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Shopping in Japan: How to say “Can I return or exchange this” in Japanese

What to do when you bought the wrong item in Japan: can you return it? Have you ever bought a shirt, only to discover it’s not quite the right fit when you get it home? Every country, including Japan, has different standards when it comes to returning or exchanging clothing.In this blog, we will show […]
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How to Read Shinkansen Tickets in Japan

Wondering how to read Shinkansen Tickets? We prepare for you the key vocabulary that you will find on the Shinkansen ticket to ensure a wonderful experience. Japanese bullet train tickets hold a lot of information on them.  Sadly, almost all of this information is in Japanese. This can be very inconvenient if you are not […]
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JLPT Passing Score: Average vs Coto’s students’ scores

Are you interested to learn how Coto Students performed on the JLPT? This article will show a summary of the data from the 2018 December JLPT
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Monthly Events at Coto

Each month we provide a series of cultural events for you to experience Japanese cooking, calligraphy, and cuisine.  We also produce a series of lunchtime Japanese practice events where you can eat lunch together with volunteer native speakers and practice what you are learning in the classroom. Bento Chat Hour – Japanese Practice Event Looking […]
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Starting a Business in Japan – Tokyo Start-up Guide (Important Links)

Are you interested in starting a business in Japan?  Is your dream to move to Tokyo and open a restaurant, shop, or an internet start-up? After several of our students have asked us about finding information about this – we thought it was time to write our own article. We hope that this guide is […]
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Japanese Clothing Vocabulary – Key words to know

Japanese fashion is popular worldwide. Many people visit Japan just to experience the unique culture of its clothing. If you plan on visiting Japan and experiencing its fashions, you may want to know the Japanese words for clothing. Below, you will learn the Japanese vocabulary for clothing by category from the lists below! Clothing by […]
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Hiragana Chart & Quiz – Japanese Resources

Click Here to join our 30 day challenge to learn Hiragana Learn Japanese Hiragana and Katakana In this blog, we share our own PDF learning Hiragana practice sheets, as well as links to some popular apps for learning Japanese. Just started learning Japanese? Head to our main article about the Japanese writing system for a […]
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Japan Train JR Travel Hack | The Ultimate Ticket – Seishun 18 Kippu

What do you think is the cheapest way to travel in Japan? JR pass? Nope. IC card? Nope. I know you have read tons of “travel tips” articles that introduce you ways to save on transportation cost during your trip to Japan. Honestly speaking, this is a real hidden travel hack that you probably have […]
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Finding English Movies in Japan / how to book a movie ticket online for Movies in Tokyo

If you are living in Tokyo you will probably want to visit a movie theater at some point.  This can be frustrating.  Many of our students have asked us – “How can I tell if this movie is in English or if it is dubbed over in Japanese?” or “Can I buy tickets online in […]
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How to Speak Japanese when you don't live in Japan

Although there are over 100,000,000 native Japanese speakers – 98% of them live inside Japan. This means that if you want to learn to speak Japanese – moving to Japan and spending time there is the best way that you can learn to speak the language. However, you may be thinking to yourself – there […]
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Living in Japan as a Japanese Language Student – Quickstart Guide

From finding accommodation to signing up for an internet plan – this blog will give a list of helpful articles that will help make your stay in Tokyo easy. At the bottom – you can learn more about our Japanese Crash course for beginners. Find short stay accommodation / a place to stay in Tokyo […]
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Survival Japanese Crash Course – Getting started with Japanese in Tokyo

Have you just moved to Tokyo?  Are you ready to get started learning Japanese?  Choosing a Japanese language course to start learning Japanese can be confusing.  In this article we will share about our Japanese Crash course and what makes it unique. Our 4 week survival crash course will teach you the basics of the […]
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