Before I moved to Japan, I imagined carbonated lakes, rivers running thick with bubbling sugar, a snack-food nation governed by Willy Wonka-san. Japan really is a refreshment paradise, and I’m excited to taste whatever … [Read more...]
Japan is expensive. At least, that’s what they tell us. Travelers. Expats living in Japan. Or these guys. But is it really as expensive as people say it is? In the four years I’ve been living here, although some … [Read more...]
Today's guest post comes from everybody's favorite Kiwi, the awesome Hikosaemon. He's an incredibly prolific video blogger living in Tokyo, and his post today is about coming to understand Japanese values. Enjoy! About … [Read more...]
Michael from Gakuranman.com is an adventurer. He's currently living in Japan, and one of his favorite things to do is to explore and discover haikyo (abandoned sites / ruins) in Japan. For Tofugu's current series of … [Read more...]
Learning Japanese is pretty tough on its own, but what lots of people don't know is that there are a ton of different Japanese dialects, depending what part of the country you're in. The way people talk in the northern … [Read more...]
Today's guest cartoon comes from one of our intern applicants, Aerin! You can check out more of her awesome artwork on her website, http://invertedpath.com/. You might remember back in the day when Godzilla moved to the … [Read more...]