I know that most people struggle with learning Japanese because of kanji, and I understand them. Kanji seems so difficult and there are so many kanji that it is normal to ask how can the Japanese...
Category: Culture
When you think about Japanese food, you obviously think about fish, but if you pay attention carefully, you'll see that several dishes in Japan use raw fish as an ingredient (and sometimes it is even...
If you watched videos about Japanese food or if you watch anime regularly, you probably noticed that they always say the phrase "itadakimasu" before eating something. I found this quite interesting,...
Almost every western tourist does a small research before traveling to a country that has huge cultural differences like Japan. And often, you come across some useful information regarding common...
When traveling to Japan, you will inevitably be confronted to chopsticks and if you were never tempted to try them in your country, you can have a little trouble using chopsticks for the first time....
When traveling overseas, and specially for the first time, you might ask yourself some basic questions like "Is the tap water in Japan safe to drink?". It's true that most people only think of the...
