This is a full bilingual translation of the Japanese fairy tale “The Accordion” by Ogawa Mimei, a story about a mountain hermit who comes across a main selling medicines.
A set of 40 pictures from my recent trip to Honolulu, Hawaii.
I’m happy to announce the first release of the year from Arigatai Books’: a book about the dangers of language learning using modern “addictive” technologies such as YouTube and Twitter.
For a quick review, as you may know the Japanese particle に (ni) is generally used for the direction of an action, the location of existence (with verbs like aru/iru), and also for the doer of a passive action. On the other hand, the particle を (o) is used for the direct object of a… Read More »
Since as long as I can remember, music has been an important part of my life. While I consider piano my “main” instrument (and that is what I enjoy playing the most), I actually first started playing the flute at a very young age, and continued partway through college. In high school I was at… Read More »
In this episode I take a break from grammar discussions and talk about a recent trip to Osaka, Japan.
I’m happy to announce the release of a collection of stories by Mimei Ogawa (the father of modern Japanese fairy tales) containing 36 stories and one essay, all in bilingual Japanese form.
I’m happy to announce my 2nd album of new age piano songs, now available on popular streaming platforms such as Spotify, Youtube Music, and iTunes.
I interviewed Neil Gudovitz, experienced literary agent who has sold international rights for bestselling books by authors such as Marie Kondo and Toshikazu Kawaguchi.
Some thoughts on being aware of what we don’t know as language learners, and acting accordingly in a way to get along well with others.