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Giant Squid On The Sidewalk 歩道のイカI have seen some odd things dumped on the sidewalks in Japan, especially when city authorities would pick up sodai gomi (large items of household waste) on specific days for free.This much-loved practice, which provided the furniture for many a short-term foreigner's apartment and offered up the odd priceless antique, has now come to a sad end and you must contact your local ward office and pay for them to collect any bulky refuse.As this type of free refuse collection has be ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Diwali Festival, Nishi-Kasai, Tokyoディワリ祭り 西葛西Last weekend I went to the Nishi-Kasai district of Tokyo, in Edogawa ward in the far east end of the city. Nishi-Kasai has the largest Indian community in Tokyo - and probably Japan - and the occasion on Saturday was the 10th celebration of the Hindu Diwali festival.In spite of it being an Indian event, it was aimed at much at the local Japanese population as it was the Indian. The majority of the crowd was Japanese, and even the performances were largely Japan ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Bledisloe Cup Rugby Match in Tokyoブレディスロー・カップI had the fortune of getting tickets - per kind favor of the Brastel telecommunications company and New Zealand Telecom - for the Nissui Tokyo 2009 Bledisloe Cup rugby match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the Australian Wallabies at the National Sports Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku ward.The massive National Sports Stadium, or Kokuritsu Kyogijo, (built for the 1964 Olympics) was close to a full house, with a crowd of about 45,000. There was a large cont ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Kabukicho Tokyo歌舞伎町Kabukicho is one of Tokyo's largest "entertainment" areas and well-known for its red-light sleaze.Kabukicho near Shinjuku Station is home to over three thousand bars, cinemas, hostess joints, karaoke boxes, nightclubs, pachinko parlors, love hotels, soaplands and massage establishments and has been a center of organized crime since the end of World War II.The Koma Theater in Kabukicho is a venue for musicals and samurai dramas. the historic Hanazono-jinja (Tel 03 3200 3093) is t ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Tsukiji: The Fish Market At The Center Of The WorldTsukiji: The Fish Market At The Center Of The Worldby Theodore C. BestorISBN: 0-5202-2024-2456 ppLong a popular destination for foreign visitors to Tokyo, Tsukiji, the world's biggest fish market with some 450 different types of fish and a daily turnover of more than 2,000 tons of fishy products, is nevertheless facing a crisis in Japan's changing business and food culture. Though it is only a short hop from Ginza, its appeal to foreigners has left some locals bemused. A recent article in t ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Crows in JapanカラスWith the possible exception of stray cats and barking dogs (both pet hates of mine), the biggest urban pest in Japan are crows - karasu (in Japanese).Crows are the Taleban of Tokyo - large, aggressive, noisy and clad all in black.With wingspans of around a meter and sharp claws and beaks, Japan's crows have moved in from the countryside to the towns to scavenge on the easy pickings of household garbage.Household waste in Japan is not usually placed in a bin or can but left in a pla ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Japanese kids kendama dance to Michael Jackson大久保祭り 剣玉 マイケル・ジャクソンToday, October 12, is a holiday, Health and Sports Day, (usually October 11, but moved to the 12th this year) and it is also the day of the Okubo Festival in the Okubo district of Tokyo's Shinjuku ward. Okubo is Tokyo's most prominent Korean town.It was a perfect fall day with clear sunshine and cool breezes, and hundreds of people lined the streets to watch the festival.The parade I was there to watch was particularly interesting for ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Daibonsho Bell Zojoji Tokyo大梵鐘Zojoji is the main temple of the Jodo (Pure Land) sect of Buddhism. It is right next to Tokyo Tower. It was founded as the sect’s eastern Japan seminary in 1393 and was relocated to its present site in 1598. In those days it was a massive complex containing 48 subsidiary temples, over 3000 priests