The Story of the Blind Bankers of Edo Era Japan During the Edo Period (1603 – 1868), if you weren’t a samurai, farmer, craftsperson, merchant,…
JAPAN RAIL CAFE Brings a Taste of Tohoku to Tokyo JAPAN RAIL CAFE TOKYO in Tokyo Station is a place where travelers' paths intersect. It…
Japanese Learning Apps: Trying Human Japanese As has been pointed out here before: People are different and they learn languages differently.…
Weekly Japanese Idiom: “Fugenjikko” — Talk is Cheap A while back we learned about jigajisan, which was all about tooting one’s own horn.…
Weekly Japanese Idiom: “Shichiten-hakki” — Never Give Up Sometimes life throws you a curveball and it can knock you down to the ground.…
Weekly Japanese Idiom: “Jigajisan” — Singing One’s Own Praises There’s nothing wrong with being proud of yourself, or something you’ve accomplished. Unless you take…
Weekly Japanese Idiom: “Ichibushiju” — From Start to Finish Sometimes you need to know every single aspect of an incident to get the full…
List of 7: Notorious Assassination Plots in Japan In a new series of listicle articles, we begin by looking at high-profile assassinations and assassination…
4 Traditional Japanese Instruments That Will Make Your Heart Beat These four instruments are not just credited with creating traditional Japanese music, but can also tell…
Japanese Fashion Through the Eras: From Heian to Heisei When thinking of Japanese fashion in 2021, you might imagine Harajuku lolita dresses, Shibuya’s cool…
Weekly Japanese Idiom: “Fuminfukyu” — Working Day and Night Sleep deprivation is no joke. The long-term effects of not getting enough shut-eye range from…
The JR Tohoku Rail Pass Inspiring Wanderlust at JAPAN RAIL CAFE TOKYO Event JAPAN RAIL CAFE TOKYO in Tokyo Station is a place where travelers' paths intersect. It…
5 Places to Participate in Authentic Japanese Tea Ceremonies in Tokyo Nothing beats the smell, the taste and the feel of a steaming cup of tea…
Pandemic Diaries: Reading Over 1,300 Chapters of Hajime no Ippo As far as pandemic-related stay-at-home hobbies go, I wasn’t able to get on the sourdough…
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Emperor Naruhito Emperor Naruhito turns 61 today and to mark the occasion we thought we’d take a…
