A blog about learning and teaching Japanese, walking Japan, and sometimes about kit-kats.
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July 2022
- Jul 1, 2022 The Magic of Tadoku: “Extensive reading” in Japanese Jul 1, 2022
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June 2022
- Jun 27, 2022 One Year of (Sort of) Learning French Jun 27, 2022
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March 2022
- Mar 30, 2022 Dr. Anki or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Embrace Multiple Decks (GUEST POST!) Mar 30, 2022
- Mar 14, 2022 Mini-interview with Elly Darrah of Ippo Ippo Japanese Mar 14, 2022
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December 2021
- Dec 22, 2021 Amazing Japanese Calligraphers on Instagram (Part 4) - Uchiyama Kenichi Dec 22, 2021
- Dec 17, 2021 Amazing Japanese Calligraphers on Instagram (Part 3) - Isawo Murayama Dec 17, 2021
- Dec 10, 2021 Amazing Japanese Calligraphers on Instagram (Part 2) - Mitsuru Nagata Dec 10, 2021
- Dec 3, 2021 Amazing Japanese Calligraphers on Instagram (part 1.5 bonus!) - Emi Yogai 恵美・曄涯 Dec 3, 2021
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November 2021
- Nov 30, 2021 Amazing Japanese Calligraphers on Instagram (Part 1) - Emi Yogai 恵美・曄涯 Nov 30, 2021
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September 2021
- Sep 14, 2021 A Brief Guide to Japanese Emoji: Food Sep 14, 2021
- Sep 1, 2021 Is it "douzo" or "dozo"? Sep 1, 2021
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August 2021
- Aug 25, 2021 2021 Student Summer Picnic! Aug 25, 2021
- Aug 11, 2021 More Ways of Counting in Japanese with "Ippon Demo Ninjin" Aug 11, 2021
- Aug 10, 2021 What's The Difference Between Tabemono and Ryouri? Aug 10, 2021
- Aug 10, 2021 The One Million Meanings of Yoroshiku Aug 10, 2021
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July 2021
- Jul 22, 2021 Six Ways To Say "Happy Birthday" In Japanese Jul 22, 2021
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April 2021
- Apr 14, 2021 Umbrellas Lost And Found - The Hundred Yen Shop Apr 14, 2021
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December 2020
- Dec 11, 2020 "Does Japanese Have Plurals?" Dec 11, 2020
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November 2020
- Nov 13, 2020 Tadoku - Let's Read! Course Introduction Video (and transcript) Nov 13, 2020
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October 2020
- Oct 27, 2020 Games in Japanese - Course Introduction Video (and transcript) Oct 27, 2020
- Oct 26, 2020 How Do You Say "Nice to Meet You" in Japanese? Oct 26, 2020
- Oct 23, 2020 How to Read The Japanese News (Or Any Japanese Website!) with Rikaichan Oct 23, 2020
- Oct 23, 2020 Why Does Everybody Forget Katakana? Oct 23, 2020
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April 2020
- Apr 7, 2020 A Year of Monthly Japanese Learning Challenges Apr 7, 2020
- Apr 7, 2020 What's the Difference Between Mina and Minna (And Why Does It Matter Anyway?) Apr 7, 2020
- Apr 7, 2020 How to Learn Hiragana and Katakana using Mnemonics Apr 7, 2020
- Apr 7, 2020 Plateaus in Language Learning and How to Overcome Them Apr 7, 2020
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March 2020
- Mar 31, 2020 A Trip to Japanese Vegetable Farm Namayasai, or, Why I Had a Shungiku Omelette for Breakfast this Morning Mar 31, 2020
- Mar 31, 2020 Three Favourite Japanese Jokes Mar 31, 2020
- Mar 2, 2020 "How Did You Learn Japanese?" Mar 2, 2020
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February 2020
- Feb 28, 2020 Your First Ever Beginner Japanese Class Feb 28, 2020
- Feb 14, 2020 "How Did You Learn Kanji?" Feb 14, 2020
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January 2020
