oktober. Dass diese beiden Tage so dicht beieinander liegen, mag nur Zufall sein, aber gerade deshalb bleibt einem der letztere Tag dann doch bis heute im Gedächtnis. Am dritten Oktober feiern die Deutsch heute ihre Wiedervereinigung, als vor nunmehr 36 Jahren die…maxinpower in # japan • 18 days ago • 3 min readI had bread =/= Es gab Brot 👹🍣🎎 Wonderful Japan ENG-GERThe way you make your bed is the way you sleep! And the way you eat is the way you feel! Well, I’m not entirely sure if you can always put it that way, but I will just leave it at that for now. Because somehow it does seem to fit. I’m not even sure myself what I’m getting at here. But I keep noting with satisfaction that far from home, I’ve…maxinpower in # japan • 19 days ago • 2 min readNeue Woche - neuer Monat 👹🍣🎎 Mein JapanDer Oktober ist bei mir in den letzten Jahren immer wieder eine Zeit des (Wieder-)anfangs, wobei sich viele der Rituale wiederholen. Das heißt aber nicht, dass man sich komplett daran gewöhnt hat und abgebrüht wie ein alter Hase ist. Ganz im Gegenteil, ich bin immer wieder von Neuem nervös und frage mich, was denn siesmal auch mich dazukommt.…
