Kelly M. posted an article on Dreaming in Kanji - Oct 11, 2009, 5:32 am
Dear readers, I've decided to merge my blogs Dreaming in Kanji and China on My Mind into one blog focussing on East Asian cultures and languages : Eye on East Asia. This blog will remain online...
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Kelly M. posted an article on Dreaming in Kanji - Oct 4, 2009, 3:42 am
Daily Onigiri - Rok posts a handy list of Japan's traditional festivals and national holidays. Haikugirl's Japan - Haikugirl shares some photos of a recent trip to Kanazawa (金沢).Kimonobox ...
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Kelly M. posted an article on Dreaming in Kanji - Sep 27, 2009, 5:24 am
Fukuoka Dreaming - Asawa shares a recipe for some delicious yakisoba (焼きそば). Japan Navigator - Ad talks about the regional sake (酒) in Akita (秋田). Keeping Pace in Japan - Turner ponders ...
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Kelly M. posted an article on Dreaming in Kanji - Sep 15, 2009, 5:18 pm
A friend of mine will be staying with me for the next week and a half so there's a good chance that I will not be able to update the blog during that time. In the meantime, feel free to check out ...
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Kelly M. posted an article on Dreaming in Kanji - Sep 12, 2009, 3:35 am
A few months ago, I wrote a series of blog posts on my language learning blog, Aspiring Polyglot, on how Twitter can be used for language learning and practice. The posts can be found here, here, here...
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Kelly M. posted an article on Dreaming in Kanji - Sep 12, 2009, 2:09 am
Daily Onigiri - The story of Hachiko (ハチ公), Japan's most famous dog. Fukuoka Dreaming - Kaeru visits Ichiran Ramen (一蘭ラメン) for a delicious treat. 美å...
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Kelly M. posted an article on Dreaming in Kanji - Sep 5, 2009, 5:57 pm
My first experience with Japanese food was about 4 or 5 years ago. A Japanese classmate of mine brought along some "Japanese rice" to a party and its sweet, vinegary taste got me hooked. Over the year...
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Kelly M. posted an article on Dreaming in Kanji - Sep 5, 2009, 4:56 am
Fukuoka Dreaming - Asawa shares a recipe for stuffed bell peppers, or piman no nikuzume (ピーマンの肉詰め).How to Japonese - The author talks about staple foods (主食) in Japan.Transparent.C...
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Kelly M. posted an article on Dreaming in Kanji - Sep 2, 2009, 12:57 pm
I stumbled upon a fantastic bilingual resource for those of you who are learning Japanese : Bilingual : Keye's Point. This column of the The Japan Times Online website is written by a foreigner li...
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Kelly M. posted an article on Dreaming in Kanji - Aug 31, 2009, 3:27 pm
Two useful online dictionaries can be found on the Yahoo! Japan website. The English-Japanese and Japanese-English dictionaries list plenty of example sentences, which make them perfect sources for an...
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Kelly M. posted an article on Dreaming in Kanji - Aug 30, 2009, 5:43 am
I came across this video on Japanese home cooking on the Japan National Tourism Organisation's website. If you want to learn how to cook agedashi tofu, tempura or teriyaki salmon, or simply learn...
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Kelly M. posted an article on Dreaming in Kanji - Aug 29, 2009, 6:24 am
Dumb Otaku -DumbOtaku reviews Mangajin's Basic Japanese Through Comics. Hungry for Words - Maki explains the meaning and use of the word yaruki (やる気). Kimono Box - Photos of some unorthodox...
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Kelly M. posted an article on Dreaming in Kanji - Aug 29, 2009, 12:56 am
Name : Kimono Almere Location : Belfort 16-18, Almere (The Netherlands) Type : All-You-Can-Eat Buffet Prices : €19.80 p.p. (Monday-Wednesday), €22.80 p.p. (Thursday-Sunday) Opening Hours : 16:30-2...
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Kelly M. posted an article on Dreaming in Kanji - Aug 22, 2009, 2:02 pm
Kimono Box - Meet Tama (たま), the station cat at Wakayama's (和歌山) Kishi train station.Shizuoka Gourmet - The author talks about the various types of soy sauce (醤油).Tofugu - Koichi sha...
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Kelly M. posted an article on Dreaming in Kanji - Aug 15, 2009, 5:30 am
As I See Japan - Jon reviews two books on samurai (侍) history.Dumb Otaku - How to extract audio from a video to increase your listening content (very useful for those who are learning Japanese!)Japa...
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Kelly M. posted an article on Dreaming in Kanji - Aug 11, 2009, 12:33 pm
Japanophiles living in the Netherlands may be interested to know that the Osaka-based Japanese drum group Dadadan Tenko (打打打団天鼓) will be touring the country between February 25 and March 2...
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Kelly M. posted an article on Dreaming in Kanji - Aug 9, 2009, 3:27 pm
This week's kotowaza (諺) is : 言わぬが花　 Pronunciation : いわぬがはな Meaning : Silence is golden; Some things are best left unsaid. Here are a few examples of 言わぬが花 i...
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Kelly M. posted an article on Dreaming in Kanji - Aug 8, 2009, 2:56 am
Becoming Japanese - The author talks about his introduction to nattō (納豆). Hungry for Words - Maki talks about the various ways to address people in Japan. Japan Newbie - Harvey shares his advice...
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Kelly M. posted an article on Dreaming in Kanji - Aug 5, 2009, 3:49 pm
A short post from me today. My job and other committments are keeping me very busy this week so I thought I'd just share a link to an article from the Guardian on the subject of Japanese rice-fiel...
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Kelly M. posted an article on Dreaming in Kanji - Jul 24, 2009, 7:46 pm
Japan Blogs : 1000 Things About Japan 1Nichi 1Kai 7:10 to Tokyo Alive in Kyoto As I See Japan...From L.A. Becoming JapaneseDaily Onigiri Deep Japan Report Fukuoka DreamingHaiku Girl Heading for JapanJ...
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