8½ x 11″ Hiragana + Katakana Chart
After dissatisfaction with the selection of printer-friendly kana charts found on the internet, I made my own. Simple, but ready to print on standard letter paper, this chart shows all kana in clarity. Great introduction to the Japanese Syllabary.
The Japanese ‘It’s a pain in the butt’ song of laziness: MENDOKUSAI UTA – めんどくさい歌
Japanese are supposidly some of the hardest workers on the planet. So how do we explain this song out of Japan… I present to you, the めんどくさい歌 ‘MENDOKUSAI UTA’ – literally the ‘it’s such a bother’ song. Before you watch the video, in case you don’t know what some of the words mean, here’s a [...]
Japanese Language School Review: Aoyama International Education Institute
A guest writer who spent a year studying Japanese in Japan shares their review of Aoyama International Education Institute. If you’re in the market for language schools add this review to your reading list.
Okame Japanese Antiques (Video)
David Pepper from Okame Japanese Antiques in Windsor, Ontario (my home town) takes us for a tour of his shop – a gem of the Walkerville area of Windsor that many people probably don’t even know about. David gives us a splendid look into the world of ancient Japanese history, swords, pottery, woodblock prints, and [...]
