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Japan Signs: Waiting Room
This kanji sign caught my eye at Shinjuku station in Tokyo as it was quite a cool November morning and the glass waiting room (待合室) ....
14 Dec 7:20 pm  from  Zonjineko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan Images: Shibuya Free Hugs
We were on our way back to the train station after a morning wandering (read: clothes shopping and visiting Loft for the 35th time) around....
10 Dec 10:59 pm  from  Zonjineko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Should I Take The JLPT?
The JLPT is over for another year. Some of you attended, some may have missed it, others didn’t know it was on and the rest. Well, care f....
7 Dec 5:48 pm  from  Zonjineko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan Images: Park Fishing Tokyo Style
We stayed at Hotel Claska a while back in Meguro, which is located on the famous Yamanote line. It’s one of our favourite areas of Tokyo....
6 Dec 7:41 pm  from  Zonjineko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan Images: Nikko Autumn Leaves
I had decided before arriving in Japan on a recent visit to Tokyo that I would make the two hour trip north to Nikko (日光市) at some p....
4 Dec 11:38 pm  from  Zonjineko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
JLPT 4: Top 50 Adjectives Worksheet
So it’s only days away from the 2009 JLPT test and if you don’t know a good number of these adjectives by now, you’ll either need a ....
3 Dec 9:49 pm  from  Zonjineko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan Vocab: Weather Words
Visiting Japan and want to discuss the weather with the locals? Studying to become a meteorologist? Or maybe you’re just looking for a ....
2 Dec 12:47 pm  from  Zonjineko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan Images: Meiji Bride
I shot this image in the grounds of Meiji Shrine (明治神宮) in Shibuya, Tokyo. As a keen photographer and Japanophile, it’s days li....
29 Nov 12:11 am  from  Zonjineko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
WTF….$70 Grapes!
We came across these white grapes for sale at a large department store in Kashiwa, a northern suburb of Tokyo. While they look very tasty....
24 Nov 11:15 pm  from  Zonjineko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
JLPT 4: Top 100 Verbs Worksheet
The JLPT 4 is just around the corner but there’s still enough time for some crazy last minute cramming of those all-important JLPT 4 ver....
23 Nov 11:26 pm  from  Zonjineko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Google debuts instant translation service
This week Google introduced a new look and feel for it’s online translation service, Google Translate. Previously the system allowed th....
18 Nov 1:40 pm  from  Zonjineko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Hotel Claska, Tokyo: Room 502
Perhaps it’s just me but in my past experiences with hotels, it is very rare to arrive in your room for the first time and find that it ....
14 Nov 2:38 am  from  Zonjineko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Hotel Claska, Tokyo: About
Located on the fashionable Meguro-dori, Hotel Claska is a hip boutique hotel in the sprawling western suburbs of Tokyo. To the typical ....
14 Nov 1:45 am  from  Zonjineko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Hotel Claska, Tokyo: To and From
I’ve read alot about the inconvenient location of Hotel Claska and most of it is unjustified. Sure, it isn’t one block away from the b....
14 Nov 1:33 am  from  Zonjineko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan Images: Ueno By Night
These images were taken in and around JR Ueno train station and along Ameyako in Ueno, Tokyo. It was my first night shoot with the Canon 5D ....
11 Nov 1:36 pm  from  Zonjineko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Why are there so many Japanese in Brazil?
I was having a play around at WolframAlpha recently and did a quick search for “Japanese language” and got the results below. ....
6 Nov 2:44 pm  from  Zonjineko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Today is Culture Day in Japan
Today is Culture Day (文化の日 Bunka no hi) in Japan, which has been celebrated as a national public holiday since 1948. Via Wikipedi....
3 Nov 5:49 am  from  Zonjineko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan Signs: Krispy Kreme Crowds
In this installment of Japan Signs we look at a photo I took in Tokyo a while back when a new Krispy Kreme store was opened in the Yūraku....
30 Oct 9:25 am  from  Zonjineko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan tops ITIF broadband rankings
The graphic (available here) shows the top 20 nations by internet costs and speeds around the world as ordered by the ITIF Broadband Ranki....
26 Oct 8:15 pm  from  Zonjineko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Hiragana: The S Line
Welcome to the third instalment of our hiragana lessons on zonjineko.com – the hiragana S line. We’ll be stepping through the....
23 Oct 6:27 pm  from  Zonjineko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Joyo kanji list set for 2010 overhaul
Japan’s official kanji list, known as joyo (general-use) kanji, is set to be updated for the first time in over three decades. The cu....
21 Oct 2:54 pm  from  Zonjineko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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