Author name: Haruka

Haruka is an editor and author of Japan Dictionary. She has lived, studied, worked, and traveled in many different countries. She uses her experience to share useful information about Japan with you.

Experience Playing the “Shamisen” in Kagurazaka, Tokyo

The other day, while filming for our YouTube channel on the charming cobblestones of Kagurazaka, we unexpectedly encountered a courteous gentleman who greeted us in Arabic. To our surprise, as we proceeded with our filming, we coincidentally crossed paths with him again! He offered to teach us how to play the shamisen (Japanese lute) at …

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Be a Samurai in Tokyo at “SAMURAI’ve”

Samurai and Japanese swords have been featured in various movies and anime. Recently, the popularity of Japanese swords has increased worldwide due to the influence of the anime “Demon Slayer”. When I see people using Japanese swords to defeat their enemies, I am always like, “Cool! I want to use a sword just like the …

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The Japanese わおん (“wa/[w]o/n”)

The 46 sounds on the so-called hiragana chart are mainly written and pronounced in Japanese. In addition, there are other characters with small dots or circles above the letters, as well with smaller “ぁぃぅぇぉ”, “ゃゅょ”, and “っ”, so in reality, many more sounds can be expressed.This series will explain the 46 characters on the hiragana …

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The Japanese ら(“ra”) column

The 46 sounds on the so-called hiragana chart are mainly written and pronounced in Japanese. In addition, there are other characters with small dots or circles above the letters, as well with smaller “ぁぃぅぇぉ”, “ゃゅょ”, and “っ”, so in reality, many more sounds can be expressed.This series will explain the 46 characters on the hiragana …

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The Japanese や(“ya”) column

The 46 sounds on the so-called hiragana chart are mainly written and pronounced in Japanese. In addition, there are other characters with small dots or circles above the letters, as well with smaller “ぁぃぅぇぉ”, “ゃゅょ”, and “っ”, so in reality, many more sounds can be expressed.This series will explain the 46 characters on the hiragana …

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The Japanese ま(“ma”) column

The 46 sounds on the so-called hiragana chart are mainly written and pronounced in Japanese. In addition, there are other characters with small dots or circles above the letters, as well with smaller “ぁぃぅぇぉ”, “ゃゅょ”, and “っ”, so in reality, many more sounds can be expressed.This series will explain the 46 characters on the hiragana …

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