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日本の生活 — Japanese Life
Life in Japan, places to visit and things to see, written by an ex-pat living in Tokyo.
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15 Japanese Words With A Totally Different English Meaning!
15 Japanese Words With A Totally Different English Meaning!
Since living in Japan, I’ve come across quite a few words used by Japanese people that (mostly) originally come from English. However, it…
Gillian Tidgwell
May 27, 2020
How to Continue Your Hobbies in Japan
How to Continue Your Hobbies in Japan
Back in the UK, I didn’t think of myself as having all that many hobbies, but after moving to Japan and realising that I wasn’t able to do…
Gillian Tidgwell
May 6, 2020
Working From Home in a Tiny Japanese Apartment
Working From Home in a Tiny Japanese Apartment
For the last 2 weeks I’ve been working from home in my tiny apartment (25 square metres in total — including the bathroom!). Prior to that…
Gillian Tidgwell
Apr 27, 2020
Discover Tokyo With Tokyo Metro; The Underground Mystery
Discover Tokyo With Tokyo Metro; The Underground Mystery
Tokyo is full of escape rooms and mysteries to solve but the Tokyo Metro Mystery is probably one of the more elaborate and time consuming…
Gillian Tidgwell
Feb 17, 2020
Learning Japanese; Language Exchanges, Hints & Tips
Learning Japanese; Language Exchanges, Hints & Tips
One thing I think is really important for learning Japanese (or any language for that matter) is actually having a chance to use it! I…
Gillian Tidgwell
Feb 12, 2020
(建国記念の日)National Foundation Day; February 11th
(建国記念の日)National Foundation Day; February 11th
Today is National Foundation Day in Japan, or 建国記念の日 (Kenkoku Kinen no Hi) and a national holiday.
Gillian Tidgwell
Feb 10, 2020
Karuizawa 軽井沢
Karuizawa 軽井沢
For Christmas 2018 I was treated to a stay in Karuizawa for both Christmas day and Boxing Day (which just so happens to be my birthday).
Gillian Tidgwell
Feb 9, 2020
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