and over 150 grammar schools. Times have changed and it now occupies but a fraction of its former area.Coming from Daimon or Hamamatsucho stations, the first you will see of Zojoji is i ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Nagoya Festival 2009名古屋まつりListen to the sound of Nagoya FestivalThe upcoming weekend of 3-4 October sees the annual Nagoya Festival, the 55th festival so far.Nagoya's biggest festival takes place over two days in various parts of the city, including daily parades of large floats with around 700 participants in period samurai costume parading down Otsu dori celebrating Japan's and Chubu's three great medieval warlords: Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu.Other events include marchi ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Asashoryu朝青龍Mongolian born yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu is the bad boy of Japanese sumo wrestling but probably the most talented wrestler in the sport today.Born in the Monglian capital of Ulan Bator, Asashoryu reached sumo's highest rank in 2003 and was the first Mongolian wrestler to do so. He is the trailblazer for the other Mongolians who have entered the sport in his wake including fellow yokozuna Hakuho.Asashoryu has courted controversy throughout his career and was given a tempor ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Au Revoir Simone in TokyoAu Revoir Simone is a three-girl band from Brooklyn, New York, who make electroncia/indie music. They came to Tokyo again on September 15, not to sing, but to DJ and meet the fans at the agnes b shop in Minami Aoyama.Au Revoir Simone are Erika Forster (vocals/keyboard), Annie Hart (vocals/keyboard) and Heather D'Angelo (vocals/drum machine/keyboard), but, as they were not performing their music at this event, all we got to see were their very cool, eclectic choice in music, and their charmi ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
September Sumo Tournament Tokyo相撲Sumo is a sport of ritual and tradition.Watch the video below to see the lead in to a day's main wrestling action at the annual September sumo basho (tournament) in Ryogaku Tokyo.© JapanVisitor.comYahoo Japan Auction ServiceBook a Japanese Hotel with BookingsJapanese FriendsRough Guide To JapanTagsJapanese sumo Tokyo Ryogaku
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Brazil Festival Tokyoブラジル 祭り 東京Japan, and Tokyo especially, has a huge Brazilian community, mainly made up of Brazilians of Japanese descent. The annual Brazil Festival in Tokyo turns the Jingumae area of Shibuya ward into Brazil for a day with the kind of let-your-hair-down party atmosphere that just doesn't happen anywhere else in Japan.The air is filled with the scent of great food cooking, the sound of get-up-and-dance rhythms, and the whoops and laughter of a crowd that won't stop havin ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Gay Shinjuku Ni-Chome Rainbow Festival 2009レインボー祭り 新宿二丁目2009 was a good year for Tokyo's gay community in that, unlike, last year, a public pride gathering took place - although unlike the very public Tokyo Gay Pride of 2007, this year's celebration was a little less "out" in the sense that it took place on the home turf of Shinjuku Ni-Chome, Tokyo's most popular gay area, part of the all day-all night Shinjuku station district.This summer has been a cloudy, wet one, and, while the sun chose not to shine on ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Sumida River Tokyo隅田川Listen to an announcement on a Sumida River cruiseThe 27km-long Sumida River flows through the heart of Tokyo into Tokyo Bay and along with the Arakawa River (荒川) is one of the major rivers in the city.The Sumida River passes under 26 bridges on its way to the sea near Odaiba and past some of Tokyo's main areas of interest including Asakasa, Ryogoku, Hamarikyu Gardens, Shiodome, Nihonbashi and Tsukiji Fish Market.One of the best ways to get the feel of the river is on a Tokyo R ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Kinshicho backstreet festival錦糸町 お祭りI stayed this weekend at an address inKinshicho, a relatively impoverished town in Tokyo's east end. I was awoken Sunday by what I thought first was a crow. As I listened, I realized it was human: a constant, strident, parade-ground-type shouting of a single voice, repeating the same words over and over.I blearily went