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How to improve your lifestyle
Human biorhythms can be adapted to suit your lifestyle. And following the natural flow of the day and sunlight is a great way to improve mental and sometimes physical health too. This means, going to bed early and getting up early too.
The Japanese latest fad of “Asa Katsu” is based on this idea. And goes one further; try to make the most of those first few hours of...
Making clothes from Japanese Kimono
Japanese Kimono are one of the most traditional and emblematic clothes in the world of cultural fashion. Here the JOI Japanese language learning blog, introduces a practical method of how to repair and remake the Kimono into a blouse.
Yanaka sensei is Japanese teacher at JOI and she her hobby is dressmaking and Kimono make-overs. She explains in detail the pro...
Traditional Japanese footwear zori
Suzuki sensei is one of the Japanese teachers at JOI. She lives in the Tochigi area of Japan, which is famous for the town of Nikko, a UNESCO world heritage site.
The area boasts wonderful nature and some of Japan's most treasured shrines and temples. So it is not surprising that Suzuki sensei has chosen to share some traditional Japanese crafts with us in this...