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.

Tokyo has quite a few options for equestrian enthusiast. In this article, we will cover where you can experience horseback riding and horseracing in Tokyo, so keep reading to learn more!

How do you learn Japanese when you’re an extrovert? Take a look at our strategies below to find fresh ways of learning Japanese that work best with your personality type.

んだ (~n da), んです (~n desu) and their variants are primarily used to show emphasis and provide information, but there’s no true English equivalent.