Archive for 'Contests'
Vote for your favorite Tenso Haiku Now!
Posted on 01. May, 2009 by koichi.
Two weeks ago I put up a post about Tenso, the Japanese shipping company, and asked you all to write a haiku in order to win a slick t-shirt. I’ve been through them a bunch of times now, but can’t choose just one. That’s where YOU come in. I need you to vote for your favorites. You have one week to vote, and then we’ll see who won. I’ve narrowed it down to five… which one will you choose?
VOTE NOW!
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How to Follow Japan-Blogs Like a Pro (Plus Some e-Begging For Your Help)
Posted on 25. Nov, 2008 by koichi.
I follow hundreds of Japan-related blogs, just so I can keep up with the Japan-news (and the blogging competition, too). It may seem really difficult to follow so many blogs (not to mention all the others I read), but with RSS, it’s super easy… Oh, and did I mention addictingly fun, too?
Tofugu is currently participating in DailyBlogTips’ “Blogging Idol 2,” which is a pretty big competition that has a lot to do with RSS. Right now, Tofugu is in 11th place (out of over a hundred), and would definitely love your help! You can make our dreams come true by voting for us (pretty please?), or just by subscribing to our RSS feed, which is what I’ll be telling you about after the break. Just so it’s not too much e-begging for you to handle, I’ll be spinning it in a way that makes things wonderful for you too: (more…)
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Contest Extension + Free Online Lecture
Posted on 07. Oct, 2008 by koichi.
This is just a quick post letting you know a couple things.
First, I’m giving a free online lecture about learning Japanese. It’s titled: “Top 10 Free Online Tools for Learning Japanese.” If you’re interested, it will be a great lecture, and I’ll be doing it twice, one for the folks in Eruope, and one for the folks in America. You can see both of them by clicking here. We’re currently in Beta testing for the classroom style lessons (or lecture, in this case), so it won’t cost you anything, and I think I’ll be giving a good lesson, so I hope to see you there. If you don’t intend to show up, though, please don’t sign up. Seats are limited, so please respect those who might want a spot.
Second, the little contest over on the edufirejapanese Youtube Channel was extended, so you have one more week to make a video and have the possibility of winning three free 1-on-1 lessons with any tutor you want. Also, eduFire has sweetened the deal, and is including a $25 gift certificate to each of the three winners for learnoutloud.com, as well as a t-shirt. Everybody on the Internet loves t-shirts. Even I don’t have an eduFire t-shirt. You can win it, and make me feel jealous.
There you have it. Join me in my lesson for free, and go make a video to take part in the eduFire contest! Thanks!
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How to Get Free Japanese Lessons (In more than one way!)
Posted on 23. Sep, 2008 by koichi.
So, as I promised (and a day late), here’s how you can get you fill of free Japanese lessons, right from your own home. There’s two ways to do it. The first way involves a contest (I’ll talk about this more a little later) and the second way just involves clicking around a new Youtube channel I’m a part of. Let’s go into more detail! (more…)
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Who Wins Candy? Twitter Contest Results
Posted on 13. Aug, 2008 by koichi.
I’m sure you’ve all been anxiously waiting, hoping to get your グミ sugar fix on sooner rather than later. It’s finally that time, and the five randomly picked Twitter users have been chosen, thanks to the random number generator over at RANDOM.ORG. Two people won from a Twitter follow over at Koichiben, and the other three won by hitting the follow button over at Tofugu’s Twitter page. If you didn’t win, not all hope is lost, though! More information will be after the jump.
If you’re a winner (one of those lucky people pictured above), contact me ASAP so we can choose you a flavor. More info about flavors further down.
So, what if you didn’t win? Well, here’s an option for you, if you want it: (more…)
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Win some Tasty Japanese Candy: Follow us on Twitter!
Posted on 05. Aug, 2008 by koichi.
I’ve been using Twitter more and more, and I thought I’d invite all of you to follow us! I wrote about Twitter before, and how it can be used to improve your Japanese, but it also has many more “normal” uses as well. Kind of like what we’re doing over on Twitter.
Over on the Tofugu Twitter page, I do updates about Japanese news, notify people about articles that come out here, give little tips on learning Japanese, share small experiences that would help you live in Japan, and much much more. I even will reply to people who Tweet at me (that’s what they call posting…tweeting)!
Visit Tofugu’s Twitter Page
So, for this week only (Until August 12), anyone who subscribes to my Twitter will automatically be entered into a drawing where they can win Gumi candy (グミ). Five people chosen at random will get one bag of this friggin’ amazing candy each, and you’ll even be able to choose what flavor you want sent to you. Need more information about how amazing the candy is? Hit the jump and watch the video: (more…)
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Tofugu’s ThankYou Postcard Contest Winners…Everybody wins!
Posted on 26. Jun, 2008 by koichi.
I was dreading having to choose my “favorite” postcard shot from the ThankYou Postcard contest, but, somewhat luckily, we only got four submissions. Now, originally we said that only three could win, but since we got four, and since I’ve got a lot of extra postcards, I thought it would be nice to extend that to four, and reward everyone who actually sent us a submission. If there’s a bunch of people who are still interested in participating in this contest, I’ll think about doing a part two (only if there’s enough demand). If we did that, though, I think only one more person can win, so let me know if you’re interested.
So now, let’s get to our four winners! If you won, send me your address so I can send you your prize!
King Kong & Godzilla Recreation Scene, By WOTDsctoo:
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Got Your Tofugu Thank You Card Yet? Win a Set of Your Own!
Posted on 11. Jun, 2008 by koichi.
So as many of you know, I sent out the thank you cards in response to all of you helping me out with my thesis. Once again, Thank you very much for your help, it turned out pretty awesome! Still, I have a bunch of postcards left over, and I want to give some of them away. There were four different designs, so this is your chance to get a set of 12 (four of each design) that you can use however you want (probably for thanking people). Let’s go over the contest rules:
What is the Contest? All you have to do is take a picture with your postcard. The more creative it is, the better. I’m not going to define creative, so whether that means with a funny face, a strange location, or whatever else, I’ll leave that up to you folks.
Who Can Enter? Anyone who got a thank you postcard from me.
When is the Contest over? Two weeks from today. That would be June 25th, 2008.
How do I submit my picture? Send it to me (Koichi). Gotta do it by email: tofugu@gmail.com
Prizes? The three most creative pictures will get a set of 12 awesome Godzilla postcards. One winner will be chosen by each of Tofugu’s writers, which makes a total of three. If more than one of us wants to choose the same one, we’ll make sure there’s no overlap, and a total of three people win. Winners will be posted on this site, so if you’re too embarassed about being seen on Tofugu I can’t enter you in the drawing (though I suppose you could send me one anyways).
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Vote Now! Nara’s New Mascot Contest
Posted on 10. Apr, 2008 by koichi.
Contest is over – #2 won on April 17
inally! The time has come to vote on Nara’s New New Mascot. I got a lot of submissions for this contest, so unfortunately I had to narrow it down to my favorite top ten to make voting easier on everyone. Also, I haven’t read any of the submissions for the “continue this story” contest, but I’ll be getting to that within the week. I hope the City of Nara sees this article and realizes the error of their ways.
The mascots will be listed after the break. Afterwards, there will be a poll that will allow you to vote on your favorite! Please vote for your favorite New New Nara Mascot by using the number/name I gave each mascot (which can be seen on each image). The winner of this contest gets a brand spanking new Japanese textbook of my choosing, so make sure you vote now! Somebody’s education is on the line!
Voting will end in one week! (That’s April 17 at Midnight my time) (more…)
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