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