Japanese books Japan has a long literary culture and history. There are a large number of publishers for texts, novels, manga comic books and also picture books for children. In this Japanese learner's blog, Takase sensei who is one of the Japanese teachers at JOI, introduces one of her favorite and recommended titles. If you get a chance, try to find it and reading – it would be an effective wa...
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Japanese books Japan has a long literary culture and history. There are a large number of publishers for texts, novels, manga comic books and also picture books for children. In this Japanese learner's blog, Takase sensei who is one of the Japanese teachers at JOI, introduces one of her favorite and recommended titles. If you get a chance, try to find it and reading – it would be an effective wa...
Japanese rice dishes Japan with its four seasons, has various cuisines that are eaten during each season. The spring season and autumn season are often the periods when the different cultural cuisine or washoku is in focus in Japan. But there are also some traditional and cultural foods that are eaten during the long cold winters. In this Japanese learner's blog, by one of JOI's Japanese teacher...
Japanese literature Japan has a rich literary culture with a large number of book publishers and periodicals. There are a number of prestigious literary prizes in the country including the Akutagawa prize and the Naoki prize. The winning books each year receive a lot of media attention and often become bestsellers. In this blog by Yokozuka sensei, one of the Japanese teachers at JOI, we look at ...
Japanese New Year The New Year season in Japan is probably the one of most important holidays of the calendar. Rather like Christmas and the American Thanksgiving, families tend to get together and celebrate the start of the year here. There are numerous rituals and traditions that surround the season, but in this Japanese teacher's blog for Japanese learners, Hachiyama sensei focusses on one no...
Japanese winter customs In Japan with its four seasons, there are many customs that are particular to each season and they differ from area to area. The food and plants that grow in this season and the nutritional needs of our bodies during the winter are part of the reasons behind the customs. In this Japanese language learning blog, which features a video and vocabulary list, Oosawa sensei, a...