20 Phrases From Japanese Anime You Can Actually Use!
Learn 20 Japanese anime phrases you can actually use in real life! Speak like your favorite characters while sounding natural and fluent in Japanese.
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Useful Words to Describe Food in Japanese – Illustrated Guide
Looking for Japanese words to describe that great lunch or dinner you just had? In this blog, we will be taking a look at some useful and basic vocabulary words you can learn to describe food in Japanese!In Japanese, just like English, there are basic adjectives used to describe the tastes and texture of foods […]
Expressing Wants in Japanese
In Japanese you may want to know how to say – “I want this” or “I want that” or “I want to do” something. Just like in English – there be more than one way to say this.This article breaks down the different ways that you can express wants in Japanese. Japanese phrases that express […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
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 […]
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 […]