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- Introducing ‘Kiso Valley Diary’ – A Blog About Life in Japan March 4, 2020
- Life in Japan #3: 13 Reasons Why You Should Learn Kanji July 29, 2019
- Life in Japan #2: Thoughts on Studying Kanji, or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Needlessly Complicated Japanese Logographic Writing System July 22, 2019
- RPG Autopsy #10: Vampyr (Part Ten – Vampire Rats) July 21, 2019
- Life in Japan #1: Spending Time With the In-laws July 13, 2019
- RPG Autopsy #9: Vampyr (Part Nine – Whoso Eateth My Flesh) July 9, 2019
- RPG Autopsy #8: Vampyr (Part Eight – Funeral Bites) June 30, 2019
- Is the Indie Game Development Scene ‘Stagnant’? (and other questions whose answer is ‘No’) June 7, 2019
- RPG Autopsy #7: Vampyr (Part Seven – Redmail in Redchapel) May 26, 2019
- One Thousand And One Nights: A Patreon Reward Game May 23, 2019
Author Archives: Nick Keirle
(2015) The Year in Books – Part One
[This is Part One (of three) of my review of my favourite books I read in 2015. None of them were actually written in 2015, but they’re all well worth reading if you’re into early 20th century Japanese aristocratic ennui, small … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015 - The Year in Books, John Darnielle, The Year in Books, Wolf in White Van
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An Abandoned North Korean School in Gifu, Japan
A few months ago I heard about an old abandoned North Korean school less than an hour by train from my apartment. Now, you’re probably thinking: ‘Wait, there’s a North Korean school in Japan?’. Well, apparently as of 2013 there’s not one … Continue reading
Posted in Actual Real Life Stuff, Japan
Tagged Gifu, Japan, urban exploring, 東濃朝鮮初中級学校
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Thoughts on Studying Kanji, or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Needlessly Complicated Japanese Logographic Writing System [Part 1]
So you want to learn Japanese. It’s a common story. Just think of all the manga you could read, all the anime you could watch, and all the people you could no doubt impress by needlessly saying ‘karaoke’ with the original Japanese pronunciation. Maybe you … Continue reading
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