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.
A small private museum in Ikebukuro specializing in artifacts of the ancient Near East and Central Asia. Opened in 1978 it was the first such museum in Japan. Check the website for the latest exhibition details.
Art museum holding over 14.000 ukiyo-e works, including 12.000 works collected by the late SeizĹŤ Ota â…¤, a former former president of TĹŤhĹŤ Insurance Company.
University Entrance Process for Japanese Nationals
Top-tier Japanese universities are notoriously difficult to enter. The overall average acceptance figures for national universities is 25%,…
Homestay with a Host Family in Japan: The Pros & Cons
I spent three years living with a Japanese host family during my studies at a Japanese language school…
