Japanistry

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This website started as a hobby to explain photography (posts listed here), but over time expanded to provide (hopefully) useful information about Japan and the Japanese language. I also run edonoyu.com with a friend—a site that covers onsen in the Tokyo region.

Beginner Vocabulary Verbs Quiz #01

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Beginner Vocabulary i-Adjectives Quiz #02

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Beginner Vocabulary i-Adjectives Quiz #01

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Beginner Kanji Quiz #01

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Expressing Quantities

Just (だけ) だけ is the most basic way of expressing “only” or “just”, e.g. I’ll just have one…

How Difficult is Japanese?

If you’re thinking of learning Japanese then the chances are that you’re wondering: “Is Japanese really that difficult?”…

Types of Restaurants in Japan

While there many types of restaurants in Japan (e.g. those that specialise in grilled meat, others in soba,…

Types of Accommodation in Japan

Japan—and the regions around Tokyo in particular—have quite a number of different types of accommodation, from Western hotels…

How Expensive is Tokyo? Shedding Light on the Myths

One of the first questions that pops into the minds of many thinking about visiting Japan is, “is…

21_21 DESIGN SIGHT

Art and design space/venue created by architect Tadao Ando and fashion designer Issey Miyake.

Old Shimbashi Station Museum

Museum that is a reconstruction of the Shimbashi-Teishajo Station that was the terminus between Shimbashi and Yokohama. Constructed in 1872, this was Japan’s first railway line and a key milestone in the country’s road to modernization.

GA Gallery

Small architectural art gallery in Sendagaya run by Global Architecture (GA). The gallery also has a very pleasant…