KiKu Japanese Bistro 菊花日本のビストロ

Filed Under (Japan for the Rest of us) by admin on 24-09-2009

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My favorite Japanese restaurant just closed down leaving me feeling blue… however on my way home from kendo 剣道 I saw a new restaurant opened up called KiKu 菊花.

The family enjoyed themselves immensely. Which you can see for yourself

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also the atmosphere was very warm and friendly.

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The menu consist of Habachi 火鉢 Sushi 寿司  and food from the kitchen served through a conveyor system 回転 (kaiten).

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 KIKU Restaurant Alpharetta

 

 

ひらがな カタカナ Flash cards made simple

Filed Under (Japan for the Rest of us, Japanese Learning) by admin on 01-09-2009

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How do you study kana?

  • using online flash card (33%, 2 Votes)
  • all of the above plus plenty of craming (33%, 2 Votes)
  • hard copy flash cards (17%, 1 Votes)
  • online web games (17%, 1 Votes)

Total Voters: 6

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I found a great xls format that was great for making printable flash cards.

just open these files and the file should already be setup for you to print just do a quick preview to make sure it is all setup  the way it should with the paper source as index card or 3 X 5 and set to landscape. and you will need 46 index cards for each file for a total of 92 cards.

also here is a chart i made that is printable pdf enjoy

 

 

These are only a few of my goodies more to come.

Kana and Japanese learning. 仮名語と日本語の学習

Filed Under (Japan for the Rest of us, Japanese Learning, Web Junkie) by admin on 28-08-2009

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View City in the fast lane

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Its been a while since I have blogged but, I [わたし] have been busying with 私の日本語 and my [私] company I [わたし] started. Lots of work but still very rewarding.

 

My teacher Kinuko Sensei [きぬこ 先生] uses Genki Integrated Course Elementary Japanese which are great books easy to learn from.

here is a link for studying hiragana [ひらがな] katakana [カタカナ] it really works to speed up your learning and mastering of the kana system.

http://genki.japantimes.co.jp/self/self.html

 

 

 

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Do you want to become fluent in Japanese? | 日本語ぺらぺら (Fluent Japanese)

Filed Under (Japan for the Rest of us, Japanese Learning) by admin on 23-07-2009

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I have been studying Japanese for awhile. first i just watched anime  and picked up phrases and then i actively starting looking into the languages and via the internet and speaking with native and non native Japanese speakers, that has been worked well but i never got pass the beginner level i know around 200 kanji but still have trouble getting my point across. So i started to finding different websites that have helped me getting moving to the level i want (which is not that high)  just being able to communicate at a middle to high school level and not make a fool of myself to often.

 

First up is YesJapanes 

Their lessons are very good and easy to understand and they have great mini games that helps you to remember your kani or kanji after the lessons. They also have  videos of the real world Japanese language from native and not native experiences.

 

Second is Japanes Pages 

This is a great place to go and stay awhile. It has forums books and other goods lessons and overall everything, and they have some iphone apps.

 

Third is Nihongo Pera Pera

This was a great read it has a lot of information on how you too can achieve your goal all you have to do is stick with it cause you will get burned out and its good to see someone else that has gone through it.

 

now some fun places just to relax but still stay in japan study mode.

 

First is Danny Choo

This site a great place to go when you want to have some fun and enjoy the sites and weirdness of the Japanese people

 

Second is d-addicts

Its great to watch something other than anime and see how Japanese speech patterns and body language and the more you hear and see the more you will retain. its good to ready it but some much better that hear it and you will be laughing at yourself every time you hear a word or phrase you know. no translation need it just pops, now that makes all that hard work pay off.

Bandai NAMCO Giant Gundam

Filed Under (Digtal Downloads, Japan for the Rest of us, Web Junkie) by admin on 19-06-2009

 

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Bandai NAMCO has built a giant robot in 「東京都潮風公園 太陽の広場」 Tokyo’s Odaiba Shiokaze park 「GREEN TOKYO ガンダムプロジェクト」「代表の言葉」 event to mark the 30th anniversary of the "Mobile Suit Gundam" anime series at . 18-meter-tall (59-foot-tall), "life-size replica of a full RX-78-2 Gundam robot. Today is my birthday and this is what I always wanted thanks Bandai you can have leave it at my door step thanks :p

This will only be on display for 2 months starting July 11 「2009年7月11日(土)~8月31日(月)」 so make your way to Japan and see it.

also check out the site listed below for the full news

Green Tokyo Gundam event

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東京川のクルーズツアー Tokyo river cruise tour

Filed Under (Japan for the Rest of us, Trips) by admin on 22-05-2009

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再びこんにちは。どのようにされていますしばらくは、されましたか?
この東京の川のボートツアーのいくつかの簡単なイメージです。

 

These pic’s are just so amazing I wish I could just step right in :) ; they are just breathtakingly  beautiful. This is a River boat tour in Tokyo in the even time so the dying light just adds to the ambiance of the beautiful sights.

 

どうぞ

 

 

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Another view of Tokyo on the river 3 Tokyo Tower from a distance Same Bridge Bridge

Grils that Rock

Filed Under (Digtal Downloads, Japan for the Rest of us, Web Junkie) by admin on 02-04-2009

  Just made a playlist in the media section that shows off the Girls that rock in Japan

 

 

 

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鋼の錬金術師 FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST 公式ホームページ

Filed Under (Digtal Downloads, Web Junkie) by admin on 31-03-2009

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Do You read the manga of the anime you watch?

  • Yes, I read them then I cant wait to watch them. (44%, 4 Votes)
  • No, They ruin the Anime for me. (33%, 3 Votes)
  • Yeah I readem once in a while (22%, 2 Votes)
  • Anime comes from manga??? (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Whats a manga... Is it a fruit.. Can I eat it... (1%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 9

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Full metal is back in a new series the will more closely follow the manga and not the fork left by the anime or the movies. Now since I don’t read the FMA manga this is going to be all new to me. I loved the fullmetal season one anime it was good up to the point were the kill my boy Maes Hughes マース・ヒューズ; but overall this is was a great series.  What season 2 has in store for us no one knows but I can wait Its been almost 4 years since we had any Alchemy

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href="http://www.hagaren.jp/special/trailer.html">鋼の錬金術師 FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST 公式ホームページ

 

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