This Is Japan
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0.000 HBDThis Is Japan
# <center>**Explore everyday life in Japan**</center> <center>*Beer for Kids*</center> _______ <center></center> ______ ## I’m sure many of you have this memory. You’re young. You’re dad is drinking beer, and you want to try some. You beg your dad for a sip, or maybe it’s your mother, and he/she says, *No*. Or, maybe he/she says, *Yes*, and offers you a little sip. Depending on your age at the time, the answer was probably, *No*, at first and eventually turned into a, *Go ahead, try a little sip*. At which point, many of you, I’m sure, took a little sip and now have a faint memory of thinking, *Ugghh, this stuff is disgusting*. Let’s face it, children who grow up around parents who drink alcohol become curious about alcohol at some point, even if the only time their parents drink is on holidays and special occasions. Well, if you didn’t already know, Japan has quite a drinking culture. Some will tell you that it isn’t what it used to be, but even still, blowing off some steam by having a few drinks or ringing in a celebration with a cold, frothy pint of beer and an enthusiastic *Kanpai!* *(Cheers!)* is quite normal here. _____ <center></center> ____ And, so nobody feels left out, including the little ones, who are curious and often eager to be the special person to fetch a fresh beer for Daddy and the boys, or possibly, just because there is a market for this kind of thing, Japan has a beer for kids. Or, at least, Japan has something that is supposed to resemble one. While the can isn’t labeled BEER FOR KIDS, it sure is made to look an awful lot like a beer, and it is called *Kanpai Nomimono*, or *Cheers Drink*. What it is, really, is nothing but a fortified sparkling apple juice that is actually quite refreshing to drink. Recently, my son celebrated his fifth birthday, and my wife bought a few of these *Cheers Drinks* for my son and his best friend. Boy, were they happy to be able to say *Cheers!* while clinking their plastic glasses together and pretending to be drinking beers like the big boys. _____ <center></center> ____ #### It’s possible that many other countries have beverages like this as well. I really have no idea. It’s not something that I ever paid attention to before having kids. If you have something similar in your country, or even if you have a great story about the first time your parents gave you a sip of beer, please let me know about it in the comments below. Thanks for sharing! _______ <center>***Image Credits:*** *All images in this post are original.*</center> ________________________________________________________________________ *This is an ongoing series that will explore various aspects of daily life in Japan. My hope is that this series will not only reveal to its followers, image by image, what Japan looks like, but that it will also inform its followers about unique Japanese items and various cultural and societal practices. If you are interested in getting regular updates about life in Japan, please consider following me at @boxcarblue. If you have any questions about life in Japan, please don’t hesitate to ask. I will do my best to answer all of your questions.* ________________________________________________________________________ <center>**If you missed my last post, you can find it here [Day Planners]().**</center><br>
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