Since I ordered myself some break, I will now, good readers, mention a bit what I'm doing every day. No, not shufflin'. Tra...

The funniest thing that happened during that conference? A guy who took upon himself the role of Ockham's Razor and said that it's p...

   Nah, nothing like that, I don't have much from my past that may haunt me. No dead dogs... OK, a dead cat, my first one, I loved her a...

We all know this year the exam will be different. What's the difference? 5 levels instead of 4, with N-3 as the most difficult. It is so...

Hm, don't get me wrong, I admire the boldness of Asian fashion (Japanese and Korean, I know nothing on Chinese one, sorry), but the late...

             Fox in Europe serves as an example of shrewdness and cunning, nothing more can be stated on this animal except for that. On t...

Now, when I think of it, I have to admit one thing: I may not be a big fan of Asian pop music (which I am btw), but their MVs are simply bey...

Unfortunately people who write books on some peculiar topics think the world ended some time ago, because they are lazy. Yes, lazy. The same...

There is some downloadable magazine published monthly by Asahi, called Highlight Japan, two editions: either Through Pictures, or Through A...

Ok, this time a longer essay on kamikakushi.  This is basically a shortened, condensed version of the article I researched for. I don't...

Because I'm obsessed. Few videos showing how graceful and beautiful this sculpture from Nara period is.

A collage made by me from different pictures: map of Northern tracks to Japan via Korea, below from left: part of the hilt, Silla period cro...

I would like to give some links where you can browse and download articles legally. They are all on Japanese (sometimes Asian) religion, so...

                                                                        Rokumeikan    Meiji (明治: Enlightened Ruling) is a particular era i...

So it goes like this. I've seen few videos from NHK on Japanese Culture, and I find them very interesting and well done. The only よくない点?...

And why Delispice Bombom  as a picture tag? The answer is simple. Because they are the best. This album is the best. My commitment is so dee...

In case anyone is interested in Japanese folklore. Yanagita Kunio is considered to be a "father of japanese ethnology". Nothing ne...

Since I don't like posts without pictures, this one, completely unrelated to the post. Oh, no I know, it's because Nataku was my fa...

I posted it on DA, but in case anyone comes across it here, I will give a link to the file. The whole documentary is in Japanese with Engl...

There is a website where you can download many, many things, like books, videos, and dictionnaries. It's all in Rapidshare or MU links t...