Pray for Jakarta
Good morning. Terror happened yesterday in Jakarta, Indonesia. I live in Jakarta now. Fortunately, my office and apartment are far from the place I and people around me are safe. I got many messages...
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Gorgeous experience in selected restaurant in Tokyo by Michelin
Tasteful and gorgeous experience in selected restaurant in Tokyo by Michelin What are your favorite things to do in your travel? Going to sightseeing spot? In my case, the first priority is food. Yes...
Useful words! Japanized-English – 和製英語
Useful words! Japanized-English – 和製英語 Hi, I got question from one non-Japanese friend. “What is コンセント in English?” コンセント is this. What is コンセント in English? Some Japanese believe コンセント comes from English because...
How Japanese Spend New Year holidays
How Japanese Spend New Year holidays Hi, Happy new year! Most Japanese have long holidays from end of December to January 3rd. Instead, we Japan do not have Christmas holiday like other countries. This...
New Year’s Greeting Cards – 年賀状(ねんがじょう）
New Year’s Greeting Cards We have only a few days remaining in 2015. How do you spend these days? I got one question from my non-Japanese friend. She asked to me how to write...
Christmas in Japan
Christmas in Japan Merry Christmas, everyone! Wish your happy Christmas! Today I wanna introduce how we Japanese celebrate this happy event. Religion and Christmas event to Japanese First, I wanna mention about religion...
This year’s Kanji contest
This year’s Kanji contest Hi, Leo Sensei dayo. 2015 is almost finished. How were your days in 2015?? Now is good time for looking back this year and set new goals for next year....
Buzzwords Contest 2015
Buzzwords contest 2015 In early December, most influential Buzzwords in 2015 were announced in Japan. We have Buzzwords contest presented by U-can, publishing company, in Japan every year. Buzzwords reflect current society situation, popular...
Study in Japan (Scholarship Info etc)
Study in Japan (Scholarship Info etc) I got question from one student how to get scholarship information in Japan. So in this session I wanna write about study in Japan and scholarship information. Current...
Cleaning up Halloween
Hi Leo Sensei dayo! Did you enjoy your Halloween last Saturday? Now I feel ashamed. I have read some news about Halloween and thought about trash. Halloween in Shibuya Shibuya is famous place...
Hinamatsuri – Hina Festival（お雛祭り）
Hi Leo Sensei dayo! I got request from one friend about Hinamatsuri in Japan. I will write about this customs, history and doll and so on though Hinamatsuri will be held about 6 month...
Particle⑧ – “ね(ne)” and “よ(yo)”
Hi, Leo Sensei dayo. In this session, we will study particles “ね(ne)” and “よ(yo)”. Just add these particles at the end of sentence. Very simple. “ね(ne)” Agreement (or confirmation) The particle “ne” at...
Particle⑦ – “ほど(hodo)”, “だけ(dake)” and “しか(shika)”
Hi, Leo Sensei dayo! Let’s study particle “ほど(hodo)”, “だけ(dake)” and “しか(shika)” in this session. These are particles which add emphasis on nouns in the sentence. “ほど(hodo)” Extent The particle “ほど(hodo)” shows extent of...
Maiko san – 舞妓（まいこ）さん
Hi, Leo Sensei dayo! There is no more samurai in Japan nowadays. However, you can find Maiko in Kyoto if you go there. In this column, I will introduce Maiko to you. In this...
Particle – “か(ka)”
Particle – “か(ka)” In this session, let’s study particles added at the end of sentence. “か(ka)”. This is often used for question. sponsored link “か(ka)” ① Question The particle “か(ka)” at the end of...
Particle – “と(to)” and “や(ya)”
Particle – “と(to)” and “や(ya)” In this session, let’s study easy but useful particles, “と(to)” and “や(ya)”. sponsored link “と(to)” ① Joint word(or phrase) The particle “と(to)” joints nouns. It is equivalent to “and”...
Particle – “に(ni)”, “で(de)” and “へ(he)”
Particle – “に(ni)”, “で(de)” and “へ(he)” In this session, let’s study particles relating with place, “に(ni)”, “で(de)” and “へ(he)”. You can use these particles in case you want to ask someone the direction to your...
Who visits Japan and How much tourist spends?
Hi, do you plan to go to Japan? How many times have you been to Japan? On October 21st, interesting survey on foreign toursit was disclosed by Japan National Tourist Organization(JNTO) and Japan Tourism Agency. ...
Particle – “の(no)”
Particle – “の(no)” The particle “の(no)” has three main meanings, possessive, equivalent and location. Among these three, possessive is the most important one. We often use “の(no)” in daily conversation and writing. Importance level...
Meet Meat at Niku Fes! – 肉フェス(Niku Fes)
Hi! Do you like meat?? I know your mouth watering now haha. One of the main purpose of travel is having local food there, right? This photo is taken at my favorite yakiniku restaurant, Yakiniku...
