Remembering the Kanji and Running with Swords
Posted by harvey in Books, Language on 28. Mar, 2007 | 12 Comments
I have yet to use the popular book Remembering the Kanji by Heisig to, well, remember how to write my Kanji yet… But I have heard that it works wonders.
I can read a ton of Kanji, but I cannot remember how to write them to save my life. Word processors and cell phone text mail [...]
Vote for Tim
Posted by harvey in About, Media on 28. Mar, 2007 | 4 Comments
Hey guys, one of my friends is auditioning for a Japanese talent contest that I don’t quite understand yet…
But I want you to vote for him!
To vote for him, view Tim’s profile here, and click the big yellow button under his picture which says 「この子に投票したい人はこちら」.
Once you click, your vote is cast. You can apparently [...]
Flaming Blowfish Sake
Posted by harvey in Food on 25. Mar, 2007 | 2 Comments
I have been in Japan for quite some time now…
Yet I still have first-time experiences quite frequently.
A while back I had “blow fish sake” at a blow fish specialty shop in Kobe. The meal consisted of blow fish sashimi, followed by blow fish nabe (a type of hot pot), and after our first beers we [...]
ALC 英辞郎 on CD
Posted by harvey in Books, Language on 24. Mar, 2007 | 6 Comments
Anyone who is a serious student of Japanese has likely come across the excellent ALC (英辞郎) dictionary on the web.
Have you ever been in the situation where you’re working on something at home, really wanted to get out of the house and say, go work at a cafe… But your local cafe doesn’t have internet, [...]
Meiji Shrine
Posted by harvey in Tokyo on 20. Mar, 2007 | 2 Comments
During the Tokyo Tour we stopped by Meiji Shrine near Harajuku.
If you come to this shrine on for new years, as in midnight on Jan 1st, you’ll be in for an insane line of people coming to do their “ohatsumoude” 「お初詣」, or first temple visit of the year. I hear it is the single most [...]
Japan not safe for Gold
Posted by harvey in Humor, Society on 19. Mar, 2007 | 6 Comments
Japan is safe, but apparently no longer safe enough to leave a million dollar chunk of gold bullion lying around.
There is a museum in Hida Takayma (yeah the same Hida with the Sarubobo!) that has a giant hunk of gold on display inside of a case with holes in it, so the guests can [...]
Kintaro Walks Japan
Posted by harvey in Media on 17. Mar, 2007 | 21 Comments
This is not new, but it’s incredible nevertheless.
This Tyler guy is intense!
Watch the trailer, watch the music video, and go buy the DVD if you’re interested!
Dude walked the length of Japan and made a movie about it.
I’m gonna get it as soon as I get a job again!
I sometimes regret that I haven’t done something [...]
Kansai-ben Lesson 10 – haru
Posted by harvey in Language on 15. Mar, 2007 | 2 Comments
Kansai-ben lesson Point 「Verb+はる」
A-san is speaking standard Japanese
B-san is speaking Kansai Dialect
A: 「B-san、田中先生知らない？今日見てないんだけど。」
B:「田中先生は今日いはりません。出張行ってはります。」
A: “B-san, do you know where Tanaka-sensei is? I haven’t seen him today…”
B: “Tanaka-sensei isn’t here today. He is on a business trip.”
A: 「あ〜、今日宿題が多いな。」
B: 「田中さんは何の勉強してはりますか？」
A: “Ah, I have a lot of homework…”
B: “What are you studying Tanaka-san?”
B: 「このお寺でお坊さんたちが毎年いろいろな行事をやってはる。」
A: 「そうですか？おもしろそうですね。」
B: “At this temple the [...]
