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September 16, 2021

Best Curry Rice Recipe and Useful Vocabulary List- Where to buy the ingredients

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Curry rice (カレーライス, karē raisu) is a very popular dish in Japan. You can find a restaurant that serves curry rice nearby almost all train stations in Japan, or can be cooked easily at home with very simple recipe. The recipe we will be introducing today is the most basic way to make curry yet the […]

September 14, 2021

Best Tonkatsu Recipe and Useful Vocabulary List – Where to buy the ingredients

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Tonkatsu, also known as Japaese pork cutlet is a Japanese dish that consists of a breaded, deep-fried pork cutlet. It involves coating slices of pork with panko, frying them in oil, and then serving with rice and shredded cabbage. There are different ways to enjoy tonkatsu but today, let’s try making the most basic tonkatsu. […]

September 14, 2021

10 Ways to Say “Hi” in Japanese with Audio – How to Pronounce

The word 挨拶 – pronounced “ai-satsu” translates to “greeting” in English, but, there are varieties of ways we express “hello” in Japanese. Greetings are one of the first things you learn when getting introduced to any language. In Japan, there are different versions of a greeting depending on the context of a conversation. Levels of […]

September 14, 2021

How to say Winter,Summer,Spring and Autumn in Japanese – 春夏秋冬 – 4 seasons

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春夏秋冬 (shunkashūtō or haru-natsu-aki-fuyu) refers to the different seasons of “spring, summer, fall, winter.” A season is a period of the year that is distinguished by a special climate condition. Each season has it own specific patterns of light, weather & temperature that occur repeated annually. The four seasons — spring, summer, autumn, and winter — follow one another regularly. Knowing which […]

September 9, 2021

Grocery stores in Tokyo: 5 places to buy great food

Despite all the good of convenient store, sometimes what we need is just not there. Yet, we believe what you are looking for would be in these 5 best grocery stores in Tokyo. Some of them have online shopping as well! Are you new to Japan and need a list of grocery stores in Tokyo? […]

September 8, 2021

Best Ramen Recipe and Useful Vocabulary List – Where to buy the ingredients

Ramen would be one of the soup dishes that pops into your mind when thinking about Japanese food. With its affordable cost and easy accessibility, ramen has become one of the most enjoyed soup dishes in Japan. Shio (Salt), Shoyu (Soy Sauce), Miso (Fermented soybean paste), and Tonkotsu (Pork Bone) are the four basic ramen […]

September 7, 2021

Coto Sounds – Japanese learning Podcast Ep 7 – How to ask for directions

Are you not good with directions, always having to refer with the map on your phone to get to your destination? You are not alone. In this episode, we introudce how to ask for directions in Japanese to another person, in any situation you don’t have wifi, or your phone maps is not working. By […]

September 7, 2021

Learn Japanese in Azabu Juban – Coto Japanese Club

Are you searching for a Japanese language school in Azabu Juban? Coto Club is a great option for international working professionals and expat families in Minato-ku. Coto Academy offers easy-to-join online group courses according to your level and desired topics. Visit the Coto Japanese Club website for information about current courses and pricing. From Beginner classes to Advanced/Business Japanese classes, […]

September 2, 2021

5 Ways to End Summer Break Productive

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Summer is an essential season in temperate climates. Beach vacations. Pool time. Long days, short nights, sunshine, and school holidays. Summer break is the ideal time for college students to participate in interesting activities that they may not have time to undertake during the school year. How is your summer break going? In Japan, the […]

September 1, 2021

Benefits of Private Japanese Lessons

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Are you unsure where to get started with learning Japanese? Taking private Japanese lessons will help you achieve your learning goals with Coto Academy’s professional strategy. Coto Academy offers private Japanese lessons both offline and online. We have worked with thousands of students to achieve their Japanese goals and confident to say that we can […]

August 31, 2021

Coto Sounds – Japanese learning Podcast Ep 6 – Shopping: Payment and Returns

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In this week’s episode, we give an example scenario of a customer looking to find a white T-shirt. We hear two native speakers have a conversation in the roles of the shop staff and the customer in the scene where the customer decided to pay for the t-shirt. You will learn how to make a […]

August 31, 2021

Best Online Japanese Lessons

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Do you want to learn Japanese but cannot come to Japan due to the pandemic? You can take Online Japanese Lessons with us at Coto Academy anywhere in the world via Zoom. Coto Academy offers easy-to-join online group courses according to your level and desired topics. From Beginner classes to Advanced/Business Japanese classes, you can […]