- Jan 27, 2020 Why Does The Japanese Language Have So Many Alphabets? Jan 27, 2020
- Jan 10, 2020 How Do I Know if a Group Language Class is For Me? Jan 10, 2020
- Jan 10, 2020 Even More Japanese Loanwords From Languages That Aren't English Jan 10, 2020
- Jan 9, 2020 Japanese Loanwords From Languages That Aren't English Jan 9, 2020
- Jan 8, 2020 The Five Best Books for Learning Kanji Jan 8, 2020
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December 2019
- Dec 17, 2019 2019 忘年会 (bo-nen-kai) End-of-Year Party! Dec 17, 2019
- Dec 17, 2019 Useful Phrases for Your First Online Japanese Lesson Dec 17, 2019
- Dec 16, 2019 What's it like to be a Step Up Japanese student? Student Interview - Sara Dec 16, 2019
- Dec 16, 2019 What to Write in Japanese New Year's Cards Dec 16, 2019
- Dec 4, 2019 What's it like to be a Step Up Japanese student? Student Interview - David Dec 4, 2019
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October 2019
- Oct 15, 2019 (2019 Update!) 5 Apps to Download Before Your Trip To Japan Oct 15, 2019
- Oct 14, 2019 Watching Japanese TV Every Day for a Month (Or, What to Do When Things Don't Go To Plan) Oct 14, 2019
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September 2019
- Sep 17, 2019 Learning Japanese is Easier Than You Think Sep 17, 2019
- Sep 12, 2019 Say Good Morning to the Room - The Importance of Aisatsu (Greetings) in Japan Sep 12, 2019
- Sep 1, 2019 2019 Summer Party! Sep 1, 2019
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August 2019
- Aug 27, 2019 How to Practise Japanese by Playing Video Games Every Day Aug 27, 2019
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July 2019
- Jul 24, 2019 How to Read More in Japanese – I Tried Reading in Japanese Every Day for a Month Jul 24, 2019
- Jul 18, 2019 What is Shadowing and Can it Improve Your Spoken Japanese? I Tried Shadowing Every Day for a Month Jul 18, 2019
- Jul 5, 2019 ブライトンの日本語教室で手伝ってくれる素晴らしいボランティアの皆さん Jul 5, 2019
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June 2019
- Jun 21, 2019 Is it Shinbun or Shimbun? Jun 21, 2019
- Jun 12, 2019 A Japan Pub Quiz! Jun 12, 2019
- Jun 7, 2019 Our Fantastic Volunteers Jun 7, 2019
- Jun 7, 2019 Reiwa Afternoon Tea at Cafe an-an! Jun 7, 2019
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May 2019
- May 30, 2019 What is the Japanese Calendar, and what year is it? May 30, 2019
- May 24, 2019 I Tried to Speak Japanese Every Day for a Month (Without Being in Japan) May 24, 2019
- May 7, 2019 A Visit to Yokohama's Unko Museum (GUEST POST!) May 7, 2019
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April 2019
- Apr 11, 2019 日本語教室で多読のコースを開いてみたイギリス人日本語教師の感想 Apr 11, 2019
- Apr 11, 2019 'Tadoku': Here's What I Learned From Running a Japanese Silent Reading Course Apr 11, 2019
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March 2019
- Mar 5, 2019 2018: A Round Up - Change, New Things, and Building a Community Mar 5, 2019
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February 2019
- Feb 8, 2019 What’s the difference between sensei and kyōshi? Feb 8, 2019
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January 2019
- Jan 30, 2019 What's The Difference Between お and ご in Japanese Honorifics? (Part 2) Jan 30, 2019
- Jan 3, 2019 Hiking the Shikoku 88 Pilgrimage Trail in 2018 - A Round-Up Jan 3, 2019
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December 2018
- Dec 21, 2018 Three Ways You Should Be Using The Japanese Honorific お (Part 1) Dec 21, 2018
- Dec 14, 2018 Why Don't Japanese Questions Have Question Marks? Dec 14, 2018
- Dec 7, 2018 Are Loanwords "Real" Japanese? Dec 7, 2018
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November 2018
- Nov 27, 2018 Is it Nana or Shichi? A Brief Introduction to Japanese Numbers Nov 27, 2018
