After finishing the tale, the storyteller would go to the other room, extinguish
one paper lantern and look in the mirror.
Category: LEARNJAPAN
The Way of the Househusband
Former gang members from his group have tried to recruit him back, but he rejects their offers.
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A Silent Voice
The connection between these time periods is that during these times, Shoya is around a deaf girl named Shoko Nishimiya.
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Summer Festivals in Japan
JapanUp!’s new web writer John uploaded his first article! Learn more about Japanese summer festivals!
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City Pop is it here to stay? Stay with me!
I have always had a huge love and appreciation for musical artist Yamashita Tatsuro and for years I was confused as to how no one knew of his music in the States.
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Tobu(とぶ) -“to fly” or “to jump” / Japanese Word
Learn Japanese word with us!
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Darwin’s Game
Darwin’s Game refers to both the title of an anime, and the mobile phone game that this anime revolves around.
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Homecoming: Katsura Fukuryu Brings Rakugo to His Hometown of Winnipeg
Although rakugo performed in English is currently gaining popularity all over the world
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Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop
This simple mistake leads to the two meeting again and forming a connection.
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Okasaki-Jinja Shrine
, popular with people who love rabbits, which in this place have a beneficial effect for couples or women wishing to have children, for childbirth, marriage, marital harmony and the education of children
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The Last Unicorn Screening at the Academy Museum
I was invited to attend The Last Unicorn screening at the Academy Museum as a VIP guest.
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JAPANESE SAMURAI / Tokugawa Tsunayoshi
“Shogun who Loved Dogs”
Tokugawa Tsunayoshi was born in 1646 at the Edo Castle as the fourth son of the third shogun, Tokugawa Iemitsu.