As you might be able to tell I have let the maintenance of this site slide this year.  So much for my new year's resolution in January. Anyway.. the site is not completely dead. I have been through and deleted all the dead links and removed any blogs or sites not updated within the last year.

I have had very few requests from bloggers to be added to the site this year. Here are the ones that have been just added :

Family Time in Japan from Japanese full-time housewife, living with a husband and two sons in Tokyo. Bringing you items on news ,food, music, travel and lifestyle.

Kansai Odyssey from Lina and Shigeharu. Lina's hope is that "this blog can provide everyone with information that I certainly did not have my first time coming to Japan. I have always been passionate about Japanese culture and history and am excited to be able to share it. My husband and I take great care to make sure we give accurate and well researched information about all the great things you can find in Osaka and the Kansai region. I also hope that our articles will help you be able to write your own odyssey in Japan and invigorate you to explore this special country."

Japan Objects is an online magazine for culture lovers, presenting the most inspiring Japanese art & design and tailor-made travel guides, from two avid Japanophiles, living in Tokyo, who are enamored with the wealth of distinctive arts in this beautiful country.

Inside Sport Japan Bringing you the best of Japanese sport daily. Covering X-League, Sunwolves, BraveBlossoms, Soccer, Sumo and Basketball.

Take Me to Japan
Not really a blog: they "help introduce Japanese language courses in Japan, so people can find the right one that suits them" But there will be some tips on living in Japan coming up soon. There were a couple of other new blogs started but both seem to have already stopped posting after a few months. Should you wish to encourage these new bloggers head over to :Nihon Scope  and Watashiin Japan and give them some love.

I rely on people to submit entries for the list. so if you have a Japan related blog or site you wish to be included, please contact me.

Happy Holiday to everyone and all the best for 2018.
Jon

Heather writes the blog Appetite For Japan.
She says: "My blog, Appetite for Japan, has been running for about 1.5 years thus far (since November 2014). I update it approximately once a week.
Appetite for Japan has a focus on fun, modern places to see, things to do and food to eat in Japan. I travel to Japan regularly, visiting theme restaurants theme hotels, and events such as Halloween. I only write about places that I have personally visited and aim to provide readers with useful information to help them plan their own Japan trips."

Some new blogs for this week. So far we have :
NipponInsider from Daniela, which has been added to the list of Non English Language blogs on Japan list, as she started her blog written in German at the end of last year.
Japan Australia from John Asano, who has been blogging steadily for several years.
Yabatori from 'Chikenboy' which he describes thus : "the blog is a collection of humorous personal narratives divided into three categories: Late Night Tales, Living in Japan, and Eat Drink Play. It's meant to entertain as well as give some advice and insight for those who plan to come to Japan as well as those who are already here. At present I only have six posts but will continue to add content once or twice per week. "
Japanese Journey Johannes is learning Japanese in Germany, follow his journey on the way to fluency.

It's the end of the month and here's the latest round up of new blogs that have just started, or blogs that have been going for a while and only just been submitted and added to the main JapanBlogList

Japan as I find it A blog about a twenty-something Irish girl and her experiences of life in Tokyo, Japan. Ciara recently arrived back in Japan and is keen to share all that's good and bad about living and working in Japan.

Japanese Snacks and Candy Gallery is presented by Hiro, who includes a short video sections of herself tasting Japanese snacks and candy.

Food & Travels in Japan - Reports from Nasu Tak's life in Nasu with stories on travel, food and music.

Aus Products is blog of a small company, run by an Australian inventor living in Japan.

Purple Pen in Japan She's a teacher by profession and likes to share information with others.

Duc Su - Far from Home Duc Su lives in Japan and flies model helicopters.

Some Cat from Japan Judith is in her 20s, teaches english, married and has been blogging about food and and life in general in Japan since Sep 2011.

It's the end of the month and here's the latest round up of new blogs that have just started, or blogs that have been going for a while and only just been submitted and added to the main JapanBlogList

TokyoHometown Is put together by long-term Tokyo residents who know the city well and enjoy writing about and photographing the city's joyous quirks. There's good advice here on how to navigate the city, how to discover places that you will want to tell others about, and how to live here fully aware of what's going on around you.

