Coffee in Japan
The coffee industry in Japan has a long and interesting history. Introduced to the country by Dutch and Portuguese traders in the 16th Century, it grew in popularity, especially after the second world war.
Nowadays, large firms like Starbucks dominate the café style coffee drinking, and canned coffee is still also a uniquely Japanese product.
This blog for Japanese learners...
How to study Japanese Kanji
There are many ways to study and memorize Kanji. You can try to learn the radicals or practice the stroke order and write them our repeatedly.
Or you try to learn them organically by making note of all the Kanji you see if you live in an immersive environment.
Or you can do what this teacher recommends. Read this blog to find out the method a Japanese teacher employs...
Alternative medicine in Japan
Japanese people are very health-conscious and spend a lot of money on health products, supplements, and health treatments including massages. But in this blog by a Japanese teacher, you can learn about one health method which is gaining popularity in Japan and is surprisingly...free!
Listen to the blog and learn how to pronounce the Japanese. Learn new vocabulary an...
Japanese Ghost Stories
Japan is a country with a long history of literature and within this, ghost stories play a deep and colorful role in its folklore. Japanese yurei (ghosts) and yokai (mythical spirits) appear in many forms of entertainment from books to traditional art forms. Today, they also appear in anime, manga, video games, and movies.
In this blog for Japanese learners, Japanese teach...
Concerts after the pandemic
During the pandemic, concerts and live music gigs have been canceled. In Japan, when the sports games were restarted, they asked the spectators to refrain from crying out or shouting.
For this reason, I think there is pent-up energy ready to be released in the post-Corona world. Maybe in that 'return to normal' Eguchi sensei will find the experiences that she is looki...
