Christmas in Japan is more of a commercial and romantic holiday than it is a traditional or religious one. From eating KFC and seeing beautiful winter illuminations to going to European-inspired Christmas markets, these are all of the most common activities you can do for Christmas in Japan.

This post is for current online group lesson students to better understand the upcoming changes to our online lesson system. What is changing between the current and new system? Part of System Old New Subscription billing cycle Payments for subscriptions are charged 1x per month on the same day of the month. Ex. March 1st, […]

Nearing Christmas, you’ll find Tokyo transformed into an illuminated frosty wonderland. Check out our top spots for best illuminations for 2021/2022

メリークリスマス — or meriokurisumasu! Every year on December, several Tokyo Christmas markets start popping up. Despite not celebrating Christmas as a religious holiday, Japan has been influenced by European and Western countries. Today, the Japanese are celebrating Christmas as an occasion of happiness. Aside from their own Christmas traditions, such as eating Kentucky Fried Chicken, […]

Here at Coto Academy, we have been writing a series of reviews for different apps to learn Japanese. Today, we examine renshuu. Renshuu (literally meaning “practice” in Japanese), is an app started in 2020. Since it’s so new, it’s not as popular as bigger names such as Anki or Duolingo. However, this app has a lot to offer!

This post is for current online lesson students to better understand the upcoming changes to our online lesson system. What is changing between the current and new system? Part of System Old New Subscription billing cycle Payments for subscriptions are charged 1x per month on the same day of the month. Ex. March 1st, April […]

Here we have included some of the common questions that students have had for us about the new system. Points & Payment Bookings & Class Reservations Cancellations & Rescheduling Troubleshooting & Problems with your lesson

That’s right: English language borrows a lot of Japanese words. For example, tsunami, tycoon and sudoku came from the Japanese equivalent. English language also retains a lot of original Japanese food-related words, like sushi, katsu and dashi.