Category Archives: fun links

Fun Link Friday: “TEDxSeeds – Toshio Ohi – Live performance of Japanese traditional art ‘OHI YAKI'”

Posted on July 6, 2012 by LM

Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture, is famous for its kôgei (工芸), which can be translated as “traditional craft.” With the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, leading the way with the new exhibition Art Crafting Towards the Future (工芸未来派), it’s an … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: “Ii ne! Facebook is a perfect place for Japanese immersion”

Posted on June 29, 2012 by LM

One of the best ways to improve your Japanese knowledge is immersion. For those of readers who have achieved symbiosis with our laptops and smart phones, I recommend setting as many things as you can to Japanese (within reason for … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Haruki Murakami bingo

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Paula

Although the internet works faster than our Fun Link Fridays, maybe some of you haven’t yet come across this gem, an illustration of Haruki Murakami Bingo, that appeared in the New York Times recently: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/06/01/books/review/03snider.html Even if you’ve only read … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: World Map Quiz… in Japanese!

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Laura

Ready for a slightly more challenging game than last week’s country quizzes? With all the educational mobile apps and online games these days, you may find yourself knowing more about maps now than you ever knew in eighth grade geography … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Country Quiz

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Laura

Game Design‘s website offers a variety of free flash games, and this country quiz is great for intermediate and advanced students of Japanese! (c)1995-2006 GAMEDESIGN Players are given a choice of three different countries and have to guess which country … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Illusions

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Paula

While floating about the internet ignoring my studies, I stumbled across a video on Tokyo Tek that tickled my puzzle bone. Apparently there’s such a thing as the Best Illusion of the Year contest, and back in 2011 Koukichi Sugihara of … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: “Miyajima: The Wonders of Japan’s Island Shrine (360˚ Panorama)”

Posted on May 18, 2012 by LM

If you enjoyed our fun link “World Heritage Site Shirakawa-gō (360°/Gigapixel),” then you’ll love today’s fun link: “Miyajima: The Wonders of Japan’s Island Shrine (360˚ Panorama)” on Nippon.com. Photographer Somese Naoto presents three views of Miyajima, an island off the … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Here’s to a horrifying drive to work

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Paula

A franchise that ironically refuses to die, The Ring 3D has been announced as the newest film in the Ringu (Ring) franchise, which began with the 1998 horror film based on the 1991 novel Ringu by Koji Suzuki. Since the … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: World Heritage Site Shirakawa-gō (360°/Gigapixel)

Posted on May 4, 2012 by LM

The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Shirakawa-gô lies at the base of Hakusan in Gifu prefecture, and it is, in my opinion, the most stunning piece of the Hokuriku winter landscape.  The village, once quite isolated from the rest of … Continue reading →

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FLF: A Magical Adventure: Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea

Posted on April 20, 2012 by reedra01

Disney World, where dreams come true and magic still lives. It is the most visited recreational park in the world. There is nothing else quite like it. Most of us have experienced the wonderful world of Disney in some way or … Continue reading →

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