Tokyo – Page 2 – Learning English and Japanese

Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Latest:

Learning English and Japanese

For everyone learning English/Japanese

Culture Essay Etymology European countries Idiom Japanese tradition Slang Uncorrected

Toru Feb 17, 2018Jan 02, 2024 average site area, cage a lapins, EC, European Communities, Japanese houses, land, narrow, rabbit hutch, Tokyo, usagi goya

Udsagi Goya (ウサギ小屋 – Rabbit Hutch)

Japanese houses are sometimes described as ウサギ小屋 (usagi goya), the literal meaning of which is “rabbit hutch.” ウサギ小屋 The reason Read More

Culture Diary Essay Japanese tradition News Uncorrected

Toru Jan 04, 2018Jan 03, 2024 AIchi, crowded, drive, highway, parents' house, Tokyo, traffic jam, trains, U-turn rush, work

U-Turn Rush

Ive been staying at my parents house in Aichi prefecture since last Friday. Uターンラッシュ Unfortunately, I have to go back Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Slang Uncorrected

Toru Nov 10, 2017Jan 03, 2024 1970s, adjective, countryside, dasai, etymology, inaka, Kanto, Saitama, Tokyo, uncool

Dasai (ダサい – Uncool)

There is the Japanese adjective word (slang expression), “dasai” (ダサい), which means “uncool” or “countrified.” ダサい This word has been Read More

Culture Diary Idiom Japanese tradition Science Uncorrected

Toru Sep 13, 2017Jan 03, 2024 American dramas, Japanese idiom, math, non-destructive inspection, programming, road bike, study abroad, Tokyo, university, X-ray CT

Self-Introduction Updates for the Second Time

Since the number of my entries, 1000, is a round figure, I rewrote my self-introduction a bit as follows. Note Read More

Culture Diary Food History Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Sep 02, 2017Jan 03, 2024 airport, alcohol, castle, earthquake, horse meat, Kumamoto, lunch, sashimi, Suizen-ji Jōju-en, Tokyo

Sightseeing in Kumamoto

Today I will return to Tokyo. 熊本観光 I decided to visit some sightseeing spots in Kumamoto city before getting on Read More

Business Diary Food Japanese tradition Science Travel Uncorrected

Toru Aug 30, 2017Jan 03, 2024 academic conference, airplane, bus, cockroach, dinner, hotel, Kumamoto, mentor, Nagano, Tokyo

A Cockroach in Kumamoto

Today, I came to Kumamoto city, Kumamoto Prefecture, in order to participate in an academic conference that will be held Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Proverb Uncorrected

Toru May 06, 2017Jan 04, 2024 capital, Emperor, Japanese, miyadokoro, miyako, prefecture, proverb, sumeba miyako, Tokyo, tokyo-to

Sumeba Miyako (Home is where you make it)

Sumeba Miyako 住めば都 Today I will talk about the Japanese proverb “sumeba miyako.” 今日は日本のことわざ「住めば都」を紹介します。 “Sumeba miyako” means that even if Read More

Culture Diary Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Apr 30, 2017Jan 04, 2024 cable cars, climbing, exercise, Golden Week, Hachioji, Japan, mountain, Takao-san, tired, Tokyo

Takao-san

Now it is a golden week (a cluster of holidays) in Japan. 高尾山 Today, I climbed at Takao-san in Hachioji Read More

Culture Diary Japanese tradition Science Uncorrected

Toru Mar 19, 2017Jan 06, 2024 academic conference, encouragement award, Nagoya, national holiday, Shizuoka, sightseeing, three-day weekends, tired, Tokyo, traffic jam

Close of an Academic Conference

Yesterday, an academic conference that was held in Nagoya city was over. 学会終了 I am very pleased because student’s study Read More