out onto the veranda to see what the commotion was, and was surprised to see afestivalin full - but somehow listless - swing, with scores of men shoulder ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Taking A City Bus In JapanバスFew people depend on taking a bus to work in the major Japanese cities of Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya. At best, a local bus will take you from your suburb to the nearest subway or rail station from where you can complete your commute. In general, Japanese city buses are cheap, crowded and slow.In smaller cities such as Kyoto, which has only 2 subway lines, buses are essential for getting around town, if you don't have your own transport, whether that is a car or bicycle.Car-mad Japan seem ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Nagoya Sumo Tournament相撲名古屋場所We visited the Nagoya sumo tournament last Sunday which was an unforgettable day out.Sunday was the day before the Ocean Day public holiday and the packed house at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium was really up for the sumo.There were wins for the home town favorite Kotomitsuki, popular Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu (aka Kaloyan Mahlyanov) and veteran Kaio. The defeat of controversial Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu to Kisenosato in the day's final bout really brought the house down ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Fuji Rock Festival 2009フジロックフェスティバル'09The line up for this year's Fuji Rock Festival July 23-26th includes Oasis, Paul Weller, Patti Smith, Weezer, Public Enemy, Franz Ferdinand, and many more.This year's theme is 'global warming/natural energy', 'biodiversity' and 'human rights.'Tickets are 39,800 for the three days or 16,800 for one day. A one-day car park pass is 3,000 yen as is a camp site ticket on Naeba Ski Resort. Bicycles and motor bikes are free to park. Naeba Onsen hot spring can ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Falun Gong in Tokyo法輪功Walking through Tokyo’s Sumida ward last weekend, I happened upon a brass band parade livening up the gray, rain-soaked streets. I changed course and followed it out of curiosity, and soon discovered that it was a demonstration by the Falun Gong, a religious group famous for being outlawed in China.The group uses the transliteration “Falun Dafa” rather than Falun Gong – a title that appeared on their banners and the backs of their jackets: “Falun Dafa is Good: Truthfulnes ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Gion Festival Kyoto祇園祭Listen to the sound of Gion MatsuriKyoto's Gion Matsuri takes place throughout the month of July with something happening nearly every day.Gion Matsuri began over a thousand years ago to placate Susano-o no Mikoto, the god of wind and water in an effort to halt a devasting plague that was sweeping the country. The gorgeous floats were traditionally maintained by merchant guilds (now neighborhood associations) who vied with each other to produce the most ostentatious show of kazari ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Ise Shima Liner伊勢志摩ライナーOne of Japan's most luxurious trains is the Kintetsu Ise Shima Liner which runs from Nagoya and Osaka Namba stations to Kashikojima on the Ise Shima Peninsula in Mie Prefecture.The train has a European-style "saloon" carriage, a "deluxe" carriage and a trolley service for refreshments.The train usually stops in Tsu, Uji Yamada, Toba and Kashikojima from Nagoya Station.Journey time from Namba Station in Osaka to Toba is around 2 hours. From Nagoya the time is approxim ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
JR Hohi MainlineJR豊肥線 赤水-立野The 148km-long JR Hohi Mainline which runs in the Aso caldera region of Kyushu connects Kumamoto, Oita and Beppu, east-west across the island.Running from Kumamoto, it goes down the slopes via a switchback slowly zigzagging back and forth until it reaches the town of Tateno. At Tateno the JR Hohi Mainline connects with the Takamori Line (高森線) run by Minami Aso Railway. Look out for the long station names on this line, one being "Minami Aso Mizuno Umareru Sat ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Do It At Home Bunpei Yorifuji家でやろうThe back story of the "Do It At Home" campaign on the Tokyo subway appeared in the Japan Times this weekend.Since April 2008 a monthly poster has appeared