Here are some Japanese phrases that describes scenery and landscape in a poetic way. See if you can understand and master these!

“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 […]

Terrace House is a popular Japanese Reality Series. This article gives 10 frequently used vocabulary from the popular Netflix show! Practice real spoken Japanese by watching Terrace House.

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

In this blog from Hidari-San we will learn the difference between writing a diary and keeping a diary in Japanese.