I’m not sure when my love for the Japanese language began. Still, it has always been there, rooted in my admiration for the beautiful and aesthetic Japanese words that seem to carry entire philosophies within them. These unique expressions often have no direct English translation, reflecting emotions and ideas deeply ingrained in Japanese culture. In…
Planning a trip to Japan for the first time and worried about the “language barrier”? Should you learn Japanese before going to Japan? I did go and you should too. I knew the language and equipped myself with a notebook full of useful Japanese phrases before travelling there for the first time. As a solo…
Are you interested in all things Japanese? Culture, food, art, literature? If the answer is yes, you must have heard of Japan House. If not here are the reasons you should visit it. In June, I visited the newly opened Japan House London, located in a revamped art deco building in London’s Kensington High Street….