Japanese Design Magdalene, a Polish graphic designer, presents Japan graphic design, including visual identity, posters, typography, illustrations, webdesign, as well as architecture, fashion or examples from the history of design. ( in English and Polish).

Japanverse.com wants to be your tour guide on Japanese culture, subculture, music, movies and news. They work around the clock to bring you the latest news regarding everything and anything Japan related. They focus on trends, music, style, pop-culture, anime, dramas, cinema, technology, subculture and other general news.

Poppin' Kitchen from Kumiko. She promises to post a new Japanese recipe every day.

usolee Kenji's an ALT with some artist ideas with photos and video entries.

Lunch Break Japan An English teacher shares the details of school lunches she is obliged to eat with the children. Recipes and interesting food finds from Tokyo and Saitama too.

Sneak in Japan Lee subtitles it 'Yet another boring blog, mainly about Kendo, but also in general about my visit to Japan. Enjoy ;)' which is an unusual way of trying to attract readers.

Onsen Addict If you need, love, or are curious about hot springs, this is the blog for you: steamy photographs (no porn), hot explanations rippling with the bare truth of Japanese hot springs and Japanese culture, and unbiased reviews. Step into the blog, and wet your toes, your whole body, your mind, your soul, and your computer .

Crystal's Colourful world her blog blog is mainly about food. She reviews restaurants in Japan also overseas.

This must be the place Japanese things from a lady in Japan books, movies, restaurants, vacations and things.

Of course blogs get deleted from the JapanBlogList too. A special vote thanks goes to Jeffrey, a reader who regularly keeps me informed of blogs that have stopped updating, or simply disappeared such as: 'Japan It up', 'Spartan in Tokyo', 'Scenic from Afar', 'Storm from the east', 'Tacos with chopsticks', 'Picture Japan' and many more. If I notice blogs have not posted in the last six months then I remove them, no notice or warning. If you spot any dead links please do let me know by dropping me a line at JapanBlogList[AT]gmail[dot].

It's the end of the month and here's the latest round up of new blogs that have just started, or blogs that have been going for a while and only just been submitted and added to the main JapanBlogList.com

London to Yasuoka Jovana is documenting her experiences in the small village of Yasuoka not only for friends and family but also for prospective JETs looking for information about the Programme.

Food for Life Dar is passionate about cooking and eating.Introducing homemade Shan,Japanese and Asian recipes is her first priority.

Mums and Kids Japan Advice about living in Japan, especially for mums and kids. Tips to make your life with children more enjoyable.

A walk in Japan Through blog entries, photos, and videos, A Walk in Japan provides information on culture, food, travel, and the JET Program. He's hoping to provide helpful information for tourists and JET applicants.

Life in Japan with toddlers Life in Saitama Japan with toddlers, regular updates on all things children related.

Rude Boy Abroad featuring journal-style entries about daily life, occasional critical analysis, and observations on topics such as language-learning, survival in a foreign culture, and all the things that make Japan a great country.

Gaijin Go Japan Every post at GaijinGoJapan is geolocated : Latitude, longitude, prefecture, city and district is tagged. Sign up and share your own photos of places of interest too.

Big in Japan Ashley lives in Miyagi and working at British Hills with her husband. She's been posting about their adventures since Aug 2011.

Candy Kawaii Lover Ashley Dy is a Japanese street style photographer & style blogger. She's into knitting and making her own clothes, Dior lingerie, decapitated barbie dolls and The Virgin Suicides.

Vipin Shankhar Vipin is student of Life and Life Sciences at Mie University. He's interested in traveling the world (worlds), and trying hard to make those travels an eternal memory. Photographs, videos, and the pen come to his aid.

Four seasons in Japan Ichinen lives in Yokohama and likes making Japanese confectionery, fancywork using Japanese cloth and handicrafts. Lots of photos of the things and places to see.

Marienni Tracey has traveled all her life and currently lives in Japan. She writes about beauty, food, Japan, and points of interest in her life. But, it may be a little too early to narrow it down, this blog is just beginning.

