All About Japan

4 Ways to Learn Japanese from YouTube

Not only do we present YouTube's three best Japanese learning channels, we offer a slew of other ways to pick up the language through video!

Mount Fuji Envelope

Surprise your friends with a special letter or invitation using this delightful Mount Fuji envelope.

Modern-Style Calligraphy Gift Set

Want to really level-up your kanji skills? This authentic Japanese calligraphy set consists of artisanal writing tools selected by Shinseido, one of last makers of Suzuka Ink in Su...

The 6 Handiest Japanese Learning Tools

Learning Japanese is not as hard as you think!

The ABCs of the JLPT

Learn the ins and outs of the benchmark Japanese language test!

How Do You Work Study into a Random Schedule?

My wife and I were living in the house she grew up in, along with her brother’s very large family. My extreme lack of fluency placed me in an isolated, dependent, and helpless posi...

6 Key Tools for Passing the JLPT

Here's a list of six simple tools—both physical and digital—that will help you pass the Japanese Language Proficiency Test with flying colors!

8 Floors for Period Pics

If you’ve ever wanted to turn back time and step into the clothes of a well-dressed geisha, a pipe-smoking courtesan or a sword-wielding samurai warrior, we’ve found the perfect pl...

Get Wowed by Street Art in Tennozu Isle

The somewhat drab little island of office buildings and factories has been distinctly enlivened by a series of large public murals courtesy of an international group of artists kno...

Step into Japan's Photographic Past

Travel back in time to an era of Japan where trains were just starting to pop up and skyscrapers didn't yet dot the landscape with these late 19th century photographs.

Exploring Japan: Part 2

Exploring Tokyo: Harajuku, Shibuya, the Robot Restaurant and Yoyogi Park.

Exploring Japan: Part 1

I’m not sure if it’s the history, the food, the pop culture, or the fact that Nintendo helped raise me, but for whatever reason, Japan has captured my heart and imagination for as...

Tokyo: No Place I Would Rather Be

An 18th birthday is a great occasion for a trip to Tokyo.

Tokyo After Dark

A brief, beautiful video about what living in Japan represents to many of us, with a heavy focus on the night.

Okinawa Drive

A relaxing time-lapse drive through the Okinawa countryside.

Japanese Cuisine in Fukuoka

Sample some traditional Japanese cuisine in a Fukuoka restaurant.

Niji-no-Matsubara in Saga

Niji-no-Matsubara is a 360-year-old pine forest along the coast of Saga Prefecture in northwestern Kyushu.

Tenjin Festival Taiko Drums

Enjoy the various taiko drummers of Osaka's Tenjin Matsuri.

Sweet Penguin in Osaka Aquarium

This adorable penguin is very easily directed!

This Toilet is Smarter than You

The short film "A.I. Toilet" imagines a lavatory so advanced that it can take control of your life.

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