Blogs edited and submitted by Chiho Kamioka

A language blog for learners of Japanese This blog is a weekly blog from JOI, Japanese online school. Each week, one of the JOI Japanese teachers writes an article about things that interest them and observations about Japanese culture, food, seasons and attractions. This week, Yatabe sensei writes a story about one thing that she finds interesting in her neighborhood. You can read the story in...

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...