Category Archives: Japan

Thoughts on Studying Kanji, or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Needlessly Complicated Japanese Logographic Writing System [Part 1]

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Nick Keirle

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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Monkeys, Hot Springs, and Monkeys in Hot Springs

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Nick Keirle

A couple of weeks ago my friend Alyssa and I went on a trip to Yamanouchi, in Nagano prefecture. Our plan was to spend one day skiing, and the next looking at monkeys having baths. On that count the plan was a roaring … Continue reading →

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A Business Trip to Shizuoka, or, 真由美の悪夢

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Nick Keirle

In case you didn’t know, I currently work as an English teacher in Nagoya, Japan. My company is centered around three major Japanese cities (Osaka, Nagoya, and Tokyo), but it also has quite a few schools in less central areas, … Continue reading →

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