There are 5 seasons of the Japanese TV show “Midnight Diner”. But it can be a bit confusing, because seasons 4 and 5 were released under a slightly different name “Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories” and were called “season 1” and “season 2”. This is especially off putting if you are trying to watch through everything …
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I had a chat with my friend Ai about what we thought were our top 10 Kanji fails. The transcript of our talk is outlined below, along with the images we talked about. We tried not to “dig the boot in” too much into any of these people and their Chinese character tattoos. Hopefully, this …
I’ve seen a lot of Japanese letter tattoos. Some of them aren’t pretty. Some of them are pretty. And some of them are pretty meaningless. So here I’ve put a list of my favorites, and some notes about what is, erm, probably best avoided. I’ve also got a list of what I consider bad or …
We list 19 different anime titles that include Miko, Shinto Priestesses & Shrine Maidens. We also look at the question of why Miko are so common in Anime.
A look at the common Japanese mythology in anime, with a focus on Shinto and Buddhism.
A look at the main Shinto Symbols, their meanings and some examples of them appearing in contemporary Japanese popular culture.
A detailed look at the history of Japanese wells and their larger place in Japanaes culture
A simple guide to how Pokemon is written in Japanese and where the word comes from.
Comprehensive guide on getting started with Hibachi grilling from a hibachi grill fanatic.
Hoshi to Hana lyrics in quality translation with a background and interpretation of the song.
