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3 reasons why you should visit Fuji Q-Highland Posted by on Apr 9, 2013

Shining Flower

Beside Tokyo Disneyland 東京ディズニーリゾートand Universal Studio Japan ユニバーサル スタジオ ジャパン, the amusement park Fuji Q-Highland 富士急ハイランドis one of the most popular amusement parks 遊園地 (yuu-en-chi) in Japan. The park is located in Fujiyoshida 士吉田, Yamanashi prefecture 山梨県 and near Mount Fuji 富士山 (Fuji-san). 1.) Haunted Hospital: Compared to most of the haunted houses お化け屋敷 (o-bake-yashiki)…

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Let’s learn the colors! Posted by on Mar 31, 2013

The word for “color” is 色 いろ(iro). Black 黒 くろ (kuro) Blue 青 あお (ao) Red 赤 あか (aka) Green 緑色 みどりいろ (midori) Sky Blue 水色 みずいろ (mizuiro) Brown 茶色 ちゃいろ (chairo) White 白 しろ (shiro) Pink 桃色 ももいろ or ピンク (pink) Purple 紫 むらさき (murasaki) Yellow 黄色 きいろ (kiiro) Orange オレンジ色 (orenji iro) Grey 灰色 はいいろ (haiiro) Gold 金色 きんいろ (kiniro) Silver 銀色 ぎんいろ (giniro) So…

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10 things I love to do in Tokyo Posted by on Mar 26, 2013

1.) Buying drinks from vending machines: I love those vending machines 自動販売機 (ji-dou-hanbai-ki). You can find them everywhere and the variety of drinks they sell is amazing. I heard there are also vending machines that sell bananas バナナ(banana). That’s so crazy. According to the internet they are named “Bobby Banana” and are sold by Dole…

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How to tell the date in Japanese Posted by on Mar 20, 2013

As I have mentioned in my last post, the basic counting in japanese is very important. Not only to tell the time but also to say the date. Let’s start with the days of the week: To learn the days of the week is quite simple. The days of the  week are named after an…

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How to tell time in japanese Posted by on Nov 10, 2012

Miyazaki's clock

If you want to ask for the time, you use the phrase: “今何時ですか.“ (Ima nanji desu ka). It means „What time is it now?”. In order to tell the time, it is important that you are able to count in Japanese. To tell the time is quite easy. At first you say the hours, then…

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Japanese numbers 1-100 Posted by on Oct 23, 2012

For those who just started to learn Japanese, it can be very helpful to learn the basic counting. In the Japanese language there are two ways to write the numbers: in Arabic numerals (1,2,3 etc.) or in Japanese/Chinese numerals (一、二、三。。。). The Japanese/Chinese numerals are often used in restaurants or the typical Japanese bars, the so-called…

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Japanese Dishes Posted by on Jun 25, 2012

Today I’m gonna give you insight into some of my favorite Japanese dishes 日本料理 (にほんりょうり) especially for the hot days of summer 夏 (なつ). Since summer 夏 is around the corner I prefer light and simple dishes which means in my case a lot of salad サラダ and fruits 果物 (くだもの). But since I need a…

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