Seasonal food in Japan Japan with its four seasons has a variety of seasonal food. And Japanese cuisine or Washoku is largely dependent on the change of ingredients as the temperatures and weather change. In this blog for people who are trying to learn Japanese, is a great way for students of the Japanese language to read and listen to natural Japanese and Kinoi sensei introduces her view of aut...
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Seasonal food in Japan Japan with its four seasons has a variety of seasonal food. And Japanese cuisine or Washoku is largely dependent on the change of ingredients as the temperatures and weather change. In this blog for people who are trying to learn Japanese, is a great way for students of the Japanese language to read and listen to natural Japanese and Kinoi sensei introduces her view of aut...
Shopping in Japan In a typical Japanese shopping district you can find the usual supermarkets, clothing stores and alcohol stores along side the ubiquitous convenient stores. But the type of shop introduced here by Japanese teacher Itaya sensei in this Japanese learners' blog, might be one of the most useful type of shop in Japan. Itaya sensei reads the blog in fluent and natural Japanese, so p...
Japanese electrical appliances Japan is one of the world's foremost countries for creating electrical appliances. There are many companies that specialize in this field, and many products that can be found domestically that do not make their way onto the international market. In this Japanese learner's blog by Eguchi sensei, a teacher at JOI, she finds one particular electrical appliance indispe...
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...
Japanese cuisine or washoku Japanese cuisine or washoku is based on rice. And another ingredient that plays a large part in the cuisine, is Soy beans. In this Japanese learners' blog, Ishibashi sensei lightly explains one food that is almost synonymous with this type of cooking. Listen to Ishibashi sensei read the blog in the accompanying video and enjoy studying the Japanese language with this...