Check out this “cheat sheet” for determining where to go for a day trip from Tokyo! Click to enlarge the image. Photo credits: Kawagoe: http://www.goldenjipangu.com/ […]
Netizens compete to create the plainest Tokyo Olympics logo possible
In light of the recent plagiarism scandal surrounding the 2020 Tokyo Olympics logo, some concerned Japanese netizens have offered their professional help for a replacement logo. […]
What you need to know before using movers in Japan
House-moving is never an easy process and it gets complicated when you are trying to get the best bang for your buck in a foreign […]
Useful Terms and Phrases to Survive a Trip to the Izakaya
For those who are a little more familiar with Japan, you are probably aware of the existence of izakayas. An izakaya (居酒屋) is kind of a […]
The “Thousand Yen View” in Fuji Five Lakes Area
The 1000 yen bank note is probably the currency denomination that you find yourself using the most in Japan. What you might vaguely recall about […]
5 Interesting Facts About The Kanji Iteration Mark (々)
I lost count of the number of failed attempts trying to get a native speaker to tell me the name of the symbol above when I […]