Japanese Version Hello everyone! My A-I-U-E-O blog will be focusing on Ta this week. I hope that you enjoy guessing what word will come next!And today’s theme, well, if it’s “ta” then… the word is鯛焼き- たいやき – “taiyaki!”(All those folks who guessed that this would be the word for “ta” are amazing! LOL). What is Taiyaki? 鯛焼き […]
What made you decide to study Japanese in Japan? Ever since I was little I had an interest in japan which started with anime and manga – and then grew to a wider understanding of the overall culture including art and history? The first anime that I started watching was Saint Seiya – or Zodiac […]
In this blog – Matsumoto Sensei teaches us the meaning behind one of Japan’s longest running advertising Campaigns.
This is an older post – to see our upcoming monthly events – click here Monthly Events at Coto Looking for a fun way to improve your Japanese speaking? We are excited to announce our newest event – Bento Chat Hour Speak only in Japanese for a one hour practice session with native volunteer tutors […]
What brought you to Japan originally? I first came to japan when I was transferred with work in 1997 – My first time to Japan I lived here for three and a half years – where I met my wife. After that I moved back to New York and lived there for 13 years. My […]
This is an older post – to see our upcoming monthly events – click here Monthly Events at Coto Japanese Every month we hold cultural and social events for our students and their friends to discover more about Japanese culture, meet new friends and practice Japanese. We are looking forward to seeing you there! Lunch […]
What brought you to study Japanese in Japan? I am half-japanese and grew up in America. I recently moved back to Japan to reconnect with my Japanese roots – I will be attending Waseda University to study literature in January and I have 9 months to improve my Japanese and enjoy living life in Japan. […]
This blog teaches us a popular Japanese Proverb – Su – “Suki koso monono jozu nare (What one likes, one will do well).” 好きこそものの上手なれ
With a history of almost 1300 years in Japan, we explore the origins of Children’s Day, its connections to China, and some of its most revered traditions.
Celebrated annually on 4th May, this relatively young is linked to one of Japan’s youngest colours.
