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Japan National Holidays
Mountain Day
How have the mountains blessed you?
Aug 3, 2021
Kanji Cheat Sheets
Kanji Cheat Sheet: Applying for Part-Time Jobs
Did you know that バイト comes from the German word "arbeit?"
Nov 3, 2020
Japan National Holidays
Culture Day
Undoubtedly the best day to museum hop in Japan.
Oct 27, 2020
Kanji Cheat Sheets
Kanji Cheat Sheet: Using a Japanese Rice Cooker
Rice and shine
Oct 21, 2020
Kanji Cheat Sheets
Kanji Cheat Sheet: Buying and Selling on Mercari, Rakuma, and PayPay Furima
Welcome to the world of online thrifting.
Sep 22, 2020
Japan National Holidays
Autumnal Equinox Day
Pull out your fall wardrobe and plan your koyo viewing, because autumn…
Sep 15, 2020
Kanji Cheat Sheets
Kanji Cheat Sheet: Reading Emergency Alerts in Japan
Earthquake and tsunami alerts in Japan can be quite jarring. Keep calm…
Sep 8, 2020
Kanji Cheat Sheets
Kanji Cheat Sheet: Getting Mail Redelivered in Japan
You’ve got mail.
Aug 11, 2020
Kanji Cheat Sheets
Kanji Cheat Sheet: Filling in the Work History Section of Your Japanese Resume
Make applying for a job in Japanese less intimidating with this guide.
Jul 28, 2020
Kanji Cheat Sheets
Kanji Cheat Sheet: Getting a Commuter Pass in Japan
Get a shiny new commuter pass all by yourself with this kanji…
Jul 14, 2020
Kanji Cheat Sheets
Kanji Cheat Sheet: Buying Cleaning Products in Japan
Get things spick and span as quick as you can
Jun 30, 2020
Kanji Cheat Sheets
Kanji Cheat Sheet: Figuring out the Buttons on a Japanese Toilet
When you gotta go, you gotta go.
Jun 16, 2020
Kanji Cheat Sheets
Kanji Cheat Sheet: Going to the Dentist in Japan
You know the drill.
Jun 2, 2020
Kanji Cheat Sheets
Kanji Cheat Sheet: Going to the Movies in Japan
*Shoves popcorn in mouth excitedly*
May 19, 2020
Kanji Cheat Sheets
Kanji Cheat Sheet: Filing Taxes in Japan
Make filing taxes a little less of a headache.
May 12, 2020
Kanji Cheat Sheets
Kanji Cheat Sheet: Navigating Bicycle Parking in Japan
Park it like it’s hot.
Apr 21, 2020
Kanji Cheat Sheets
Kanji Cheat Sheet: Using Your Japanese Washing Machine
Is that detergent or fabric softener…? How do I use this freaking…
Apr 7, 2020
Kanji Cheat Sheets
Kanji Cheat Sheet: Using the ATM in Japan
Banking in Japan isn’t such a scary task after you master some…
Mar 17, 2020
Kanji Cheat Sheets
Kanji Cheat Sheet: Using a Ramen Ticket Machine in Japan
Because the longer it takes you to order ramen, the longer it…
Mar 10, 2020
Kanji Cheat Sheets
Kanji Cheat Sheet: Writing the Education Section of Your Japanese Resume
When in Japan, do like the Japanese.
Mar 3, 2020
Kanji Cheat Sheets
Kanji Cheat Sheet: How to Navigate the Japanese Train System
Keep calm and find the right station exit with this guide to…
Feb 25, 2020
Kanji Cheat Sheets
Kanji Cheat Sheet: Finding Vegan and Halal Products at the Supermarket in Japan
Vegan food is notoriously hard to find in Japan. Luckily we’ve got…
Feb 18, 2020
Kanji Cheat Sheets
Kanji Cheat Sheets: Buying Cold Medicine in Japan
Fight off that nasty bug with this guide to the most common…
Feb 11, 2020
Online Lessons
Quoting
Mar 15, 2017
Online Lessons
Potential form
Online Lessons
Politeness in Japanese
Online Lessons
Adverbs
Mar 8, 2017
Online Lessons
Giving and receiving objects and actions
Feb 20, 2017
Online Lessons
Adjectives
Online Lessons
Introducing yourself and asking questions
Introducing yourself and asking questions
Online Lessons
Connective form and how to do requests
Online Lessons
Particle usage and review
Pop Culture Studies
He Said/She Said: Speaking Of & Quoting
Nov 3, 2016
Pop Culture Studies
This & That
Pop Culture Studies
Putting it Together to Pull it Apart: Dissecting Japanese Sentences
Nov 1, 2016
Pop Culture Studies
The What & the Way: を and で
Online Lessons
Continuation of Particles and Verb Conjugation
Sep 30, 2016
Online Lessons
Introduction to particles, and the verb ”to be”
Jul 21, 2016
Online Lessons
Kanji
Online Lessons
Katakana
Jul 18, 2016
Online Lessons
Hiragana
In this first article, we will take a look at hiragana, one…
Online Lessons
Introduction
Pop Culture Studies
Getting Somewhere: You Need に
Feb 22, 2016
Pop Culture Studies
The Mighty は Particle
Conversation Studies
Vacation
Whether you’re visiting Japan or you’re a resident and looking to get…
Aug 28, 2015
Conversation Studies
Exams
Conversation Studies
Comics
Jul 27, 2015
Conversation Studies
Cooking
Conversation Studies
Ghosts
Conversation Studies
Music
Everyday Kanji
Nature’s Call
Go forth and toilet with confidence knowing that you are the master…
Jul 1, 2015
Everyday Kanji
Shops and Restaurants
Learn these essential kanji to make sure you buy what you want…
Jun 30, 2015
Everyday Kanji
Getting Around Town
Japan is a country full of instructions. The problem is most of…
Jun 22, 2015
Everyday Kanji
At the Train Station
These essential kanji will help you make your way around the station…
