The Japan Blog

Japanese Slang Dictionary

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:26:43 GMT

A Personal and Up-to-Date Japanese Slang Dictionary Including Words With Double Meanings and Colloquial Phrases.

Japan-San: Japanese Culture, Customs, Language, Folklore and more.

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 06:12:46 GMT

Your Personal Guide to Japanese Culture, Customs, Holidays, and more.

Japanese Study Tips: 6 Tips to Success

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 06:10:53 GMT

5 Japanese Study Tips From a Full-Time Japanese Language Student . Save Both Money and Time by Learning What Works and Doesn't.

About the Google Ad's

Tue, 27 May 2008 08:08:21 GMT

Well, I've decided to ad a few google ads to the site. I'm doing my best to make them non-intrusive. If anyone has genuine comments or concerns about it just let me know and I'll gladly get back to you. -Lee

Japanese Customs and Traditions

Mon, 26 May 2008 04:44:36 GMT

Personal Articles on Japanese Customs and Traditions Including What They Are, How They Work, and How Not to Mess Them Up.

Japan-San: Learning Japanese

Sun, 25 May 2008 04:38:52 GMT

A Personal Guide to Learning Japanese and Where to Start.

Japan Culture Shock

Sun, 25 May 2008 01:30:55 GMT

A Guide to Culture Shock While Living in Japan from First-Hand Experience

Japan-San: The Book of Tea by Kakuzo Okakura

Sat, 24 May 2008 12:28:22 GMT

The Book of Tea written by Kakuzo Okakura

Japan Facts

Fri, 23 May 2008 15:42:13 GMT

Japan Facts including a look at geography, govenrment, population, climate and more...

Site Updates

Thu, 15 May 2008 04:17:03 GMT

Hey everyone, You may have notiuced that lately the site has been changing a little bit. I'm reworking some of the pages in my spare time and I'm planning to add a section for information about Japan. Although I can't say that will exactly be a personal guide, it's still more convinient than not having one at all, right. I have a Japanese test on Monday but maybe I'll be able to sneak in some time in between studying to work on the pages. Until then, -Lee

Happy Mother's Day!

Sun, 11 May 2008 03:08:04 GMT

Well, it's officially Mother's Day here in Tokyo. Come to think of it, this is my first Mother's Day away from Mom. It's a little hard to spend it together since we have the Pacific Ocean in between, but I'll try my best. So Mom....

Thanks!! You're the Best!

-Lee There's also a Japanese Mother's Day page when you click through.

Japanese Honorifics

Sun, 11 May 2008 01:37:46 GMT

A guide to the definition and usage of Japanese Honorifics including as San, Kun, Chan, Sama and Sempai/Kohai.

Japanese Slang Dictionary Version 1.0!

Wed, 07 May 2008 14:01:06 GMT

Japanese slang is definitely an interesting part of the language. Usually when I get asked by people about Japanese, they ask about two things. First the greetings, and then the slang. Well, to saturate their curiosity, I've created this page, the Japanese Slang dictionary. I've also included common colloquial terms as well as regular words that carry a double meaning....

Ghost Story of the Flute's Tomb by Richard Gordon Smith

Sun, 04 May 2008 12:32:11 GMT

Japan-San's Japanese Fairy Tales: Ghost Story of the Flute's Tomb

Japan-San Myspace Page

Sun, 04 May 2008 11:54:42 GMT

Hey everyone, I haven't had much time to update the site lately, but I did create a basic myspace page for the site. It's nothing special right now but I'll update it soon. Anyway, I'm working on a page for Japanese honorifics (-san/-kun/-chan) right now and it should be up by next weekend or sooner depending on how school and such goes. As always I'm open to ideas for the site so if you have one go ahead and use the contact form and if it's good I'll do it! -Lee

The Story of Gio Retold by Ridgely Torrence

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:02:36 GMT

Japan-San's Japanese Fairy Tales: The Story of Gio Retold by Ridgely Torrence

The Golden Hairpin by Richard Gordon Smith

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:36:33 GMT

Japan-San's Japanese Fairy Tales: The Golden Hairpin by Richard Gordon Smith

Site Changes (From Lee)

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 04:48:16 GMT

Hey, it's Lee here. I'm in school now so I haven't had the time to update like before. Intensive Japanese is crazy. But don't worry, I'm still here, alive, and things are still going on behind the scenes. As you might have noticed, a couple pages from the navigation bar disappeared. I'm reordering the site a bit so I can focus the site a bit more. At the moment, it's a bit difficult for me to cover all the aspects I want to and still maintain the quality that I expect. Eventually these pages will come back up with a lot of content. Until then I'll be expanding the customs, language, holidays and folklore. Lastly, I'm planning to add both a travel and Japanese literature section for old Japanese books with English translations. This is all for the better and it will allow me to update more. -Lee

Christmas in Japan

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:37:22 GMT

A look at Christmas in Japan. From Origin to Modern Culture

Japanese Fairy Tales by Yei Theodora Ozaki

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:12:14 GMT

Japanese Fairy Tales by Yei Theodora Ozaki

Japanese Fairy Tales by Teresa Pierce Williston

Sun, 06 Apr 2008 07:38:34 GMT

Japanese Fairy Tales by Teresa Pierce Williston [1911]

Japanese Folk Tales and Lore

Sun, 06 Apr 2008 05:56:20 GMT

A Collection of Japanese Folk Tales and Lore. Read the stories Japanese Children Grow Up With.

Japanese Ofuro (Bath) and Bathing

Sun, 06 Apr 2008 01:39:46 GMT

A Guide to Japanese Ofuro (Bath) and Bathing for both home and public ofuro.

Sakura Season

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:46:31 GMT

Well, it's Sakura (cherry blossom) season now in Tokyo. This is my first time seeing them before, and I have to say I'm very impressed. It's like the whole city turns pink. It's quite a site. I'm thinking about doing a small page on Sakura since I have so many pictures and their really beautiful. I'll try and get it done soon.

Back From Hokkaido (Amazing Trip!)

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:19:58 GMT

Well, I just got back today from my short trip up to Hokkaido. We went on a tour bus so we saw, ate, and played a lot in a really short time. But that is definitely a place to go. The seafood is delicious, the air is clean, the onsen are soothing, and so on and so on. The first hotel we stayed at was absolutely amazing (it's the one where the people attending the G8 conference will be staying). While the second one wasn't as great, it still was decently nice. I have too much to write about just to put it here, I think I might do a page on it later. Perhaps a "Japan-San Goes to Hokkaido" page. Hmmmm.....