This is a guest post by the awesome Japanese language teacher and blogger Rainbowhill. Be sure to subscribe to his newsletter (a personal favorite of mine!) and follow him on Twitter. On Friday last week I spent most of … [Read more...]
(Be sure to stick around to the end, where you can win some goodies from FlutterScape) In the past, I've written about a few ways you can buy things from Japan. Most of them have been so-so at best. Finally (seriously, … [Read more...]
This, of course, shouldn't be confused with being "emo" (do people still do that?). Your emotions are actually one of the most effective tools in your Japanese learning arsenal, yet you'll never see a Japanese teacher … [Read more...]
Not to be confused with Dasai-tama... Some people in the Tokyo area claim that their slightly more rural neighbor is super lame by calling it 「ダ埼玉」 "Dasaitama," (dasai「ださい」= lame) but I am here to tell you that Saitama … [Read more...]
Click the image above to get a closer view Mmmm, fukubukuro. One of my favorite things about New Years in Japan. The idea behind fukubukuro is simple yet enticing. Stores put stuff in bags, put a price on it, and don't … [Read more...]
Crazy stuff has been afoot. Turns out my lease in the very expensive San Francisco (we're talking $1800 /month for a studio & parking!) apartment I'm living in is up soon, and it's time to make some decisions. In a … [Read more...]