Colorful ESL: Bowling
Oh the juvenile joys of living in a country where English is widely used…poorly… By poorly, I mean simply that you wouldn’t find tha....
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CyberAgent Exports Social Avatar Community To English, Ameba Pico
As pre-announced last November, CyberAgent Inc., a Japanese big web media/advertising company, launched their popular soci....
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J-Links 22 – Cool Japan Articles of the Week
It’s time for me to show you the cool and interesting Japan related articles I selected this week from around the web… hope you’ll li....
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A Photo Visit to Yakumo Shrine
At less than a kilometer from the Kamakura Station you can find the Yakumo Shrine, established in 1082 by Yoshimitsu Minamoto, the grand-gr....
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Reflections, photo 17 – Shinjuku
On my latest visit to Shinjuku, I remembered my first “reflections” photos, Inter-dimensional Mirror and Inter-dimensional Gate… So ....
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Weekly J-Links 21
It was another week rich in interesting Japan related articles, and here’s my selection of J-Links. Enjoy!Scarecrow from Japan....
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About kawaii – 15 Cute Japanese Manhole Covers
Even since my first visit to Japan, my attention was attracted by the manhole covers (manhoru in Japanese), many of them unusual decorated:....
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Sightseeing Tokyo – The Ebisu Child
At the Kanda Myojin Shrine I photographed this beautiful statue of Ebisu, one of the Seven Gods of Luck (Shichifukujin), God of fishermen, ....
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Creative Comic Conversations
I recently had several classes re-caption several webcomics. I did this for a few reasons. Using comics in class to have students develop d....
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What to do in Japan? 33 Must See Japanese Scenes
Japan was and remains a unique place. Whether we talk about traditional festivals or traditional theater, religion or pop culture, architec....
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Weekly J-Links 20
This week was very rich in excellent Japan related articles, so we have a lot of J-Links to read… Enjoy!15 Most Beautiful Phot....
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Japanese mascots – Noppon Brothers and the Valentine’s Day
Some slightly less known mascots from Tokyo, the Noppon Brothers are the mascots of Tokyo Tower. They are twins, 2.23 meters tall and 11 y....
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Reflections, photo 17 – Akihabara Shops
Several photos taken in Akihabara, on Chuo-dori, with reflections of Akihabara’s landmark buildings Comic Toranoana and Animate.....
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26 Beautiful Vintage Photos of Mount Fuji
Japan’s love for Mount Fuji, the most famous place in Japan, remained unchanged over the years. Fuji-san (富士山) is definitely the mo....
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Weekly J-Links 19
It’s a day later than usual, but it’s still weekend, so let’s enjoy the J-links of this week.Top 5 longest railway tunnel ....
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40 great vintage Geisha Photos
Today we almost cannot think about traveling somewhere without taking photos, with more or less sophisticated cameras or at least with the ....
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Customs and traditions of Japan – Setsubun
Setsubun ( 節分 ) is a Japanese traditional celebration taking place in the last day of a season. From the four annual festivals, the mos....
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Student Chain Stories
Sometimes when I’m grading, I think “I should probably share this.” My students have active imaginations – sometimes they choose to ....
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Are Teaching Standards to Blame for Japan`s Poor English Ability?
I have been teaching English in Japan for several years now. I consider myself to be pretty damn good at this gig. I have even been able to ....
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40 Sapporo Yuki Matsuri Photos
Between February 5 and 11, in Sapporo takes place the Sapporo Snow Festival (Sapporo Yuki Matsuri), one of the biggest winter events in Jap....
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Japanese Narrow Buildings – Photo 10
The 10th installment of the Japanese Narrow Buildings series features two shops located near the Ueno Station. I especially like the desig....
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Weekly J-Links №18
It’s Saturday, so it’s time to tell you what J-links I enjoyed this week. Hope you like them!Strange Japanese Art 130 Ex....
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Top 6 ‘Giant Robots’ Japanese Tourist Attractions
The “robot anime” (ロボット, robotto) (known outside Japan as mecha anime) is a Japanese animation genre featuring walking robots ....
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Rockleetist conquers the Nicodou
【ニコニコ動画】英語で歌ってみた ダブルラリアット ダブルラリアット (Dabururariatto) is a NicoDou classic. ....
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Edo Kabuki Theater
Do you like Kabuki theater? About two years ago, I had the rare opportunity to enjoy a stunning performance by the Heisei Nakamura-za, led ....
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Sightseeing Tokyo – Jomon Fountain
In Ota-ku, near the Omori Station, in a nice little park I found an interesting fountain:Why interesting? Because the fountain is a sc....
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Wychcraft Blonde Beer
I noticed a couple different offerings from Wychwood Brewery at my local Tescos and thought that I would give this English pale ale a try. S....
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The Great Buddha from Ueno
In the Ueno Park, near the Bells of Time and the Monster Lantern, there’s a small hill known since the Edo Period as Daibutsu Yama (the G....
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Reflections, photo 16 – Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower
Two photos with the splendid Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower, reflected on the Shinjuku i-Land Tower.When I took the pictures, I think I wa....
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Twitter’s First Japanese Trending Topic
Today, Twitter got its first Trending Topic in Japanese!The trend lasted about 5 hours (between 11 and 16 GMT) and the message was RT....
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