Education in Japan. This is the second time NihongoUp has had the pleasure of hosting the Japan Blog Matsuri (see How to Japan), and based on the large number of quality submissions, I’m glad to see that you’ve appreciated the choice of this month’s topic.
From learning Japanese, through teaching English in Japan, up to the Japanese educational system itself—you’ve covered it all, so let’s not waste any more time and jump right into this month’s submissions. Blue Shoe of Just Another Day in Japan explores why when teaching English to Japanese natives, it is important to have at least a rudimentary knowledge of Japanese in order to better understands the mistakes that natives make when speaking and writing English. Badboy in Japan writes about his experience teaching English in Japan (in his own school, no less); why he cares about determined students first and foremost, doesn’t give importance to what others think about his methods, and… why English teachers should not study Japanese. Jeffrey Friedl's Blog. iPhone 7+ at an effective 32mm — 1/500 sec, f/2.2, ISO 25 — map & image data — nearby photosYours TrulyOverlooking the Ise Bay at the 185km (115mi) of a 326km (202mi) bicycle ride I'm coming out of blogging hibernation to write about a bicycle ride I did yesterday.
I'm pretty happy with myself for it, so in keeping with using my blog as a diary, I'm putting the story here. There aren't many photos, both because I had only my cellphone and wasn't stopping a lot, and because the stupid iOS app I was using (Halide) decided to not actually save all but one of the photos that I took in the first eight hours. )-: So, having seen friend Vincent's ride to Ise City last month, I thought I'd give it a try. Vincent's group took the train back, but I thought I'd cycle back, making it a round trip.
Yesterday was my longest solo ride, my second “double century”, and my 40th “century”. It took 16 hours; the first few hours were in the dark, as were the last few hours. My knee wasn't a pretty sight. Tomochoco. Japan Blog Matsuri FAQ - Japanalicious Blog. The Short Version: If you'd like to host the Japan Blog Matsuri or have ideas for themes then get in touch with Ali at the following email address: ali.najaf+jbm@gmail.com Contents History ^ The Japan Blog Matsuri was founded by Ken Y-N and hosted on WhatJapanThinks.com in February 2007.
The topic of the first ever Matsuri was "festivals" and there were only two submissions! The Matsuri lasted four editions before fizzling out, only to be later revived by Nick Ramsay in August 2008 as part of JapanSoc.com. In June 2011, Nick handed over the reigns to Japanalicious, where we're currently looking for our first matsuri host. Upcoming Matsuris ^ The next blog Matsuri will be held in July by Phil at NihongoUp.