How To Pronounce The Japanese “R”

January 9, 2010 by Koichi 5 Comments

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Hiragana Chart, Katakana Chart, Ready For Download

January 7, 2010 by Koichi 41 Comments

Over at TextFugu (Tofugu's Online Japanese Textbook), I get to make all kinds of worksheets, cheatsheets, etc., that go along with the Japanese lessons, some of which might be useful to you. I figure hiragana and katakana … [Read more...]

How The Japanese Address System Works

January 6, 2010 by Koichi

I'm not sure if you've ever seen a Japanese address written down somewhere before, but if you have, you'll know that they're about as long as writing an essay, and perhaps take an equal amount of analytical thinking. If … [Read more...]

Mochi Soup and New Years!

January 3, 2010 by Koichi 42 Comments

I know it's a couple days late, but to usher in the new year, I thought I'd make some mochi soup and sing you a New Years song! Mochi soup (ozoni | お雑煮) is eaten mostly during the New Years, though apparently it used to be … [Read more...]

Flower and Corpse: Making Hanging Scrolls Modern

January 2, 2010 by Koichi 9 Comments

I've always been a big fan of traditional wood block prints (and similar Japanese art styles), but now I think I'm a bigger fan of Japanese traditional... er... video block prints? A friend of mine who splits his work … [Read more...]

Tofugu’s 2010 New Years Resolutions

January 1, 2010 by Koichi 28 Comments

First resolution: Don't write a cliché "New Years" post. Whoops. It's been a nice and busy year, but there's a lot planned for 2010. Thank you all so much for your support over the years (wow, multiple years!) - here's … [Read more...]