#japanUnmoderated tagAll postsTrendingHotNewPromotedPayoutshirohurl in #alive • 18 days agoThe Rainman, the Frog, and the ... Willow! 🐸Earlier this week I blogged about receiving a souvenir "frog-bun" ("kaeru manju") from a student who had just come back from a trip to Nagoya. In the blog post, which you can…hirohurl in #bbh • 4 months agoMassive Typhoon Approaching: I Hope I Can Get Through Today...Typhoon Shanshan, predicted to be the worst typhoon to hit Japan since records began, is heading our way. My daughter is in Nagasaki and we are in Hiroshima. I don't think either city will be struevih in #fiction • last monthThe Housekeeper and the Professor - Yōko Ogawasource This was such a sweet and endearing experience. I totally fell in love with the characters and how intimate the MC and the pevih in #fiction • 5 months agoThe Memory Police Yōko Ogawasource Japanese literature is usually more subtle that what more popularevih in #fiction • 11 months agoBefore the Coffee Gets Cold - Toshikazu Kawaguchisource This was a real cozy and pleasurable read forevih in #fiction • 8 months agoNorwegian Wood - Haruki Murakamisource I'm not entirely sure why this is his most popular book. I found it lacking compared to The Wind-Uphirohurl in #hive-147010 • 3 months agoHiroshima Celebrates Oktoberfest - in September, of Course!![O9SojYdFOziFju8X_Hiroshima2024Oktoberfest2a.webp](hirohurl in #hive-147010 • last monthIroha Karuta 16: Two's Company When You TravelBoth my Japanese Iroha Karuta decks agree that the best proverb to illustrate the 16th syllhirohurl in #hive-147010 • 4 months agoWhat did you wear to the beach this summer?Here I am paddling in the sea - the Inland Sea, to be precise - on a beach on the island of Ikuchijimahirohurl in #hive-147010 • 2 months agoBirthday Dinner at "Hand of Horse" Yakiniku Restaurant![fCDvygNWKwLkWaLs_HHELH12Oct2024.webp](hirohurl in #hive-147010 • 23 days agoSensei! Here's a Nagoya Frog Bun for You!One of my students went to Nagoya over the weekend and returned with a box of Nagoya sohirohurl in #hive-147010 • 24 days agoKaraoke Party at Kokuzenji Temple, Hiroshima![IKUZHKE9CiSSOj5P_Nov2024Temple1.webp](hirohurl in #hive-147010 • 26 days agoHiroshima Bay: A Clear November Seascape from Miyajima to the City![sTuXHp6J3hRHzpBZ_20241128_114828.webp](hirohurl in #hive-147010 • last monthFrom Sardines to Spicy Miso: A 3-Course Ramen Feast for Less than $11!![aWuelXw829rGi4S2_DossankoNov2024-2.webp](hirohurl in #hive-147010 • 2 months agoEarly Halloween Party in Hiroshima!Halloween has become incredibly popular among the youngerhirohurl in #hive-147010 • 2 months agoTotoro no Tonari in Nagasaki Shinchi ChinatownFans of Studio Ghibli will be familiar with "Totoro," the gentlehirohurl in #hive-147010 • 4 months agoWoohoo! It's the Hello Kitty Bullet Train!![Gekm5IicxAroc51x_HelloKitty2.webp](hirohurl in #hive-147010 • 5 months agoHaving a Blast with Four Former Students!![RNBsmQRUdGvnWIKl_July2024HJUParty4.webp](hirohurl in #hive-147010 • 4 months agoWoman with a White ParasolI don't know who she is, but there she is, framed by the Cararra marble arch at the summit of the Hihirohurl in #hive-147010 • 5 months agoBeat the Heat with a Home-Made Lemon Shandy!![LPDRYiO2vXre7H4Q_LemonShandy1.webp](