“にゃん～”、 “わんわん”、“げろげろ”。These are Japanese Onomatopoeia called 擬声語 (Giseigo) used to put into words the sounds animals make. But, do you know what the names of these animals are in Japanese are? Read on to find out! All illustrations from this post were drawn by a talented Coto Student – Gabriela Zumbado from Costa Rica. She […]

This week Yasuko Hidari will share with us about the culture behind the Mikan -(Mandarin Orange in Japanese) and how your style of eating it can show your personality.

Contents: Introduction Dictionary Form ます (Masu) Form て (Te) Form Hello! Today we’ll be taking a look at some Japanese Verbs with illustrations provided by one of our students! Introduction Japanese Verbs are typically split into 3 groups, Ru-Verbs, U-Verbs as well as Irregular Verbs. Each of these tend to be conjugated differently so we’ll be discussing […]

Wondering Magokoro meaning and how Japanese people use it? Worry not, we are here to help you. Magokoro: a true heart – a heart with no deception or a façade – Sincerity. “To put your heart in a gift”. “Devote one’s heart to something.” Right after I graduated from a university, I landed my first […]

Do you know the meaning of the word hekomu in Japanese? This article will teach you about this interesting character.

This week – Yumi Yoshida sensei will teach us how to use the Japanese word hutsuni. Hutsuni in Japanese means – as expected or so – so. Learn how to use hutsuni with example sentences.

This week Hidarisan will teach us one of the meaning of Hisahiburi – a very common Japanese Expression

This week Nezu San will teach us about Japanese Haniwa Pottery

This week we will be learning some Japanese katakana words related to Rugby from Matsumoto Sensei

This week – Kumi Tanaka Sensei will share with us several idioms in Japanese related to cats.