Mia and Lola go on various adventures throughout Tokyo and beyond. The perfect mix of spicy and sweet.. hey! Go over and join them at Mia xox Lola for photos, fashion and cute girls. (in English and Japanese)

Sequins and Cherry Blossom Fran blogs about Japan-related events in her home town of London, interspersed with Japanese cultural titbits. It's for Londoners and anyone else who's interested in Japan or London or both.

My Big Apple NY is brought you by Sawako Yasuda, a financial writer from Kobe, Japan. She is sharing her views, stories, experiences in NYC. Find out the taste of the Big Apple with her. (in English and Japanese)

Japan Trip

This is a double issue update of all the new blogs submitted to the Japan Blog List in the past couple of months.

Conquering Japan and Beyond Justin is a JET in Takamatsu.

Angry Gaijin Will be writing about her personal experiences as a former JET and current ALT working in Kyushu. Dealing with culture shock in Japan plus food, language, anime, history and more.

Tadaimatte Japan Ash lived in Japan and has now returned to Toronto.

A walk in Japan What it's like to be a JET in Awaji. Stephen has just arrived in Japan and hopes his blog will provide information on culture, food, travel, and helpful information for tourists and JET applicants.

An intern in Japan Amanda has just arrived.

JapanLovesMe.com lots of Japan related stories.

Registered Alien He's been here quite a while and has plenty to say on Life in Japan.

Food Science Japan He is interested in the Japanese food industry. Most of his posts follow new products, marketing and the
science behind these products.

Colors of Tokyo Her blog started in 2006, It has developed through the years into a photo journal, recipe book, and travel log. She's been in Japan since the start of the year.

Theresaurus Life in Japan from Theresa.

London To Yasuoka Jovana has completed all the formalities and arrived in Japan in July to start on the JET program.

Children of the Occupation Walter Hamilton, journalist, author and Tokyo correspondent for Australia Broadcasting Corp in 1980's has been putting together information on 150 people born in or near Kure in Hiroshima prefecture with Australian, American, British, Indian or New Zealander fathers. The website, book and blog aims to make the subject of fatherless mixed race children familiar to a wider audience.

Challenge Japanese Stephen is aiming to learn basic Japanese in three months. follow his challenge.

Yakuza Watch blog will be news based, include non-news topics like movie and book reviews. He's currently writing a series of books following the life of a yakuza gangster called "Yakuza Dynasty." They will be published as e-books in the near future.

Japanese Through Anime He claims learning Japanese from Anime really is possible and if you stick around his website long enough you'll soon find out how.

The JPN Journal Photos and stories from around Japan.

Rants and Raves on the Journey to the land of the Rising Sun Armand is a South-African in Brussels aiming to travel to Japan for a few years. He likes traveling and food.

Sydney Loose In Japan She's just arrived in Tokyo and loving it.

Ikimasho He's just a wee guy living in Tokyo who likes travelling, ramen, electronic music, punk rock, BMX, drawing, art, writing, cute stuff, quirky stuff and everything in between.

Japan Trip Blog A newly married couple decided to shoot some interesting moments of their trip to Japan. 5 episodes so far.

Espelancer Chronicles from a Navy guy studying at the Yamasa Institute in Okazaki for a month.

JaPonPon from a Spanish blogger in Japan.

Japan! Japan! Food and much more from Ron.

Vidasemvoltas from a Portugese blogger and keen sports fan in Japan.

It's the end of the month and here's the latest round up of new blogs that have just started, or blogs that have been going for a while and only just been submitted and added to the main JapanBlogList.com


Japan Loves Me "We Love Japan, so Share". Entertainment, Politics, Tech, Videos, What's hot and more news stories on Japan.

Life in Rural Japan Jo lives in a small town in southern Japan. She lives with her two children and Japanese husband and is learning more everyday about the world of Japanese agriculture and culture. She's been blogging consistently since 2006.

Lost in Translation Vivian is a Fashion writer in Tokyo.

Anicoma Diary Chow Qing from Malaysia. Potrays her journey in life as an otaku, a student and a Malaysian girl.

Made in Matsue Events,happenings, memories, food, drinks, crafts, dreams, impressions, ideas, everything & anything. All made in Matsue.