in the 168 Tokyo Metro stations and on the 3,300 train carriages of its nine underground lines.Previously the posters have featured a young woman applying her make up on the trains and talking on her mobile phone. Other targets have been drunks sprawled over the seats, young people taking up too much room and a commuter sha ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Tsukiji Seafood Market築地市場Tsukiji Fish Market (aka the Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market) is the largest marine products market in the world. Japan consumes around 17% of the globe's marine products and a large proportion of that passes through the gates of Tsukiji.Overall over 700,000 tons of marine products from around 400 species are handled annually at Tsukiji by seven major fish wholesalers.There has been a fish market in Tokyo since the city's earliest beginnings under Tokugawa Ieyasu in ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Japan Rhine Inuyama日本ライン下りA fun day trip from Nagoya is to ride the rapids on the Kisogawa River in Inuyama.Take a Meitetsu train from Jingu-mae, Kanayama or Nagoya station to Inuyama-yuen. The boat station is a short 5 minute walk over the railway line. There are shuttle buses from Inuyama Bridge to Ota Bridge (30 minutes) at 9.15am, 10.15am, 11.15am, 12.15pm, 1.15pm, and 2.15pm.The boats depart from Ota Bridge for Inuyama Bridge at 10am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm. There is an additional 4pm ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Japan SlideshowスライドショーView a slideshow of recent images of Japan on the JapanVisitor Blog.© JapanVisitor.comRough Guide To JapanTagsJapan images Japan photos
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Tokyo Metro Fares東京の地下鉄I use the Tokyo Metro most days to commute to work. It is quick, efficient, safe and very cheap.The lowest fare between stations on the Tokyo subway system is 160 yen (approx. 1.60 USD) compared with a whopping 4 GBP (6.40 USD) or 1.60 GBP (2.60 USD with an Oyster Card) on the London Underground and 2.25 USD on the New York subway.The basic pricing structure on the Tokyo Metro is:160 yen (Child 80 yen) 1-6 km; 190 yen (Child 100 yen) 7-11 km; 230 yen (Child 120 yen) 12-19 ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Kendo剣道Kendo ("Way of the Sword") is one of Japan's most popular martial arts and is practiced in schools, universities and clubs across the country. Around 4 million people are thought to practice kendo in Japan.The use of bamboo swords and body armor in traditional samurai sword training dates from the 18th century.The equipment used nowadays includes the shinai (sword), men (helmet and face mask), kote (gauntlets), do (breastplate), tare (groin protector), kendogi (jacket) and hakama (pan ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Tsurumai Station Nagoya鶴舞駅Tsurumai Station in central Nagoya is on both the Tsurumai Subway Line running to Toyota city and the JR Chuo Line from Nagoya Station to Tajimi and Nakatsugawa.Just outside the station is the large Tsurumai Park, which is famous as a raucous cherry blossom viewing spot in Nagoya.Yahoo Japan Auction ServiceBook a Japanese Hotel with BookingsJapanese FriendsRough Guide To JapanTagsTsurumai Station Nagoya
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Mount Gozaisho Mie御在所Mount Gozaisho (1212m) in Mie Prefecture is an easy day trip from Nagoya. Mount Gozaisho is a strenuous hike up the central Nakamichi path now that the easier Uramichi path has been washed away by floods last autumn.Allow about 2 or 3 hours if you are not in good shape. Parts of the trail are almost vertical and there are ropes, chains and bamboo ladders to help you up in places. Some of the drops are sheer and care should be taken when clambering over the sharp rocks. The route ov ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Tokyo Gay Pride 2009東京プライド2009Today is the 2009 Tokyo Gay Parade. We'll have an update for you on the day's events later on.Tokyo Pride 2007Tokyo Pride 2006Book a hotel in Japan with BookingsJapanese FictionHappi CoatsTagsJapanTokyogaylesbianprideListen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Mitake Shosenkyo御岳昇仙峡Kofu's best tourist attraction, after theSuper Toiletin the JR station of course, is the beautiful gorge ofShosenkyo.Just 30 minutes by bus from Kofu Station, this