Japan is famous for its formality and politeness, and Japanese people have earned a reputation for having excellent manners.
This system is also known for being complicated. Great care is taken to ensure that harmony is maintained in Japanese society, …
Japanese fluency demands around 2,200 hours of study time—that’s six years if you study for an hour a day.
There’s no way around it. You need to make Japanese a daily habit.
Otherwise, you won’t be prepared when someone drops …
Did you know that the word “zodiac,” in its original etymology, translates to “circle of little animals?”
It’s a cute image to imagine, but what’s the real deal with all that zodiac business around the end of the year?
If …
“Wow, that’s huge!”
I remember thinking this when I saw a cicada for the first time in the countryside of Japan. It was a hot summer day in the mountains of Nagano, and I was poking this dead cicada to …
The holidays are finally here! Gather around the Christmas tree for some Kentucky Fried Chicken and cake!
Wait a minute… KFC and cake?
That’s right, Christmas in Japan is a bit different than what you may be used to.
There …
It was a cold night in Hiroshima and I was lost.
I had embarked on my first international trip by myself at the green age of 19 a few days prior.
Now, I was on the wrong bus in the …
Summer has hit Japan and I can feel my insides boiling already.
The summers here (especially in Kyushu, the southernmost island) are famously humid. They’re uncomfortable, to say the least.
But, they’re also helpful. Let me show you why!…
