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Sport in Japan - A Japan Blog Matsuri
After returning from Japan 2 weeks ago I've not yet found the time to write an article and I was a little stuck for ideas. I also missed the second Japan Blog Matsuri! Luckily there was a gap in the Japan Blog Matsuri schedule so I decided to step up and host it this month. This month's topic is "Sport in Japan".
Continue reading...First impressions of Tokyo: A City of Contrasts
19. August 2008
Tokyo was the first and last place of my tour of Japan in May. The best day I had there was actually my last day in Japan. I spent the day with a friend I’d made online. We’d been talking in English and Japanese for a while and she was kind enough to show me [...]
Continue reading...Learning Japanese, avoiding the burnout and keeping it fun
13. August 2008
I have a confession to make... I've hardly practiced any Japanese these last few weeks. I went away for training with work, missed a few days practice and never got back into a routine. I was already behind on my written work for my Japanese tutor. I'm now faced with a massive amount of cards in my SRS and I'm also way behind on my written homework for my tutor. I'd say to myself "Ok, tomorrow I will do a whole load of practice and get back into a routine"
Continue reading...JPopJapan.com launches!
28. July 2008
The reason for the lack of posts lately is due to the launch of my new site, JPopJapan.com. Why start another site? Well, I wanted somewhere to discuss good Japanese music. I googled and found a few sites but they were either old and unused or unfriendly and inaccessible. So I decided to start my own [...]
Continue reading...The floating torii at Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima Island, Hiroshima
14. July 2008
During my first trip to Japan I had the pleasure of staying in Hiroshima for a few days. I learnt a lot about its past and had some great nights out. On one of the days I took a trip over to Miyajima Island and visited Itsukushima Shrine with its famous floating torii.
Continue reading...British Bloke’s Bento
13. July 2008
I came back from town this weekend with a not so healthy lunch. As I was about to dig in I had a pang of guilt and thought about the healthy bentos I'd been making over the last few weeks. I ended up picturing my unhealthy lunch as a bento. For a bit of fun I actually put it all in a bento box. I think the plum balances it out nicely.
Continue reading...YUI
11. July 2008
YUI is another of my favourite Japanese musicians. She’s very talented; playing the guitar and piano as well as having a great voice. She’s also cute!
Continue reading...Learning Japanese: Kana
9. July 2008
I truly believe learning the kana first gives you a solid foundation to work from. This is the first in a series of articles I will be writing about learning Japanese. They will be written alongside my own study and I'll only approach a subject once I feel I have fully understood it myself. I hope these articles make a useful introduction for anyone looking to learn Japanese.
Continue reading...Asian Kung-Fu Generation
6. July 2008
Asian Kung-Fu Generation (アジアン・カンフー・ジェネレーション), or "Ajikan" (アジカン) for short, were the first Japanese rock band I came across in my search for Japanese music. My favourite songs are 君という花 ("Kimi to iu Hana" / "a flower named after you") and アンダースタンド ("Andāsutando" / "Understand"). The title of the latter is amusing because, well, I don't understand any of the lyrics yet! However I can appreciate good rock music and they are one of my top 5 favourite bands.
Continue reading...Sanja Matsuri (Three Shrine Festival) in Asakusa, Tokyo
25. June 2008
I was lucky enough to be in Tokyo during the Sanja Matsuri (三社祭, "Three Shrine Festival") at Asakusa. It was my first full day in Japan and what better way to start the trip than with a festival! I ended up walking down some of the side streets waiting for the parade to start and found some interesting shops and a very peaceful garden. Once I returned to the temple area it was packed with people waiting with cameras in hand.
Continue reading...My Other Site
J-Pop isn't all just groups of teenage girls with high-pitch voices. J-Pop Japan covers many different types of bands and solo artists such as Asian Kung-Fu Generation and YUI.
Come and join in the discussions! I'd love to hear about your favourite bands and songs.
Articles
- Sport in Japan - A Japan Blog Matsuri
- First impressions of Tokyo: A City of Contrasts
- Learning Japanese, avoiding the burnout and keeping it fun
- JPopJapan.com launches!
- The floating torii at Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima Island, Hiroshima
- Learning Japanese, avoiding the burnout and keeping it fun
- Asian Kung-Fu Generation
- Sanja Matsuri (Three Shrine Festival) in Asakusa, Tokyo
- The floating torii at Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima Island, Hiroshima
- Learning Japanese: Kana
Comments
- billywest: Good theme this time. I’ll do my best to get something up.
- Chris: I usually break with convention myself, so any kind of sport will be...
- ジェイソン (Jason): I look forward to reading all the posts! Hopefully...
- Chris: Thanks Ramses. I had an amazing 2 weeks
- Ramses: Welcome back mate! Hope you had a great time. Looking forward to new...
- billywest (1)
- ジェイソン (Jason) (1)
- Ramses (1)
Asides
I’ve just applied a new theme. Please let me know if you find anything that doesn’t work!
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