I’ve personally wasted a lot of time on inefficient Japanese study habits over the years, in particular before I moved to Japan. I believe that the best way to learn Japanese effectively outside of Japan, in my experience, is to provide yourself with an environment of ‘active immersion.’ So, how can you do this? In this article I will go over some of my own personal experiences studying Japanese in the US for over a year before I moved to …
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In my experience, attending a Japanese language schools provided me with the perfect environment to immerse myself in a strict ‘Japanese only’ environment. The intensity and long study-hours, as well …
Japan currently has the highest life expectancy in the world. Every time I plan out a new article on this site, I do a search analysis to see what people …
While there are 3 major alphabets in Japanese, Hiragana is the most standard and widely used alphabet that binds the grammar of Japanese together. If you are just starting to …
It surprised me when I first moved to Osaka, Japan in 2015 just how popular jazz and blues music is in Japan. One of the things that surprised me about …
If you’ve lived in Japan, you know how fierce the Tokyo vs. Osaka debate can get between both cities. Well, I have experience myself living in both cities, so I …
Japan’s living conditions being what they are, small homes and paper-thin walls are not uncommon. Because of how Japan’s infrastructure gradually shifted to accommodate a more population-dense society, many facets …
I have lived in Japan since January of 2015, and I have found it both extremely fun, and at times difficult to work my head around the process of making …
A bit about my background living in Japan’s biggest cities, as well as a suburb in Japan. Hi. My name is Evan. I moved to Osaka, Japan in early 2015 …
Why I entered a Japanese University I had originally moved to Japan in early 2015 to study Japanese at a Japanese language school. While at language school, I saw the …
The short answer: Is Japanese a useful language to learn? Yes! Yes, yes, and a resounding… yes. If you are planning on moving to Japan, please do yourself and the …
There are many articles about the broader reasons people enjoy living in Japan, but I feel that the topic is a little overdone. Rather than going on about how amazing …
Japanese families traditionally gather to eat seasonal-appropriate foods such as Osechi ryori, and participlate in Hatsum?de (??, hatsum?de) which is the first Buddhist temple or Shinto shrine visit of the …