Aesthetic Japanese words name a feeling, a moment or a way of seeing that English has no single word for. Here are 40 of them — aesthetic concepts, nature, the seasons, everyday expressions and onomatopoeia — with kanji, kana and pronunciation.
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….