May 31, 2015
Kickstart Your Japanese
Learn Kanji the Smart Way
The last post in this series is reserved for the biggest challenge,…
Feb 24, 2014
Kickstart Your Japanese
Stop Studying, Start Living
To learn a language you have to live it! Put down the…
Kickstart Your Japanese
How to Speak Without Fear
A writer learns to write by writing. An athlete becomes great by…
Kickstart Your Japanese
Become a Time Hacker
In the first two posts in this series we looked at what…
Feb 12, 2014
Kickstart Your Japanese
How to Make Words Stick
In the early stages of learning a language there's really only one…
Kickstart Your Japanese
Get Disturbed
Follow the steps laid out in these six articles and your approach…
Everyday Kanji
Keep Warm and Learn Kanji
For those coming from cold countries, the lack of a central heating…
Jan 21, 2014
Everyday Kanji
Top 10 Easy Kanji To Remember
Kanji has its roots back to the hieroglyphics in ancient China. As…
Japan National Holidays
Health and Sports Day
Health and Sports Day is a national holiday in Japan held annually…
Sep 12, 2013
labour thanksgiving in Japan
Japan National Holidays
Labor Thanksgiving Day
Labor Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday in Japan which takes place…
Japan National Holidays
National Foundation Day
National Foundation Day is celebrated on February 11 to mark the foundation…
Japan National Holidays
New Year’s Holiday
One of the most important holiday in Japan. News Years is a…
Japan National Holidays
Respect for the Aged Day
Respect for the Aged Day is a Japanese holiday celebrated annually to…
Japan National Holidays
Ocean Day
Ocean Day is a Japanese national holiday celebrated to give thanks to…
Sep 9, 2013
Japan National Holidays
Coming of Age Day
The Coming of Age festival is celebrated on the second Monday of…
Aug 28, 2013
Yamanote Line
Ikebukuro Station
With over 2.7 million people passing through its gates everyday, Ikebukuro is…
Aug 16, 2013
Yamanote Line
Komagome Station
Komagome Station still retains much of the Edo charm as is evident…
Yamanote Line
Otsuka Station
Otsuka Station is not a very large station but during the month…
Aug 15, 2013
Yamanote Line
Tabata Station
During the Meiji period, Tabata was a quiet country village and today…
Yamanote Line
Nishi-Nippori Station
A small station that is next to a large number of cemeteries.…
Aug 12, 2013
Yamanote Line
Mejiro Station
Mejiro Station sits next to Gakushuin University which opened in 1847 and…
Yamanote Line
Nippori Station
Nippori , which literally means “place where the sun sets”, is a…
Yamanote Line
Uguisudani Station
Uguisudani , which means “Valley of the Nightingales” due to the many…
Yamanote Line
Ueno Station
Known as the Gateway to the North, Ueno Station is home to…
Aug 7, 2013
Yamanote Line
Okachimachi Station
Okachimachi is a busy commercial district of Taito and is home to…
Aug 5, 2013
Yamanote Line
Akihabara Station
Akihabara, which is also known as Akihabara Electric Town , is the…
Yamanote Line
Kanda Station
During the Edo period, Kanda had developed into an uptown area where…
Yamanote Line
Sugamo Station
Sugamo is a neighborhood in Tokyo's northern Toshima Ward. The area is…
Yamanote Line
Takadanobaba Station
Takadanobaba , often referred to simply as “Baba”, is a popular area…
Aug 2, 2013
Yamanote Line
Shin-Okubo Station
Shin-Okubo Station sits right in the middle of Koreatown and is a…
Yamanote Line
Shinjuku Station
Known as a city within a city, Shinjuku Station is a massive…
Yamanote Line
Yoyogi Station
Located adjacent to Yoyogi Station is Yoyogi Park is one of the…
Yamanote Line
Harajuku Station
Harajuku is teenage fashion on steroids! Check out the latest trends to…
Aug 1, 2013
Yamanote Line
Shibuya Station
With one of the most iconic street crossings in the world, Shibuya…
Yamanote Line
Ebisu Station
Ebisu is a neighborhood in Shibuya, conveniently near Roppongi and it home…
Yamanote Line
Meguro Station
The Meguro River, the namesake of the station and the neighborhood, is…
Jul 30, 2013
Yamanote Line
Gotanda Station
No major tourism sites doesn’t mean nothing to do, so get off…
Yamanote Line
Osaki Station
First opened in 1901, Osaki Station has been servicing the trains of…
Yamanote Line
Shinagawa Station
Shinagawa is one of the oldest stations in Japan and the first…
Yamanote Line
Tamachi Station
Tamachi Station might mean rice field town but you're not going to…
Jul 21, 2013
Yamanote Line
Hamamatsucho Station
Hamamatsu is a busy station as it is the most convenient station…
Yamanote Line
Shimbashi Station
Shimbashi Station first opened in October of 1872, making it one of…
Yamanote Line
Yurakucho Station
With a wide variety of restaurants, parks, shopping and historic government offices…
Jun 26, 2013
Yamanote Line
Tokyo Station
With over 4000 trains per day passing through it, Tokyo Station is…

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