Over on Mutantfrog Travelogue, a post went up earlier this week called "My Japanese sucks and always will." The post talks about how the author, somebody who's a long-time student of Japanese, passed the JLPT 1, and has … [Read more...]
Does riding down a hill on top of a giant log at high speeds sound a little bit dangerous to you? Good. Then you'll probably want to be in the audience if you ever make it to the Onbashira-sai festival, held every six … [Read more...]
Do you remember the golden age of Japanese RPGs? I do. But what happened to it? Where did it go? And why is America starting to get JRPGs later than other English speaking countries if at all? It doesn't make any sense! … [Read more...]
[threecol_two]Shark found in park was for 'photo shoot': Earlier this week, a dead shark found sitting in the middle of a Tokyo park caused quite a stir. Who left it there? Why did they bring a shark to a park? Turns out, … [Read more...]
One of the coolest things about Japan might be right below your feet. All across the country, manhole covers are custom made for individual towns and cities. Even though it might seem like a mundane topic, the variety and … [Read more...]
Japan is world-renowned for its amazing architecture, and it's not hard to see why. I've written about some of Japan's most jaw-dropping skyscrapers along with some of the more quaint, but still novel, houses. It's … [Read more...]