On this episode of Japan Station, we go through a list of some of the most unique and interesting slang of Japan’s Taishō period (1912-1926).
👉Topics Discussed
- Popular Taishō era slang
- How polie during the Taishō era used to say moshi moshi
- Why it was an insult to call someone Mitsukoshi during the Taishō era
- What it was like during the Taishō era
- Taishō era youth culture
- What a gomu geta was
- What musen meant during the Taishō era
- Taishō era opera otaku
- What SS meant during the Taishō period
- The sexy meaning of tōchaku (到着)
- And much more!
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