Writer: Dan Collins
Dan Collins is a 24 year old American living in Japan and teaching English. He aspires to one day understand a single thing said to him in the Japanese language.
Learning Japanese: Learning to Crawl, with Hiragana & Katakana
Japanese characters: for the first ten months I lived in Japan, I didn’t know how to read any of them. I was illiterate. When I walked the streets, I would look up at the signs on buildings and have no idea what they said.
When in Dome (Do as The Dragons Do)
My experience attending a Japanese baseball game, where the lowly Chunichi Dragons (Nagoya) faced off against the mighty Yomiyuri Giants (Tokyo).
The "Onsening" Experience or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Hot Spring
As a foreigner in Japan, one thing you will constantly be asked by Japanese people is if you’ve ever been to an onsen.