Tokyo Green Space Jared Braiterman is a design anthropologist living in Tokyo. He takes photographs and writes about nature in the world's biggest city. ( as mentioned in Japan times )

So Kyoto Starting March 1st 2012, Kyoto will be her home town for five months. Making her 'castle' at a tiny apartment in a charming neighborhood near Kyoto Imperial Palace. She's trying to squeeze as much culture and tradition as possible in these months. And a very good job she's done so far.

Life in the Land of the Rising Sun Kate is Cooking, traveling and photographing her way through life in Japan.

Diverse Japan is a dynamic and exciting blog created by writer Spencer Lloyd Peet and features articles, interviews and reviews on all aspects of Japanese culture, including art & entertainment, martial arts, food & drink and travel. It has contributions from many experts within various fields of Japan culture including authors, musicians and business persons sharing their knowledge and passions.

Wings 'n Things Birds and wildlife from Fukuoka. since Aug 2011.

A blog from West Tokyo Photos and cooking from West Tokyo.

Amanda Japanda Amanda has been learning Japanese for four years and has now started sharing her progress.

Mari Nori Sisters in Tokyo sharing their Fashion interests in English and Japanese. since Nov 2011.

Morning Musubi Adam is half Japanese and he hope with his website is to create a community large enough to really push each other and help everyone along there journey to learn this crazy language we call Japanese. The main feature of his site is the Weekly Challenge. A place where readers have a task with a deadline to help learners motivate themselves.

Return to Tokyo Laura is back in Tokyo and writing about all her new experiences and the usual crazy stuff.

Without my Diary Cassie's travelblog an infoblog for anyone interested in travelling to Japan, or working as an English ALT in Japan. Lots of detail of life as in Mitoyo, Kagawa on the island of Shikoku since she started in Jan 2012.

日本で... ( In Japan) Sydney is on his way to Japan for a month.

It's the end of the month and here's the latest round up of new blogs that have just started, or blogs that have been going for a while and only just been submitted and added to the main JapanBlogList.com

Tokyo Cheapo Dedicated to giving the best advice for making your yen go further when visiting or living in Tokyo. They cover everything from where to find the cheapest orange juice to finding cheap virtual offices.

Russell Jenkins Stoop Files Russell photographs mostly natural subjects in Japan and Australia.

Japan Let's Go "A Renaissance man, hoping to be" He left home to search for knowledge free. This is his story, his fight, go follow him.

The Japan Rants from a Japan lover who says his posts are meant to be a source of entertainment, and perhaps give a person or two something to relate to. Some of his posts will be just for laughs, and some will be a little deeper.

Dru's Misadventures and travels, mostly in Japan.

Kenji's Epic Journey A look into the life of a Japanese University student. Kenji is an American National living Japan for the past 3 years now. He goes to Doshisha University and is studying Global Communications.

Touching Sounds of hands A Japanese deaf woman living in the United States, and talking about the deaf japanese people's live, Japanese Culture, deaf culture and sign language. (in English and Japanese)

A Gaijin in Japan A variety of posts on good stuff in Japan mostly Tokyo in English and French.

Is this really a good idea? Richard, a British English teacher in Japan. It's all about Japan, and teaching, and food, and culture, and stuff like that.

BakaPad For anyone who has an interest in games, Japan or anything in between! Their goal is to provide lots of fun gaming and Japan related content by posting all kinds of weird and wonderful entries. They live and breathe gaming and Japanese culture, so we hope to be a platform for like-minded people to interact with each other.

Bizarre Culture of Japan Step right up, japanese Otaku, Find out weird japanese culture here.

The GayBot Times A blog mostly about Japan and stuff.

Alishan on the Move Adventures and daily life of the crew of sy Alishan (Taswell 43). At present based in Fukuoka, Japan.

Asian Lifestyle Design sharing practical tips on interior design, Feng Shui, Asian culture, superstitions, customs, food and family lifestyles.

Ultimate parking I've not really understood this one. Something about photos of people parking..?

AaaoMori Felicia promises to introduce bits and pieces of something interesting, beautiful, yummy, funny, great and exciting in Aomori.

Cool Japan Would like to introduce Japanese culture to you.

Advanced Japanese For Beginners Japanese linguistic trivia.

