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Japanese travel

Japan has many wonderful travel destinations filled with Japanese culture and sights. This Japanese teachers' blog category introduces some of these.

Place names in Japan There are many place names in Japan that although they are not strictly in the area, borrow the names of their more famous neighbors in their titles. This is often seen in buildings that are near famous parks or neighborhoods that use the famous names in their titles, although they are not strictly in or even near to that area. In this blog from Japanese teacher Yukiko Takan...
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Birds in Japan The Japanese archipelago is home to a wide variety of species of birds. Many of them are migratory. Bird watching is a popular hobby and the coming and going of birds as the seasons change has given inspiration to many poems, music and art. In this blog to help students to learn Japanese for free, one of the JOI online school Japanese teachers, Murahara sensei introduces a bird th...
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Tokyo's Yoyogi park Yoyogi Park (Yoyogi Kōen) is one of Tokyo's largest city parks. In 1964, it was used by the Tokyo Olympics for the athletes village so it has a history that is relevant to today's Japan. Kamiyama sensei often goes to this park to enjoy the events there. She shares her appreciation for the park in this short and useful Japanese learner's blog with audio and video. 代々木公...
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Nature in Japan Japan often gets mislabeled as a major urban sprawl due to the spectacular metropoles of Tokyo and Osaka. But actually, over two thirds of the islands of Japan are covered by forests and mountains. Shiomi sensei who is from Kobe, shows in this week's blog that there is much more to Japan than big cities. Read this fun and easy blog to learn more Japanese for free. And listen to ...
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Japanese flowers Japan is a country obsessed with flowers. From sakura cherry blossoms and Ume plum blossoms in the spring, to a host of summer and autumn blooms, Japanese gardens can offer some wonderful day-trips for the nature lover. In this Japanese language learning blog, Hachiyama sensei has written about a trip she took during the Golden week holiday with JOI Managing Director Ms. Kamioka...
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