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7 Things You Need To Know About Christmas in Japan

Is there Christmas in Japan? Christmas is not a holiday in Japan. As a matter of fact, it is the busiest time of the year for most people. Christmas is more of a commercial event in Japan. Couples celebrate Christmas Eve just like Valentine’s Day by having romantic dinners and exchanging gifts.

How To Make Use of Japanese Songs To Learn Japanese

Music and songs can be used as a method for incidental vocabulary learning. Study shows that music can enhance memorisation process. In particular, the retentive effect of music can be maximised when the verbal information carries meaning. Best of all, the use of music does not compete with vocabulary learning, rather it complements and enhances the learning process.

Japan Golden Week Holidays

Japan Golden Week Holidays include four national holidays within a period of seven days, from 29 April which is Showa Day, to 5 May which is Children’s Day. In between are Constitution Memorial Day and Greenery Day.

A Guide In Using Movies To Learn Japanese

Watching movies in the target language can sustain and even increase language learner’s motivation. The use of movies also provides visual exposure that encourages cross-modal sensory learning, which helps to make learning more memorable and lead to long-term retention. How should one make use of movies to learn Japanese?

Survival Japanese: How To Eat Like A Local In Japan

While traveling in Japan, going out to eat various kinds of local cuisine and having unique cultural experiences will definitely be one of the most memorable takeaways from your trip. Hence, in this post, I would like to share my experiences with you eating at yatai (屋台) and oden-ya (おでん屋).