Cooori Blog A new website for a new way of learning Japanese. Cooori is a Japanese language learning software company dedicated to improve language learning. Combining cutting edge computer technology with the most recent and reliable scientific knowledge in the fields of brain research, cognitive psychology to produce a revolutionary method for learning languages online.

This months blogs added to the Japan Blog List

Marina's Tokyo Cafe Marina writes about her life in Tokyo, Japanese Culture and she features recipes and videos from her Japanese Kitchen.

The Japan Bucket List Lucy, being an obsessive-compulsive sort of person, and also a fanatic of bucket lists, thought it would be fun to set herself some challenges to encourage herself to experience Japan when she arrives in March.

Me A Cranberry Ale Trying hard baker-photographer-gardener, seamstress, Wife, mother, and home-maker from the Philippines currently living in Toyoyama Town, Aichi Prefecture.

The Pudcasts Rachel and Laura: Two foodies currently baking, grilling, stewing, saute-ing, BBQ-ing and icing their way through life in Japan.

Love Hate Bake Ella and Shana are cupcake enthusiasts, cafe nerds, and lovers of good design and good food. They want to share some of the things they love from Tokyo and around the world, including interviews with chefs, bloggers, baristas, DJs, recipes of their own, cafe and restaurant guides, product reviews and much much more, with a big dollop of creamy cupcake lovin’, ‘cause that’s their kind of thing.

All About Japanese Food Kiyomi graduated Tsuji Culinary School majoring in Japanese cuisine. She's blogging about Japanese cooking because "Japanese food is not just SUSHI or TEMPURA, there are many home cooking meals that are healthy and tasty". She's eager to become your Japanese Food Guide.

Sin Tonic She's currently studying Modern Japanese Studies in Germany. She'll be posting about daily life and videogames.

Japanologically She works for Interac as an ALT in Nagaizumi-cho in Shizuoka prefecture. She teaches exclusively at elementary schools and is enjoying every second of her crazy little adventure!

Around Tokyo was started in Sep 2011. Their idea was to create a site that would give tourists and travellers to Tokyo a fairly broad range of ideas of what is on offer here.

Not here for Green Tea and Onsens Stories and tips from surviving and hustling in Tokyo, from John LaTorre: Writer and Experienced Former Drunk.

Grinning Studio Run by a gentleman who calls himself Grin he describes his site :'I am looking for talented people in Japan that want to promote their hobby, or creative project to the English speaking community. I am the producer of the free podcast, and blog all about Music, arts, and entertainment in Japan. If you have a hobby, project, creative product, and some form of media I can link to such as a blog, website, order page, podcast, art portfolio, or the like, and you live in Japan please contact me to see how I can promote you for free.' . And so I did, and Steve interviewed me about JapanBlogList for his Podcast. Listen to our conversation here at Interview with Jonathan Allen Webmaster of JapanBlogList. He has also started a Facebook Group Japan Bloggers.

Cajun Gaijin Adam is a Cajun from Louisiana who’s moving to Japan to teach English. He’ll be chronicling hist adventures after he arrives in May.

Urban Postcards : Steven Crawford is a British lifestyle and editorial photographer living in Fukuoka City Japan.

Tokyo Excess Focused on Japanese pop culture, Japanese collectible culture, anime, science fiction, gadgets, some travel, and other interesting things.

Gurepufurutsu Means Grapefruit Chronicles Kelly's culinary adventures in Japan. Food, travel and recommendations.

Girl and Kat British astrophysicist who has recently moved to Japan with her cat.

Japanese Names Claims to be "The ultimate boys and girls Japanese names list with meanings in English." It's now newly updated for 2012.

My Japanese Language learning journal is, not surprisingly, about learning Japanese.

Six Days in Chiba A lot more interesting than the name sounds. 'Centipede is a jack of all trades, and an aspiring translator/game designer/ bum... He is also an avid gamer, anime fan, and self styled movie critic.'

