Streets, Beats & Eats – Tokyo Posted by sasha on Mar 27, 2017
Tokyo is a fascinating city. It’s not only the Japanese capital, but the largest metropolitan area in the world. As it’s made up of 23 wards that are all unique, it’s basically a collection of cities. On a short visit to Tokyo, you can check out a few of them and have a totally different…
10 minute-a-day Japanese Lesson -7 Posted by keiko on Mar 26, 2017
How many honorific expressions do you know in Japanese?~ In Japanese, even among friends and family, we often switch from simple and casual way of saying things to more honorific expressions quite often. It’s hard to explain, but sometimes when we express certain things, we might want to say it in an honorific way…
10 minute-a-day Japanese Lesson -6 Posted by keiko on Mar 25, 2017
How to say “Yes” in Japanese? ~ The last topic was all about saying “No” in Japanese. How about the opposite of that this time around? When you want to accept someone’s offer or agree with someone’s decision, what and how would you respond in Japanese? From simple expression to a bit more complicated ones…
Exploring Tokyo Posted by sasha on Mar 15, 2017
The capital of Japan, Tokyo is not only a massive, sprawling city, but it’s also the largest metropolitan area in the world. It’s officially known as Tokyo Metropolis (東京都 – Tōkyōto), which came to be in 1943 when the prefecture merged with the city. What used to be considered the city of Tokyo remains in…
10 minute-a-day Japanese Lesson -5 Posted by keiko on Mar 13, 2017
Do you know how to say No in Japanese? Hi everyone, hope you are doing great, and your learning is going well. Today’s topic is all about saying No in Japanese. I don’t normally like to say, No just because I feel bad about telling someone I can’t, sometimes. But we all know that…
10 minute-a-day Japanese Lesson-4 Posted by keiko on Feb 25, 2017
Hi everyone. Hope you all are having a great weekend. Sorry this lesson is long over due. Hope you are ready for my next 10 minute-a-day lesson. Today’s topic is all about wishing birthdays. I have covered this topic in the past regarding some of the expressions about wishing someone a birthday in Japanese…
Hiroshima and Miyajima Posted by sasha on Feb 23, 2017
The city of Hiroshima (広島) has the tragic distinction of being the first ever target of an atomic bomb. Most of the city was destroyed, and the death toll eventually reached over 140,000. These days, Hiroshima is a modern, cosmopolitan city with a population of just over 2 million in the metro area. On a…