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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...Chris’ Japanese Diary #1
16. August 2008
Warning, total newb Japanese ahead. I’m just going to try my best to get it right, throw it up on Lang-8 and see what reaction I get. I’m hoping that writing about similar things and repeating similar kanji will help me remember them. I appreciate any advice or corrections you can give me either here [...]
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...Gaijin House Japan
20. July 2008
Jason from JapanLinked.com contacted me recently to let me know about his new site - GaijinHouseJapan.com. Gaijin House Japan is, at its heart, a guide to guest houses - shared houses or apartment buildings where travelers and locals live together, sharing the facilities. Living in a guest house is a great way to start out in [...]
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...Japan on the Web - Week #1
11. July 2008
General News JapanBlogger.net has launched! billywest has done a great job and is continuing to develop the site and promote japanese blogs. Go give your favourite blogs a vote! The iPhone has landed in Japan. It is all over the blogosphere and you’re probably tired of hearing about it but Neil Duckett has an interesting article on [...]
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...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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5. October 2008
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