Come Along to Japan Climbing Mount Fuji, zen-meditating in Matsushima, meeting robot Mickey Monroe in Sendai, petting a blue-eyed deer in Miyajima... Anni spent a month traveling through Japan, and turns out, it was the best time of her life.
Kiwi Vanilla Kinda weird pretty girl - that's her! She says she's a nutcase, but she's cute. She's a 20 year old from Argentina, who is pleased to meet you. Please enjoy her awesome blog of awesomeness.

Here's this months round up of blogs added to the Japan Blog List

The Girl in Translation Jess is about to arrive in Japan for a one year adventure.

Follow Noah Noah has already done some long distance walking the Tokaido from Kyoto to Tokyo in 2011 and he is planning another trip in 2012. The route will be from Hiroshima through Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto, along the Nakasendo to Tokyoto follow the legacy of and to search for the modern day locations of Hiroshige's paintings: The 69 Stations of the Kiso-Kaido. He'll be filming interviews and posting videos of his trip as he goes.

British Extract Kim is moving to Japan in March 2012 from England. She'll be volunteering in Takarazuka, working with the disabled and she's going to be keeping a blog about her daily life, differences in culture, fashion, etc, pretty much anything that is different or interesting from life in England.

Hokkaido Bandhunt Emilio and his friends have recently started interviewing bands in Hokkaido for their new blog. They will be updating once a month with new bands. All of their interviews are in English but they are planning on posting translations too.

Just us in Japan This is the story of three adults, two children and two dogs stationed in Japan.

Beacon Reports Bottom line tips for residents of Japan from Richard. Categories include :Legal and Taxation, Lifestyle and Culture, Personal Finance and Real Estate.

Amanda in Japan She's been in Japan since 2007, she says 'Being in Japan has taught me how to live.' read her story.

Japan Law Geek Offers an analysis of legal and political developments in Japan.

Japan Glimpsed Glimpses of Japan from Brian.

Haecceity: Lexi Chronicles Haecceity is the personal blog of Lexi, a twenty-something Pacific Northwest native with an English degree and a love of Japan. Here you will find assorted tales of international [mis]adventure alongside travel photos, opinion editorials, and anecdotes from the life of a devout wanderer.

Aussie on the Izu Sarah arrived in Japan just after the quake last year on the JET program. She's trying to set up a reasonably successful blog about Japan. (her words not mine!)

Life in and Life After Ariake Aggie was in Japan on the JET program, but now back home.

With Love from Japan Eustacia is going to study in Japan for 5 years under the Monbukagakusho (MEXT) Undergraduate scholarship. Follow her progress here.

The Only Blonde in Osaka is self described as: '21 year old blonde Kiwi seeks fame and fortune via pretentious and gimmicky travel blog that will inevitably discuss mundane observations of an exchange student's everyday life in Osaka, Japan, with a special focus on Japanese toilets.' started last week.

Japanese Odds and Ends proclaims "Is directed at a somewhat troubled audience and tries to fill the gap between those levels of Japanese for which there are plenty of learning materials."

This is How She Fight Start Hard to summarise this one, but some interesting and well written items on observations on life in Japan from Kure Kamo.

Far Away Blog Kevin is in Kobe, he's been teaching in Asia and is about to publish an E-Book on his experiences.

IroMegane describes itself thus: "Iromegane is the key to understand real Japanese society, culture and people. Japanese products are everywhere around us but Japanese people are barely known. They might be mysterious and strange for you but WHY? Iromegane helps you to fill your curiosity." They been posting since Feb 2011.

Handshakes and Hellos Paulo is a BBOY hailing from San Diego, California & is currently living in Sapporo, Hokkaido teaching English to the little kiddos. Amongst the many scenic photographs he posts of urban Sapporo, you'll also maybe surprised to discover random video clips of him breakdancing in his tiny Japanese apartment & possibly other parts of the city.

Travel in Nihon He's keen to travel all over Japan to areas ranging from Okinawa to Hokkaido and everything in between and he plans to capture as much as a person can.

Japan Travel Cafe Richard's website is devoted to living and traveling in Japan. He'll be posting observations, notes, photos and sketches. He says "This is not your typical travel website, this is my digital travel journal."

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This month's collection of new blogs submitted to the Japan Blog List.

Half/Rife from a Hafu.

The Weekly Japan Blog Sophie, in the UK posts every week about Japanese things.

