Jamaican Blogger on life, gaming, learning 日本語 📚
Japan has a lot of castles; remnants of a time when having a castle meant you controlled the surrounding lands. Imabari Castle
Akihabara station is one of the most popular stations in Tokyo. The surrounding areas are always buzzing with events and other
Fukuoka Japan is home to Nanzoin a large Buddhist temple complex with a rich history. The highlight of Nanzoin is the reclinin
My friends are either annoyed or amused when listening to my many stories of me mixing up similar-sounding words/phrases in Ja
My “honourable stamp/seal book” or Goshuincho (御朱印帳) has been sitting gathering dust for a while now long to get m
Living While Black, in Japan has its own challenges, but they don’t include fearing for your life. That’s how I wo
Late last year I was invited to be part of a short film project. It was about Japanese Emperor Gotoba, who was exiled to Oki I
More than two years since passing the JLPT N5 and realizing that the 3rd time wasn’t a charm, I… failed the JLPT N
For a few weekends in late May to mid-June, I grabbed my DJI Pocket 2 and Fujifilm Instax SQ6 for some therapeutic walks to en
A bento is a single-portion meal that can range from food thrown into a sectionalized container at a takeout restaurant to edi
It’s a beautiful spring day and I was excited to take the Fujifilm Instax SQ6 out for a spin to take some landscape test
The year is 2010, I am living paycheck to paycheck and I didn’t realize yet that I was stuck in a cycle that would not c
Shimanami Kaido is an epic cycling route that connects Onomichi City in Hiroshima Prefecture to Imabari City in Ehime. You can
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
Today marks the fifteen-year anniversary of Jamaipanese.com. While looking back at old posts and reminiscing its obvious that
Shikoku, Japan has its fair share of castles (and castle ruins). I may have explored many shrines and temples in Shikoku but I
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 is the fourth largest island in the Japanese archipelago and is southwest of Japan’s main island Honshu. It is d
At first, there was the giant RX-78-2 Gundam that just had smoke effects, then came the giant Unicorn Gundam that has lighting
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
I have really fallen off the Goshuincho (Temple/Shrine stamp book) train recently but enjoyed a weekend with wonderful fall we
The year that is 2020 has been “challenging” to put it lightly. My Japanese learning journey continues with my imp
Learning Kanji is a difficult process but after trying various methods of study I have found success with the Unko Kanji Drill
I’m a little late with this one. I travelled from my island to attend the Black Lives Matter Hiroshima Peaceful March o