Japanistic

More squid that you could ever want

John — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:12:23 +0000

This past summer, we visited Korea for two weeks and loved wandering the grocery stores, wondering what was inside many of the packages and trying things just for the heck of it.We particularly loved the way each counter had a theme, and a uniform to match!

Now, I can explore a Japanese grocery store, courtesy of this friendly tour guide. (Perhaps what I’m most impressed by is his speaking Japanese fluently to the woman in the in-store fish market.) At the very least, it’s interesting to note that Japanese markets have muzak too.

Japanese craftiness and photo fun

John — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:05:50 +0000

When we found this a few months ago, we couldn’t pass it up. Making our own camera? How is that even possible? But, according to the folks who made this little wonder, it’s both possible and fun.

(One customer just bought it for an engaged couple she said are both crafty and scientific, and who can now take their own wedding photos!)

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Awesome Lego boat!

John — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:43:27 +0000

At our house, we spend much of our day stumbling over Legos and making sure the dog doesn’t chew any important new projects. In fact, I’m reluctant to let our son even see this video! And yet, how cool is this Lego boat? I can’t imagine how long it took to put this beauty together, or why they did it. (Watch for a suspenseful moment around two minutes in…)

Yoda helps you learn Japanese

John — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:32:39 +0000

I stumbled upon this today and found that there’s yet another reason to love Yoda. We all knew that Yoda kicked butt, but who thought he was actually a samurai master!

The language lesson, from the genius behind tofugu, makes me want to learn Japanese even more than I did before, even if just to impress the heck out of my 8-year-old.

Click here to learn how Yoda can teach you the rules of Japanese grammer. (If only he could have helped me with college Spanish…)