The Unique Challenges of Renting in Japan – Part 1

I lived in a share house which had tatami mats and paper shōji windows. It wasn’t as nice as this image from PxHere though. Part 1: The pros and cons of renting a room in a share house for foreigners In my home country of the UK, renting is a pretty simple affair. It’s notContinueContinue reading “The Unique Challenges of Renting in Japan – Part 1”

愛は勝つ (ai wa katsu) “love wins”

I created this as a commission for a friend who wanted to give it as part of a gift. Before writing, I double checked the Japanese with my Japanese teacher to make sure it sounded natural (I *always* do this – it saves embarrassing mistakes!). She said that as well as sounding natural, it isContinueContinue reading “愛は勝つ (ai wa katsu) “love wins””