Akashiyaki at Kuishinbo

Posted by in Food, Osaka on 11. Jul, 2006 | 5 Comments

I randomly found this, ultra-famous-listed-in-every-magazine-shop-right-in-downtown Osaka the other day. Really I’m a loser for not knowing about it earlier… The name of the store is KUISHINBO, 「食いしん坊」 which means “GLUTTON” or, less dramatically, “big eater” in English. The shop is in Shinsaibashi, walk down to the Apple Store, turn right into America-Mura, walk down to [...]

Probably a Barber Shop

Posted by in Humor on 09. Jul, 2006 | 11 Comments

I wonder what kind of shop this is. I wish I could find a place to get a haircut… Man. I wish I knew more Japanese! – Harvey

Learn Japanese with Advertisements: Tottori Sakyu

Posted by in Language, Travel on 06. Jul, 2006 | 7 Comments

Did anyone know there is a desert in Japan? It’s called Tottori-Sakyuu (here is the official Japanese site) and to put it more accurately, it’s not a desert, but actually it’s an area by the ocean where giant sand dunes have formed (and are getting bigger every year). Tottori is about three hours by car [...]

Manga with Soul, Blues

Posted by in Media on 01. Jul, 2006 | 3 Comments

I must admit, I don’t read much Manga. I can read Japanese well, but it still takes me around 4-5 hours of focused attention to read through one manga that would take a native Japanese less than an hour to read. I’ve heard that native speakers who read manga regularly can get through one book [...]

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