Favourite and Least Favourite Japanese Novels of 2021
Despite being confined indoors for the majority of 2021 and reading every day (for at least 30 minutes), I didn’t read that many books in Japanese. This was for a…
An Amazing Fantasy Novel – 鹿の王 (The Deer King)
鹿の王 (The Deer King) by 上橋 菜穂子 (Nahoko Uehashi) Author: 上橋 菜穂子 (Nahoko Uehashi) Genre: Fantasy, adventure Great for: Advanced (JLPT N1+) Length: Roughly 1200 pages in total Amazon Japan…
Tips for Effective Japanese Immersion Learning
Immersive learning is basically learning from Japanese materials made for native Japanese speakers. Some people will suggest you spend you daily life immersed in the language, which you can do,…
N3 Level Sci-fi – 時をかける少女 (The Girl Who Leapt Through Time)
時をかける少女 (The Girl Who Leapt Through Time) by 筒井 康隆 (Yasutaka Tsutsui) Author: 筒井 康隆 (Yasutaka Tsutsui) Genre: Sci-fi, high school, short story Great for: Intermediate (JLPT N3) Length: 115…
How To Get the Most of Out of One-on-One Japanese Lessons
The wonders of the internet means it’s incredibly easy to find a Japanese teacher online now. When I started I went to my teacher’s house, but in the last five…
Sweet Treats in Fushimi Kyoto – 京都伏見のあやかし甘味帖 (Kyoto Fushimi no Ayakashi Amamijo)
京都伏見のあやかし甘味帖 (Kyoto Fushimi no Ayakashi Amamijo) by 柏 てん (Ten Kashiwa) Author: 柏 てん (Ten Kashiwa) Genre: Kyoto, sweets, fantasy, shinto, light novel, character novel Great for: Advanced (JLPT N2~N1+)…
Books Within Books, Mysteries Within Mysteries – この本を盗む者は (Kono Hon wo Nusumu Mono wa)
この本を盗む者は (Kono Hon wo Nusumu Mono wa) by 深緑野分 (Nowaki Fukamidori) Author: 深緑野分 (Nowaki Fukamidori) Genre: fiction, fantasy, adventure, mystery, books, magic Great for: Advanced (N1+) Length: 340 pages Amazon…
10 Tricks to Improve Japanese Vocabulary – For ALL Levels!
Sadly there’s no magical way to plug vocabulary into your brain and learn it instantly. (I really wish there was.) Some effort is still required, but it’s worth it in…