Hokkaido Kanpai Stories and pictures from Hokkaido by Allie.

From Oxford to Japan from Mona, who's in Oxford and wants to come to Japan.

Naruhodo Steffen describes it as 'A blog mostly about Japanese culture and history, but the idea is that I can post anything that is related to Japan. There is not that many posts yet, but I aim to post a minimum of one post a week, most likely more.' I particularly like the post on a Japanese farting competition on an old scroll.

Travel Japan from Brad Maloney, who's just moved to Japan to teach English.

Big Sushi, Little fishes. from a suburb on the western edge of Tokyo, roughly halfway between the mountains of Okutama and the neon canyonlands of Shinujuku and downtown Tokyo.

Move over Godzilla, Taking on Tokyo Living, working and playing in Tokyo. Travels, daily discoveries and other interesting things from a koto playing

Tips for Brits in Tokyo Alex has just started a blog with some useful tips if you are British on where to buy stuff.

The Weeaboo describes itself as an oasis for otakus and Weeaboos. I'm guessing that if you know what a Weeaboo is then this site will be for you.

Me and My Man in Japan Elaine has just moved to Okinawa with her husband. Follow her adventures as she gets to know life in Japan.

The blog of Snobs from Daphne, a Japanese girl improving her English.

Learning Japanese thru pictures A picture a day to introduce a simple phrase or word of Japanese.

Adrienne in Japan Adrienne went on an exchange trip to Japan during university, and has just came back to Japan after finishing her course in applied linguistics. She teaches EFL and I loves it. This is her story.

Japan Our Dream Tia and her fiance have a dream to come and work in Japan. This is their story.

Here's this months selection of new blogs that have been submitted to the Japan Blog List

Tokyo Podcast started in August by Anthony, he's been producing weekly podcasts on subjects including 'Moving to Japan', Typhoon Roke, and Freelancing in Japan.

Kunisaki Introducing Kunisaki-shi. A city in Oita prefecture, Japan. "Ignore what Wikipedia says, this is truly the countryside of Japan, it's rural, and it is prime tourist / intrepid traveller territory." claims Alex.

Life in the land of Wa from Dustin and Laura. One family's adventures in Japan and everywhere in between.

Warai-banashi True stories of life in Tokyo.

Dream of Nippon KneeCap is a 27 year old wannabe student in Finland. He is so keen to come to Japan for his honeymoon with his wife that he is prepared to have a sponsored tatoo. So if you'd like to advertise on a Finnish student's shoulder please check him out.

Miisheru Currently in England, but hoping to get over to Japan some time.

Life of a Foreign Hachikin Describes herself as "Just a Chicago girl living in the countryside of Shikoku, Japan. Taking a bit of time living "the slow life," teaching English, and learning about being a foreign hachiken. I write about my daily life in Japan, the music scene around shikoku, and trying to desperately cling to inspiration for my photography."

Kangaroos and Kappas Language, Life , 日本語で post , Derricious Foodz and Japanese Mini Lessons from Daniel.

Tacos with Chopsticks Stylish photos and stories on things to do and places to go, from two Gaijins living in Yokohama.

Learn Japanese Fast Not really a blog, just an advert for some Japanese lessons, but could be of interest, I'm almost tempted to try the course for $99.

The Beautiful Home CompanyInspirational Images and Observations by an English Interior Stylist living in Japan.

Imagine Blog Imagine blog from Imagination Ink Studio & Study . Information and musings from the staff and students in Hamamatsu.

The Last Nan Ban JinThe Last Portuguese Man In Kyushu, Southwest Japan, since June 2008. In Portuguese.

Greglane his personal blog on web tech and other stuff in Japan.

And, if this list on the right hand side is not enough, please head on over to a fairly new site the JapanBlogDirectory. They've got a growing list of Japan themed blogs including quite a few that have not been submitted here!

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Here's the round up of new blogs submitted to JapanBlogList over the past two months.

Prime Minister Noda's English Blog A new Prime Minister, a new blog.

Travel Volunteerblog Katie & Jamie from the UK will visit all of Japan’s 47 prefectures and share their impressions until Dec 24th, having won a competition organised by a Japanese travel agency to promote tourism in Japan.