spectacular river valley is at its very best in autumn, just as the leaves change color.Recently voted the second best attraction in Japan after Mount Fuji by readers ofThe Daily Yomiuri, Shosenkyo Gorge is within easy reach of the capital.Kofu city is only 90 minutes bySuper Azusaor Kaiji express train from Shinju ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Kofu Super Toilet甲府On a recent visit from Tokyo to Kofu in Yamanashi Prefecture during Golden Week, we came across this "Super Toilet" in the Eclan Department store above Kofu Station.Listen to the sounds of the Super ToiletThe toilet was about the same size as my friend's Tokyo apartment and certainly a lot cleaner and less cluttered. Relaxing music was piped into the convenience, which was a modern toilet and bidet combination, ideal for the job in hand.95% of all toilets now produced in Japan are the ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Naoko and Kenji watch a movie映画館 デートLast time, we left Kenji and Naoko picking a movie - a slightly "off the wall" (kawatta) movie, and planning for some more off-the-wall action afterward.The curtain has fallen, the movie is over. Listen as LH Kenji and LH Naoko review their date so far.Kenji: 映画は十分変わっていたの。 Eiga wa juubun kawatte ita no?Was the movie off the wall enough for you.Naoko: まあまあ。Maa maa.More or less.Kenji: 寝たんじゃないの。かわいい鼾をち ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
English Guide to Akihabaraアキバガイドブック英語版Finding your way around the maze of electronic shops, manga stores and maid cafes in Akihabara is a challenge for the foreign visitor or resident.Help is now at hand in the shape of a short English guide to the world's largest shopping zone for electronics.The "The Best shops of Akihabara - Guide to Japanese Subculture" can be download for 1,000 yen (10 USD). The email for a free sample function lets you download a short Adobe pdf file version with one sh ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Tsuyoshi Kusanagi Drunk & Naked草薙剛The big domestic news of the week was the arrest for public indecency of mega-star Tsuyoshi Kusanagi on Thursday. The 34-year-old SMAP member's indiscretions made news both in Japan and overseas.The seemingly clean cut pop star and actor was found by police drunk, naked and screaming in Hinokicho Park near Tokyo Midtown in Roppongi, not far from Kusanagi's luxury apartment.In traditional fashion, Kusanagi apologized to his Japanese and Asian fans in a press conference on Friday for ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Chuo-Sobu Line Tokyo中央・総武緩行線The 60km-long JR Chuo-Sobu Line is a major east-west commuter line in Tokyo. In general Chuo Line trains (orange stripe) are express (kaisoku) and the Sobu Line (yellow stripe) are local (futsu or kanko) trains stopping at every station.The Chuo-Sobu Line runs between Mitaka Station (三鷹) and Kichijoji in the west and Chiba Station (千葉) in the east. The Chuo Line connects with the Yamanote Line at Tokyo Station, Kanda Station, Yoyogi Station and Shinjuku St ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Nagoya To Osaka By Train名古屋ー大阪の電車There are two main options when traveling between Nagoya and Osaka by train.The quicker (and more expensive option) is to take a JR Shinkansen from Nagoya Station to Shin Osaka Station. The fastest Nozomi Shinkansen takes just 51 minutes, with a stop in Kyoto, and costs 6,380 yen for a non-reserved seat. To get into the center of Osaka, travelers must then ride the Midosuji Line of the Osaka Subway.The slower (and cheaper option) is to take the hourly (on the hour ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Meitetsu Passes Yurika名鉄電車Meitetsu Railways is a major railroad company in the Chubu (Central Japan) area centered on Nagoya city and surrounding towns. If you are a resident or long-term visitor to the area, you would be advised to buy one of Meitetsu's travel cards.The Yurika (ユリカ) Transpass pre-paid card costs 5000 yen and enables 5600 yen's worth of travel on Nagoya city buses and subway, the Meitetsu rail network, the Linimo and the Aonami Line to Nagoya Port. This card offers 12% free travel ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Inuyama Festival 犬山祭りClick to Play Enjoy the Inuyama festival, held on the first weekend of April in Inuyama, just north of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.
