The Cherry Blossom front!
No this is not the name of some right wing, rabid radical party though I was aghast to read an article in today’s Japan Times about Ayako Sono who supports the […]
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Obligatory Valentine’s Day. How to make a guy feel special!
February 6th, Waitangi Day in NZ and 1 week and 1 day until Valentine’s day. Valentine’s Day is a western celebration celebrated in an uniquely Japanese way. This week is […]
Beans and Demons
My first blogged festival of the year was Seijin no Hi., a celebration of the coming of age. https://nihongojapango.wordpress.com/2015/01/16/culture-coming-of-age-and-the-kimono/ February the 3rd brings the 2nd festival known as Setsubun […]
Who is that masked man?
Previous posts have tried to address such questions as,” Do you really get squashed into the train? ” “Do Japanese really bathe naked with strangers?” ” Is all Japanese food […]
Just soaking it all up in Japan.
In my next life, I’d like to be an Onsen Bijin 温泉美人 or in other words a Hot Spring Beauty! The geographic nature of Japan and its seismic activity means […]
Eating in Japan is not all Sushi and raw fish ( part 2)
One of my great finds on returning to Japan after 15 years away is the Kitchen Nippon Cooking Class. I lived in Japan in my early 20’s in the late 80’S […]
It’s like a foreign language to me!
Here I am living in Japan, working as an English teacher, loving the culture, the food the people and the language. The are times when I stumble with the language […]
Living in Japan – It’s a dog’s life!
Are you thinking what I was thinking? This gave me quite a start! This pole is outside a local convenience store on the way to my school. Now convenience is […]
Culture, Coming of Age and the Kimono
My previous posts are taking the piss a tad, are borderline rants and reek of sarcasm and I don’t see any reason that this will end up any different as […]
Smoking Hot Topic
The Japanese are still prolific smokers despite statistics showing the number of smokers is at an all time low. Cigarettes are still very cheap and very easily accessible with vending […]
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