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nihonshock
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A blog about Japan. Articles for Japanese learners, Japan lovers, and foreigners living in Japan. About half language-related content and half strange/interesting or travel related stuff.
- Author: Lloyd Vincent
- Listed in: Asia Languages
- Tags: interesting japanese strange Nagoya study japanglish
Recent Posts
Star Wars quotes… in Japanese!
So you want to know how to quote Star Wars in Japanese, do you? I won’t pretend that I can come up with a useful or sane reason for such an endeavor, but follow me, 若きジェダィ (young Jedi), and I shall show you the ways of the フォー...
My trip to a cat cafe
The other day I finally got around to visiting a place that I’ve wanted to check out for some time: a cat cafe. No, there’s no relationship to maid cafes or anything like that. It’s not even really a place to get a cup of coffee (th...
Japanese Proverbs: November 2009
This is a collection of Japanese proverbs that I tweeted throughout November 2009. I missed a couple days when I was out with a hangover (sorry, I’ll be more responsible next time), that’s why there’s only 27. 1. 可愛い子には...
The latest otaku craze: lap pillows
I’ve been seeing these around a lot lately at both otaku-ish locations and regular department stores too (two of these 3 pictures I took at Loft in Sakae, Nagoya). They’re an interesting item, playing on the Japanese word 膝枕 (hiza mak...
The many ways to say “I”
One of the many unique and intriguing features of Japanese is the vast selection of words you have available to choose from when you want to say “I.” Each of these words has a different connotation reflecting the speaker’s view of h...
Party games with panty hose?
Yep, I’ve been hanging around the 100 yen stores again. Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to pull pantyhose over the top of your head? Have you ever wondered what someone’s face would look like with pantyhose pulled over thei...
