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August 12, 2017

Obon: A Japanese Tradition Honoring The Ancestors' Spirits

The bonodori is a spiritual dance to welcome the spirits. Every region has a local dance and a different music.

August 9, 2017

Japanese Essentials: Ask for Something in a Store

Shopping in Japan can be a daunting experience for new language learners. Even if you can read basic hiragana or katakana the different font styles and designs can make reading labels confusing.

August 4, 2017

Japanese Essentials: How to Ask For Directions in Japanese

In Japan, streets are not named but have numbers - with the exception of the main roads. Thus, finding your way around the cities can be challenging.

August 2, 2017

Directions in Japanese: Never get lost & lose things anymore

We are continuing our Essential Japanese series with directions in Japanese. Very similar to English, Japanese language has interrogative words and they’re easy to remember. Even with a limited vocabulary, you have different ways to ask “Where is” in Japanese. Let’s learn this short key-sentence and asking the location of things will be very easy! […]

July 28, 2017

Japanese for directions: How to ask if a place is nearby

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Asking for directions in Japanese is very easy and a good way to meet the locals. Follow our handy vocabulary guide to learning how to ask if a place is nearby.

July 21, 2017

Japanese Essentials: Family, and the Japanese Words for Mother and Father

When speaking about family in Japanese, you will not use the same words whether your speaking about your loved ones or about another person's family members.

July 21, 2017

Japanese Essentials: How to Ask a Question

If you want to know more about the person you're with, it's time to learn how to ask a question in Japanese.

July 7, 2017

Japanese Essentials: How to Introduce Yourself in Japanese

Learn how to easily and quickly introduce yourself in Japanese in this handy article.

June 28, 2017

“I like” in Japanese: Expressing hobbies and finding new friends

A great way to make a new friend is to share about your interests and things you enjoy. Being able to say ” I like” in Japanese will get you started and warm-up your encounters! (私は)音楽が好きです。((I) like music.) Once again, it will sounds more natural for Japanese to omit the first-person pronoun and topic marker, […]

June 16, 2017

Japanese Essentials: Ordering a Pint or Can of Beer in Japan!

A key language lesson to learn in Japan is how to order beers at a restaurant!

June 9, 2017

Coto Academy 3 Year Anniversary Special!

At Coto we’re very excited about our upcoming 3rd year anniversary! As a big thank you to all our current and potential new students we are pleased to announce a special deal on our Intensive Course. Sign up for our 3 month or 6 month special and the enrolment and course material fees are waived! […]

February 17, 2017

Booking a Mystery Ski Package in Japanese

Can you believe we’re already in February? The winter season has well and truly settled in, but for those of you wanting to get out and ski or snowboard, there is still some time left to take advantage of some impressively high snowfalls expected to continue for the rest of the season! In case you […]