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Wide Island View
http://www.wideislandview.com
A online zine made by and for the English speaking community in Hiroshima, Japan. Articles on life, living, teaching, learning, and traveling Japan.
Recent Posts
Kagura dancing thrives in Hiroshima-ken
A kagura performer dances during a November performance in Tagouchi. (Photo by Natalie Oram) With the Japan Kagura Festival coming up in Hiroshima city this January, Natalie Oram and Rachel Gilmour explain what we can expect to see during this anci...
Kanji Corner: Four character compounds (yojijukugo)
By Joe Meadows TODAY’S TOPIC: KANJI: 四字熟語 KANA: よじじゅくご ROMAJI: yo-ji-juku-go ENGLISH: Four Character Compound EXPLANATION: Yojijukugo are used as a set phrase or to describe certain situations. Test them out! Not only are th...
Feature Photo 12/02/09
Your Angel Will Come Soon By Nicholas Bradley A woman prays at Buttsuji Temple near Mihara. This photograph was taken from inside the temple, looking out. To see a larger version, click on the picture above. The Feature Photo section showcases p...
Ten tips for staying warm in Japan
By Joe Meadows Winter is settling in and by now chances are you’re spending a good bit of your day shivering. Though it never really gets super cold outside in Hiroshima, the problem is that the indoors never really get very warm, either. So this m...
iPhone App helps to practice Japanese particles
Harvey is the Webmaster of the 5+-year-old JapanNewbie.com. He lived in Japan from 2001 to 2007 and passed JLPT level 1 in 2003. He is now a Japanese to English translator and maintains JapanNewbie.com to share tidbits on Japanese language and cultu...
WWII soldier’s flag leads Hiroshima JET on journey to Niigata Prefecture
Aaron Sponseller with Bunjiro Kaizo, holding the Japanese flag that belonged to Mr. Kaizo’s younger brother, Bunichiro Kaizo, a soldier who fought in World War II. Aaron Sponseller, a Hiroshima-ken JET from 2006-09, shares the extraordinary s...
