Originally posted on Armchair Japanophile:
About 2 years ago my uncle travelled all the way from California to Chennai, India (that’s where I live) to meet with family. In the course of his travel he had to change flights at Singapore. Knowing I was an avid Japanophile he decided to pick up Wagashi and other…
The first charakter 失 can be translated as “loss”, while the second one 笑 is the one for laughter, so it really is “losing laughter”, which describes having a fit of laughter perfectly. I admire people who can lose themselves in laughter so completely. They usually have also a laugh that is very contagious. I…
A post that made me chuckle (but laughing out loud inside really, chuckling is my “I’m at work”-laugh) and I hope you’ll enjoy it as much as I did (and with a twinkle in the eye) 😉
Just one more day till the FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brasil starts and the cheering and hoping and trembling for your favorite team starts anew. Who will be the World Champion 2014? As a german I would of course very much like to see the german national team win the World Cup, especially after…
picture source: tpsdave (pixabay) Yesterday evening was one of the worst thunderstorms I have ever experienced. The lightning didn’t even pause for thunder, the wind was so strong that trees, if not uprooted entirely, were split in half or lost countless branches. Bricks were flying and crashing onto cars and in the region at least…
Originally posted on Etui Trove:
[I receive no payment or compensation for this review. All opinions are entirely mine.] http://www.airbnb.com/rooms/2352536 I came across this affordably priced Shinjuku apartment while scouring through Airbnb. So here’s a full review of the place where I stayed for 9 nights during my recent Tokyo trip. 1. Location Location and station proximity description as in Airbnb…
What an awesome idea (and really a great marketing event for m&m’s)! I love purikura and would definitely take some (^__^) I wonder if one had the chance to exchange numbers or anything to further the “friend maker” aspect of the event.
Yesterday morning I got a message from a friend, with whom I had studied japanese at university, informing me of the passing of one of our japanese teachers. I was shocked to say the least, with only 60 years his passing in the last week came as a surprise. The funeral service was held yesterday…
Not only in Japan is the job hunt excruciating at times but while in Germany the job hunt start only after you graduated (maybe one or two months earlier) in Japan the Naitei are given as early as a year before graduation which means you have to start searching about a year and a half…
Pictures taken at the Momotarô Matsuri 2007 in Okayama. What you see here are the Uraja Dancers who dress in selfmade costumes, paint their faces to look like ogres and dance in the city (ont only during the matsuri).
I lost my heart in Japan 