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 […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
