Told you they'd be back. It's been a little while since the last Baka Gaijin post, but today I'd like to explore the world of Japanese tea ceremonies. For such a simple little ceremony, they can be pretty intimidating … [Read more...]
Rajio taiso (ラジオ体操), or “radio exercises” is an integral (if slightly dorky) part of Japanese culture. You’ve probably come across it even if you don’t live in Japan – it pops up all the time in … [Read more...]
Japanese fashion has always been extremely trendy overseas. You just have to look at US pop starlets like Gwen Stefani, Lady Gaga, and Katy Perry to see the influence of Japanese fashion on the rest of the world. But … [Read more...]
Hate to break it to you normal-walker, but the way you're walking right now is inefficient, ridiculous, and just plain wrong. You know how you're overly moving your hips and twisting your body like a pretzel, causing … [Read more...]
Today’s post is a continuation of the obake series, which so far has covered kitsune and tanuki. Obake (お化け) is a blanket term for the shapeshifters of Japanese folklore, with shapeshifting being a common … [Read more...]
If you're learning Japanese, you've probably learned some everyday vocabulary for household objects; words for things like chairs, tables, and pencils. But when you get to the word for “stapler,” you might … [Read more...]