Category: General

Monster Hunter Rise 1st impressions

When I first got introduced to the Monster Hunter series with Monster Hunter Tri I described it as the “perfect ego mass

Shimanami Kaido cycling adventure

Shimanami Kaido is an epic cycling route that connects Onomichi City in Hiroshima Prefecture to Imabari City in Ehime. You can

Poorly explaining the joy of Blogging and Content Creation

I’ve got myself a new camera and though my reasons I have trouble vlogging remain, I must say I have been enjoying creat

Nyaruto! Naruto Figures from MegaHouse

What do you get when you combine Naruto and cats? Nyaruto! This is a set of 8 Naruto characters transformed into small vinyl f

DJI Pocket 2 – small portable cameras have never been better

For the last few months, I have been using the DJI Pocket 2. I really like watching tech reviews, but I am sometimes a bit sce

Project Triangle Strategy Demo – turn-based strategy is back?

Project Triangle Strategy is the working title of a turn-based strategy RPG from Square Enix coming in 2022. It was revealed a

The Boring Book – Japanese Children’s book

There has been a book collecting dust on my desk at work. Another result of my on again off again frustration when studying Ja

Samus Aran + Dark Samus Amiibo

Ever since Nintendo teased Metroid Prime 4 for the Switch I have waited and waited for any official news about the game but it

6 Tips for Living in Japan – be mindful of these things

I have lived in Japan for a few years now and I often get questions from persons looking to move to Japan or seeking advice on

15 year Anniversary of blogging

Today marks the fifteen-year anniversary of Jamaipanese.com. While looking back at old posts and reminiscing its obvious that

Shikoku Japan Castles – I visited 5 of them

Shikoku, Japan has its fair share of castles (and castle ruins). I may have explored many shrines and temples in Shikoku but I

Cyberpunk 2077 – one big dumpster fire

When it comes to hype and anticipation surrounding a video game release I dare say it never been higher than it was when it co

Video: Project “Ferry” – Oki Kisen 隠岐汽船

Small island life in Japan involves spending a lot of time on ferries and boats. The island where I live and work has about 23

Shikoku Japan – Temples and Shrines

Shikoku is the fourth largest island in the Japanese archipelago and is southwest of Japan’s main island Honshu. It is d

PlayStation BEST HIT CHRONICLE plastic model kit

I had my heart set on getting a PS5 at launch but launch problems and scalpers decided that it wasn’t to be. The gaming

Yakuza: Like a Dragon

The Yakuza titles are a long-running series of games from Sega. Personally, it feels like it is one of those fun series that g

Life-sized movable RX-78 Gundam will open to the public

At first, there was the giant RX-78-2 Gundam that just had smoke effects, then came the giant Unicorn Gundam that has lighting

Japan Scene 11: I can’t swim!

Doraemon has been finally set free (I am told) but it seems I was been enslaved in a different sense when I somehow forgot tha

Gesshoji Temple

I have really fallen off the Goshuincho (Temple/Shrine stamp book) train recently but enjoyed a weekend with wonderful fall we

Taking the JLPT N4 again, 3rd time’s a charm?

The year that is 2020 has been “challenging” to put it lightly. My Japanese learning journey continues with my imp

New web host! – everything still works?

The last few months have been a frustrating tug-o-war with my former web host for Jamaipanese.com. My blog was performing poor

Max Romeo – Chase The Devil

The song was blasted into the spotlight (again?) when it was featured in Netflix’s Luke Cage (which has since been cancelled

Doraemon: Story of Seasons – Fantastically Fun Farming

I recently bought Doraemon: Story of Seasons for the Nintendo Switch after playing the demo. I bought and play the Japanese ve

Unko Kanji Drill Book 1 complete

Learning Kanji is a difficult process but after trying various methods of study I have found success with the Unko Kanji Drill