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Kanamara Festival 2009The annual phallic Kanamara festival is taking place this Sunday April 5 in Kawasaki, outside Tokyo.The festival dates from the Edo Period when Kawasaki's ladies of the pleasure quarters instituted this celebration of the phallus both to encourage trade and to pray for protection from syphilis.Today the main purpose of the festival is to pray for the conception of a healthy child. The previous preoccupation with syphilis has been replaced with the AIDS awareness campaign.Large numbers of fo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
LH Kenji and LH Naoko break the iceLast week,LH Kenji and LH Naoko, the Japanese voices of Microsoft's Japanese version of Windows XP, met for the first time. This week listen asLH Kenji and LH Naoko break the ice.Kenji:直子さん、こんにちは。 Naoko-san, konnichi wa.Hello, Naoko.Naoko:こんにちは。 Konnichi wa.Hello.Kenji:この前、ありがとうございました。 Kono mae, arigato gozaimashita.Thanks for last time.Naoko:いえいえ、とんでもないです。 Ie, ie. Ton demo nai desu.Don’t mention ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
HRP-4C Japanese Female RobotロボットA 158cm walking, talking female humanoid robot, HRP-4C, was unveiled to the press on Monday. Developed by the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science in Tsukuba, HRP-4C has 42 motors made by Honda, weights 42kg and can respond to language with various hand and facial gestures. She's also pretty cute!The HRP-4C robot will make a guest appearance at Japan Fashion Week in Tokyo. The robot cost 200 million yen (2 million USD) to develop and later models may go on sale to t ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
LH Kenji and LH Naoko: your computer's default voiceコンピュータの規定の声 ケンジ ナオコYou’re familiar with the cracked avuncular tones of Microsoft Sam, or Microsoft Mike, and the weird dulcetness of Microsoft Mary or, if your OS is Vista, Microsoft Anna.Ever wondered what the mechanical voice of the Japanese version of the Microsoft XP OS sounds like?The standard Japanese version of XP has LH Kenji and LH Naoko (the LH standing for Lernout & Hauspie, a now-defunct Belgian speech and language technology company) ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Traveling in Japan - Useful Japanese乗り物Listen to means of transport in Japanese from JojiSo far in our look at Japanese vocabulary categories we have covered animals, parts of the body, the numbers in Japanese, colors and days of the week, another useful vocabulary section is the world of travel.Whether you live in Japan or are here as a tourist, travel and getting around will be a big part of your day. Here are some useful words.train (densha 電車), station (eki 駅), bus (basu バス), taxi, (takushi タクシー), ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Sumo Wrestlers Morning PracticeAn early morning tour of a sumo stable to see young sumo wrestlers practicing is one of the most popular Tokyo tours offered by HIS Experience Japan.The tour begins at Hamacho Station on the Toei-Shinjuku Line and lasts from 8:15am-10:45am. The tour includes watching the practice and enjoying chankonabe with the wrestlers. This tour is a unique opportunity learn about the daily life of sumo wrestlers with an English-speaking Japanese tour guide.Gaijin Yokozuna: A Biography of Chad RowanTa ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Animals in Japanese動物Listen to the animals in Japanese from JojiWe have already looked atparts of the body, thenumbers in Japanese,colorsanddays of the week, another rich source of vocabulary is the world of animals.Dog (inu犬), cat (neko 猫), bird (tori 鳥), fox, (kitsune 狐), elephant (zo ぞう), mouse (nezumi ねずみ), tiger (tora 虎), lion (rion ライオン), cow (ushi 牛), pig (buta 豚), sheep (hitsuji 羊), whale (kujira 鯨), turtle (kame 亀), bear (kuma 熊), rabbit (usagi ウサギ) ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Nakagawa Shoichi Drunk?中川財務相The latest calamity to befall the cabinet of haplessJapanese Prime Minister Taro Aso, was the "drunken" performance of his Minister of Finance, Shoichi Nakagawa, at a G7 meeting in Rome.Nakagawa blamed his slurred performance on a heavy dose of cold medicine and jet lag. Nakagawa claimed he's imbibed no more than a glass of wine on his flight over from Japan. Nakagawa, who is known to like a drink, says he will resign after the government has passed its latest finance bill in ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | |
