Visiting the Real-Life City Behind “Whisper of the Heart” in Tama City, Tokyo

One of my favorite ways to travel around Japan and visit new places is seeing the real-life locations behind all my favorite anime movies. As long-time Ghibli fan, I was really excited to see the real-life city behind one of my all-time favorite Ghibli movies, Whisper of the Heart (耳をすませば). It is located in the… Continue reading Visiting the Real-Life City Behind “Whisper of the Heart” in Tama City, Tokyo

Useful Survival Phrases/Words While in Japan

(𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘑𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘯) 日常生活 (にちじょせいかつ) - everyday 敬語 (けいご): formal speech (used in business and customer service) いらしゃいませ: welcome ご覧くださいごらんください): please look (what salespeople usually say) レストラン - restaurant: 何名様ですか?(なんめいさまですか): How many people? (before you are… Continue reading Useful Survival Phrases/Words While in Japan