Getting Started with Hokkaido Dialect
If you’ve been learning Japanese for a while, especially if you’ve visited Japan and heard things you’ve never heard in class or seen in a textbook, you’ve probably come to realise there isn’t just o…
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This Hack From Japan Will Help You Keep Your Notebooks Organized
Nowadays, there are apps that can help you organize your notes, such as Evernote. However, not many people like using these apps and instead still use notebooks to write down any ideas that they may …
Dazzling Photographs of Wine Glasses, Decanters and Other Reflective Objects by Hideki Kuwajima
“Vertical 008? (2011) Although he’s been experimenting with stark images of landscapes, the Kyoto-based photographer Hideki Kuwajima is better known for his dazzling…
Learning Japanese From Songs (And What This Method Has Taught Me About the Language)
You can’t learn a language just by studying vocabulary and grammar. There has to be something you give a damn about understanding in the long run. If you’re studying Japanese, maybe that’s watching a…
Come and discover the Aldebaran Atelier Akihabara
a place to interact with and experience our humanoid robots! read the original article
Japanese Manner – Taking a bath
We already introduced you to some basic manners, when it comes to visiting someone’s house in Japan. In our other blogs you might have already read about Japanese Hot Springs, Onsen, or Japanese bath…
Japanese Emoticons in plain text ¯\_(?)_/¯
The Japanese see differently. And only the Japanese can see facial expressions and animals in some of those smilies, but some of those are quite clear and fun ? ¯_(?)/¯ (•?•?) (???) (???) (???) ?(?_…
Emptiness The Sky: A Tea House Made From Charred Wood by Miya Ando
Shou-sugi-ban (???) is a traditional Japanese method of treating wood used for the exterior of homes and temples. Sometimes also called yaki-sugi-ita, the process invo…
Ekiben! Japanese Food on Japanese Trains and Beyond
In the US, feeding yourself while traveling is pretty much just a chore. Highway rest areas with the same fast food chains all over the country let your fuel yourself and your car at the same time, b…
BBQ in Tokyo
The enjoyment of cooking and eating together around the grill cannot be denied by food-lovers all over the world. Even in Japan grilled meat is an important part of many restaurants menus. Howev…