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Tea in Japan
Tea is popular all over the world and is drunk daily in many countries and cultures. Japan is no exception.
In the UK, when people say “tea”, we usually mean black tea. But in Japan if someone says "tea" without specifying the type, they mean green tea.
There are many types of tea on sale in Japan though and in this blog by one of our Japanese teachers, Noriko Yokozuka, she talks a...
Japanese Randoseru school bags
If you have ever watched a Japanese anime which is set in Elementary school, you may have noticed the unique bags that the children carry. These bags have been a part of Japanese schoolchildren kit for centuries in Japan.
The bags are called Japanese Randoseru satchels and are very durable and light. Students often buy them in their first year and use them all thro...
Traditional Japanese colors
Traditional colors of Japan have a long history dating back to 603 and are used in Japanese art, poetry and in kimono fabrics among other Japanese arts and crafts. Some Japanese colors have names that are imported from English and so they are written in Katakana.
But there are also Japanese ancient colors that are the equivalent to these. But are they the same? Read m...
Rental Bikes in Japan
Many people use bicycles in their daily lives in Japan. Depending on the city, they are sometimes widely used by school-age children and adults.
You can also find rental bikes at tourist spots all over Japan. These can be a useful and cheap way to get around. In this blog for beginner learners of Japanese, Japanese teacher Emi Sakude explains her interest in this mode of tr...
Future technology
How will we invent the future? And what kinds of rules and regulations do we need to be in place before technological advances are made?
Will we have flying cars in the future? Will they take off vertically like drones and helicopters?
This Japanese language blog is a fun look at the world of the future. Japanese teacher Rie Kinoi has a great imagination and uses it to write t...
