Japan: Deer of Miyajima

Expand you knowledge of Japanese culture with this great site on the deer in Miyajima near Itsukushima Japan:

http://voyapon.com/miyajima-culture-food-deer/

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Japanese; Miyajima

For those wanting to explore Japan and Japanese culture a bit more with this article from Voyapon on Miyajima:

http://voyapon.com/miyajima-culture-food-deer/


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Japanese: Study Abroad in Japan

For those interested in studying Japanese in Japan, GaijinPot has a great list of available schools so you can choose your best fit:

https://study.gaijinpot.com/


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Japanese: Sekigahara War Land (Immersion Museum)

Expand your knowledge of Japanese history with this great article on the The Immersion Museum — Sekigahara War Land from The Japan Times:

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2016/03/19/travel/battle-sekigahara-war-set-stone/#.VvAdcvkrKUm

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Japan: Visiting Tsuwano

Learn more about the Japanese town of Tsuwano with this great guide from JapanTimes:

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2016/01/02/travel/warming-tsuwano-wintry-visit-town-fish-foxes/#.Vov5zhUrKUm


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Japan: Gujo Bon-Odori Festival

Learn more about Japan's Gujo Bon-Odori festival with this article from Gajinpot.com:


http://blog.gaijinpot.com/festivals-japan-gujo-bon-odori/


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Japan: Gion Matsuri Festivsal

 Brush up on your Japanese culture with another fetsival, this time the Gion Matsuri Festival with this article from Gaijinpot:

http://blog.gaijinpot.com/festivals-of-japan-gion-matsuri/



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Japan: Japanese Street Food

We all know about sushi, but do you know about the wonderful Japanese street food?

Check out this great article from Savy Tokyo:

http://savvytokyo.com/the-weird-and-wonderful-world-of-japanese-street-food/

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Japanese: Festival of Hakata Gion Yamakasa

Learn more about Japanese festival with this article from Gaijinpot.com! This time its the Festival of Hakata Gion Yamakasa:

http://blog.gaijinpot.com/festivals-of-japan-hakata-gion-yamakasa/



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Japanese: Himeji Yukata Festival

Learn more about the many Japanese festivals, this time the Himeji Yukata Festival:

http://blog.gaijinpot.com/festivals-of-japan-himeji-yukata-festival/


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Japan: Ogasawara Islands

Expand your knowledge of Japan with this interesting look at the Ogasawara Islands:

http://learnjapanese123.com/blog/2015/06/ogasawara-islands

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Japanese: How To Say No In Japan

Saying no can be quite tricky in Japan. Check out the handy article from gaijinpot.com to help you navigate this part of Japanese language and culture!

http://blog.gaijinpot.com/how-to-say-no-in-japan/

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Sanja Matsuri Festival

For fellow Japanese learners and teachers. Learn more about the Sanja Matsuri festival via the gaijinpot article below:

http://blog.gaijinpot.com/festivals-of-japan-sanja-matsuri/

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Teaching English in Japan

Interested in teaching English in Japan? Take a look at this post on gaijinpot.com to gain a good overview on whether you want to explore this career option.

http://blog.gaijinpot.com/teaching-english-japan/

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Japanese: Astro Boy Traffic Lights

From JapanPulse:

Green means blast off! Astro Boy is rescuing pedestrians in Kanagawa Prefecture with a new traffic light using his image.

http://jtim.es/EfpHA

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Sapporo: A Guide

Enhance your lessons on Japanese geography and culture with this great article on Sapporo!

http://www.savvytokyo.com/sapporo-the-savvy-insiders-guide/

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Koenji Awa Odori: Japanese Summer Festival

Interested in learning more about Japanese culture? Take a look at this article on the Koenji Awa Odori festival here:

http://www.savvytokyo.com/koenji-awa-odori-the-essence-of-summer-in-tokyo/


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News: Osaka bets big on TOEFL

From a recent Japan Times article: Improving English language education in Japan is an ongoing topic. While most everyone agrees it needs to be improved there is virtually no consensus on how to achieve that. Toru Nakahara, the superintendent of education for Osaka Prefecture is pushing through several big initiatives, most importantly the introduction of TOEFL (the Test of English as a Foreign Language) at top-performing high schools.

However, is this just a matter of teaching to the test or will these new policies have a lasting impact? Read the full article below:

TOEFL in Japan

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