JLPT N4 Books and Preparation – CRUNCH TIME!!!
I am still very much on my journey to learn Japanese – a journey that will never end. A recent success was passing The first...
My Skirt, Where Did It Go? – Japanese drama
My Skirt, Where Did It Go? or Ore no Sukato, Doko Itta? is a Japanese drama about a cross-dressing gay teacher who starts working at...
Rurikoji – Buddhist temple in Yamaguchi
This year the Golden Week in Japan was a 10 day stretch of holidays due to the New emperor ascending to the throne and the...
Scrutinized by police in Shibuya
The dreaded day I feared has arrived. I was stopped, searched, probed and embarrassed in a crowded Shibuya 50 metres from the Hachiko statue with...
Utilities and Rent – Cost of Living in Japan
So you want to move to Japan but have no idea about living expenses or cost of living in Japan? Especially utilities and such. This...
7 tools I used to pass the JLPT N5
So you want to attempt the Japanese Language proficiency test starting at the N5. Don’t let anyone troll you that its the lowest level and...
I passed the JLPT N5
Six months ago I announced that I failed the N5 level of the Japanese Language proficiency test. I tried to be positive about it but...
The Railway Museum in Saitama
Take a short train ride outside Tokyo to Saitama to the Railway Museum and enjoy hours of fun learning about railway technology over the years...
Japanese High School Kids enjoy visit to Jamaica
Tottori Prefecture and Western Jamaica’s relationship has been growing deeper and closer. Culture, sports, tourism, education and training partnerships have been mutually beneficial and the...
Reigniting my Table Tennis flame
I played table tennis it high school, reluctantly at first as I wanted to do track and field but my asthma made me unable to manage...