- Nov 22, 2018 Walking the Shikoku 88 Pilgrimage (Part 9) - Eating Shōjin Ryōri - Buddhist temple food Nov 22, 2018
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October 2018
- Oct 12, 2018 How to Use Anki to Not Forget Vocabulary Oct 12, 2018
- Oct 3, 2018 Five (and a Half) Apps to Get You Started Learning Japanese Oct 3, 2018
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September 2018
- Sep 21, 2018 Walking the Shikoku 88 Pilgrimage (Part 8) - O-settai, or, "I'll treasure this tissue case" Sep 21, 2018
- Sep 14, 2018 "I treasure this pen case" Sep 14, 2018
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August 2018
- Aug 31, 2018 Summer Barbecue Party 2018! (Or, "Where's The Corn?") Aug 31, 2018
- Aug 20, 2018 "Two beers, please!" Aug 20, 2018
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July 2018
- Jul 20, 2018 Walking the Shikoku 88 Pilgrimage (Part 7) - Five Types of Rest Stop You'll Find Hiking In Shikoku Jul 20, 2018
- Jul 13, 2018 Walking the Shikoku 88 Pilgrimage (Part 6) - Shouting at the French Jul 13, 2018
- Jul 6, 2018 On walking, and creativity Jul 6, 2018
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June 2018
- Jun 27, 2018 Walking the Shikoku 88 Pilgrimage (Part 5) - Signs of Shikoku Jun 27, 2018
- Jun 22, 2018 Walking the Shikoku 88 Pilgrimage (Part 4) - How to Talk to Strangers in Japanese Jun 22, 2018
- Jun 8, 2018 Walking the Shikoku 88 Pilgrimage (Part 3) - What To Wear Jun 8, 2018
- Jun 1, 2018 Walking the Shikoku 88 Pilgrimage (Part 2) - The Best First Day in Japan Jun 1, 2018
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May 2018
- May 25, 2018 Walking the Shikoku 88 Pilgrimage (Part 1) - Plan, plan, plan! May 25, 2018
- May 18, 2018 Gachapon: Capsules of Joy, ¥300 a pop (GUEST POST!) May 18, 2018
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April 2018
- Apr 26, 2018 Fun and games at the Brighton & Hove Japanese Club Open Day Apr 26, 2018
- Apr 13, 2018 End-of-term Sushi Night! Easter 2018 Apr 13, 2018
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March 2018
- Mar 22, 2018 Say yes! Mar 22, 2018
- Mar 6, 2018 Three Reasons Why Language Learning is Just Like Skateboarding Mar 6, 2018
- Mar 2, 2018 What is Community Interpreting and Why Does it Matter? Mar 2, 2018
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February 2018
- Feb 23, 2018 I quit my day job! (sort of...) Feb 23, 2018
- Feb 14, 2018 Japanese guys don’t want your Valentine’s Day chocolate anyway Feb 14, 2018
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January 2018
- Jan 16, 2018 New Year's Resolutions - 2018 Jan 16, 2018
- Jan 2, 2018 How did I do? A look back at 2017's goals Jan 2, 2018
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December 2017
- Dec 27, 2017 2017: A Round Up Dec 27, 2017
- Dec 12, 2017 Christmas Party 2017! Dec 12, 2017
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November 2017
- Nov 9, 2017 Afternoon Tea at Café an-an for World Vegan Day Nov 9, 2017
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September 2017
- Sep 1, 2017 Summer Barbecue! Or, "Everybody Loves Corn" Sep 1, 2017
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August 2017
- Aug 18, 2017 "You Said, I Did": Using Your Feedback To Improve Classes Aug 18, 2017
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May 2017
- May 26, 2017 落語を見に行ってきた！ We Went to See Rakugo at the Brighton Fringe And It Was All Kinds of Awesome May 26, 2017
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January 2017
- Jan 27, 2017 New Year's Resolutions 2017 - 新年の抱負 Jan 27, 2017
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December 2016
- Dec 21, 2016 First Annual Step Up Japanese Christmas Party Dec 21, 2016