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....
11 Mar 8:19 pm  from  Rockinginhakata   [Profile] [Recent] 

As pre-announced last November, CyberAgent Inc., a Japanese big web media/advertising company, launched their popular soci....
9 Mar 2:20 pm  from  Asiajin.com   [Profile] [Recent] 

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....
28 Feb 10:01 pm  from  Muza-chan.net   [Profile] [Recent] 

At less than a kilometer from the Kamakura Station you can find the Yakumo Shrine, established in 1082 by Yoshimitsu Minamoto, the grand-gr....
24 Feb 9:23 pm  from  Muza-chan.net   [Profile] [Recent] 

On my latest visit to Shinjuku, I remembered my first “reflections” photos, Inter-dimensional Mirror and Inter-dimensional Gate… So ....
22 Feb 9:18 pm  from  Muza-chan.net   [Profile] [Recent] 

It was another week rich in interesting Japan related articles, and here’s my selection of J-Links. Enjoy!Scarecrow from Japan....
21 Feb 9:40 pm  from  Muza-chan.net   [Profile] [Recent] 

Even since my first visit to Japan, my attention was attracted by the manhole covers (manhoru in Japanese), many of them unusual decorated:....
19 Feb 9:48 pm  from  Muza-chan.net   [Profile] [Recent] 

At the Kanda Myojin Shrine I photographed this beautiful statue of Ebisu, one of the Seven Gods of Luck (Shichifukujin), God of fishermen, ....
17 Feb 9:19 pm  from  Muza-chan.net   [Profile] [Recent] 

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....
17 Feb 9:00 am  from  Rockinginhakata   [Profile] [Recent] 

Japan was and remains a unique place. Whether we talk about traditional festivals or traditional theater, religion or pop culture, architec....
15 Feb 9:16 pm  from  Muza-chan.net   [Profile] [Recent] 

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....
14 Feb 9:47 pm  from  Muza-chan.net   [Profile] [Recent] 

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....
12 Feb 9:29 pm  from  Muza-chan.net   [Profile] [Recent] 

Several photos taken in Akihabara, on Chuo-dori, with reflections of Akihabara’s landmark buildings Comic Toranoana and Animate.....
10 Feb 9:17 pm  from  Muza-chan.net   [Profile] [Recent] 

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....
8 Feb 9:15 pm  from  Muza-chan.net   [Profile] [Recent] 

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 ....
7 Feb 9:10 pm  from  Muza-chan.net   [Profile] [Recent] 

Today we almost cannot think about traveling somewhere without taking photos, with more or less sophisticated cameras or at least with the ....
5 Feb 9:52 pm  from  Muza-chan.net   [Profile] [Recent] 

Setsubun ( 節分 ) is a Japanese traditional celebration taking place in the last day of a season. From the four annual festivals, the mos....
3 Feb 10:21 pm  from  Muza-chan.net   [Profile] [Recent] 

Sometimes when I’m grading, I think “I should probably share this.” My students have active imaginations – sometimes they choose to ....
3 Feb 6:50 pm  from  Rockinginhakata   [Profile] [Recent] 

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 ....
3 Feb 2:05 pm  from     [Profile] [Recent] 

Between February 5 and 11, in Sapporo takes place the Sapporo Snow Festival (Sapporo Yuki Matsuri), one of the biggest winter events in Jap....
2 Feb 10:15 pm  from  Muza-chan.net   [Profile] [Recent] 

The 10th installment of the Japanese Narrow Buildings series features two shops located near the Ueno Station. I especially like the desig....
1 Feb 1:37 am  from  Muza-chan.net   [Profile] [Recent] 

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....
31 Jan 1:19 am  from  Muza-chan.net   [Profile] [Recent] 

The “robot anime” (ロボット, robotto) (known outside Japan as mecha anime) is a Japanese animation genre featuring walking robots ....
29 Jan 11:55 pm  from  Muza-chan.net   [Profile] [Recent] 

【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. ....
29 Jan 12:23 am  from  Yamatologic   [Profile] [Recent] 

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 ....
28 Jan 4:57 am  from  Muza-chan.net   [Profile] [Recent] 

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....
26 Jan 9:48 pm  from  Muza-chan.net   [Profile] [Recent] 

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....
26 Jan 5:22 am  from  Jason Kimball   [Profile] [Recent] 

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....
25 Jan 9:44 pm  from  Muza-chan.net   [Profile] [Recent] 

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....
24 Jan 9:41 pm  from  Muza-chan.net   [Profile] [Recent] 

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�....
24 Jan 3:05 am  from  Muza-chan.net   [Profile] [Recent]