Honne are our honest thoughts and feelings and tatemae is what we are supposed to say in any given situation. （本音（ほんね）は、人が正直に思ったり感じたりしていること、建前（たてまえ）は、たとえ思っていたことでも、言わないほうがいいと思われることをいいます。）Japanese people often avoid saying their honest feelings in order to keep harmony in their communities and society...

One of the most popular pastime for Japanese people is to go and stay in Japanese ryokan which has a natural hot spring or an onsen.（日本人が最も好きな余暇の過ごし方は、温泉のある旅館に行くことです。）Onsen with open-air baths called rotenburo have become popular among people of all ages. （外にある温泉は露天風呂といわれ、全ての世代の人たちに愛されてます。） The best...

Hi guys. (こんにちは、みなさん）We started to upload a video to YouTube. （私たちは、YouTubeで動画を配信しはじめました。）First video is about introducing members who are running japanese-online.com. （最初の動画は、JOL(japanese-online) を運営しているメンバーたちの自己紹介です。）If you like this video, please subscribe this account. （もしこの動画を気にいったら、ぜひこのアカウントを登...

Most of my friends graduated from their university today and it makes me really sad and I'm gonna miss them. （私の友達の多くが、今日大学を卒業しました。それは、とても悲しく、彼らと会えなくなるのは寂しいです。）In the graduation ceremony I bring back my precious memories I spent in the college life with them.（卒業式では、私が彼らと過ごした貴重な大学生活の記憶がよみがえりました。）Anyw...

Shibuya crossing is the world's busiest pedestrian crossing and also a popular place that makes the most traveler's list of top recommendations. Thousands of pedestrian all cross at same time from five directions ( Up to 3,000 people use the crossing per green cycle.)Why is the crossing so busy?.......

Interns are meeting / having breakfast with Mayumi Nakamura, President of PSPinc in Tokyo. Hotel buffet breakfast is so good in Japan especially at Hotel New Otani, Tokyo. It cost 3,800 yen ($35) but with member's club, it has some discount.It is good to see all of them.

I am writing this blog to the people who are planning to visit Japan. If you like Japanese style Pork Cutlet called "Tonkatsu とんかつ", you need to try Tonki in Meguro.This is one of the best Tonkatsu in Tokyo. But Tonkatsu is such a popular item in Japan, you can find many Tonkatsu restaurants and mos...

Everybody likes Ramen. But have you ever had Tomato based soup Ramen?It is very much like Italian spaghetti in the soup. When you have a chance, you must try this one.http://taiyo-tomato.com

DepaChika means "Departmentstore" + "Chika Underground". It is the basement floor of department stores. In japan, Depachika is dedicated to selling food items. If you get there after 6:00pm, many of the items are discounted 30 ~ 50%.

For less than $4.00, you can have great Japanese breakfast at many of the fast food restaurants in Japan. As you can see, there is nothing in this menu that is more than 410 yen.Of cause you can spend $20 ~ $50 at the hotel to have buffet breakfast, but it is fun to go to those fast food restaurant?...