Eating Okinawa Kelly describes it as: "a blog about eating, making and buying food in Okinawa...but also a bit further afield as well."

June in Japan Written by a Zen Buddhist Nun about her experiences volunteering in Tohoku, with many people's stories and photos of area.

Japan Movie Review Promising looking blog of reviews of Japanese movies watched by the author.

Itsumo Japan about Japanese art, culture, language, travel, food and shopping, from a lady in Leeds.

Japon Blog Japanese things, in Spanish.

Tres Semanas en Japon Three weeks travelling around Japan on a 3600Y/day budget from Enzo, also in Spanish.

Short Small Sweet The adventures of a little dimpled girl living and working in the smallest prefecture of Japan. (Tottori).

iNanban Photo blog from Osaka and Tokyo.

East Meets West Japanese Mum, raising her children in America.

No Puri No Life! All things related to purikura:news, reviews and everything else. (that's 'cute photo stickers' that you take of yourself, if you, like me, were not aware of the term)

Guillaume Erard Life in Japan and Aikido resources.

Mochi Gashi About Japan and other related things. from a Japanese sweet lover.

Go Japanese They promise regular articles about Japanese cuisine, Japanese culture and important tips on places to visit in Japan.

Buoyancy in Japan Tokyo strolling from Qwerky.

The Stray Samurai Suzuki-san promises Japanese culture, trends, fashion, manga and gadgets.

Japan Survivor Bits and pieces from Ann.

Matt G Matt is a mech.eng. student arriving in Sendai very soon. He's hoping to make weekly posts about what it is like living and going to school in Sendai, along with whatever cultural information he can give.

Japan Life Trifles Day to day trifles on a family life in Japan.

Aprilus 20 Anime and movie reviews.

Perihele Osaka photo journal.

J Market Blog JMarket is an online marketplace offering Japanese products to individuals who lives outside Japan. Their blog has topics like Japanese culture, Japanese products, tips on how to shop from Japan, etc.

Ski Soldiers Recently arrived in Japan American soldiers.

GaiJinks Up to no good in Japan.

Skeptikai Defends science, Exposes pseudoscience, and discusses fascinating stories that go unnoticed elsewhere.

Nihongoichiban has over 800 posts about kanji, hiragana, katakana, grammar, vocabulary, fun etc. Updated daily.

Wow, it's been almost a year since I've taken over maintaining the list. So many new blogs, and also quite a few that have dropped by the wayside. Here's this month's selection of recently started blogs that have been submitted to the Japan Blog List.

A hundred views of Edo Enjoy Hiroshige's Ukiyoe, "A hundred Views of Edo". Makiko is going to visit the places where these Ukiyoe (woodblock printed) pictures were painted about 150 years ago in Tokyo and compare how those places look now. Text is both in English and Japanese.

Japanina's Food Corner Janina has been to Japan several times and is keen to share her Japanese recipes.

Beryl Pieces is intended to offer the Western reader glimpses into some lesser known aspects of parts of Asia, as well as into subjects connected to this region that are of interest to Beryl personally.

Lacquered Nothings A chronicle of the adventures of a Phoenician in Japan.

Life in Japan with Jason The continuing adventures of the Winter family in Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, Japan.

Ben Seab Japan + Tech . Life of an American engineer living in Tokyo.

Tokyo Restaurant Guide has a good selection of places reviewed for your dining pleasure.

Tokyo With Kids has got lots of useful links and posts about stuff for those with children.

Tokyo Travels Places to go, things to see in Tokyo.

Hello in Japanese is not a real blog I don't think, just a plug for language courses, but has a nice summary of the different ways of saying hello.


Through The Sapphire Sky hard to classify this one, but full of interesting arty things to reduce the stress in your life. Sapphire has been posting regularly since March 2009.

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Here's this month's selection of recently started blogs that have been submitted to the Japan Blog List

JapanEtc is a new blog started this month by Jasmin about the cool stuff in Japan.

Russian Senorita is written by a belly dancer teaching English in Southern Japan. She's documenting her life abroad.

Learn Japanese Adventure A blog on learning Japanese.

One Japanese Tetsuya Hatano's Blog
"One Japanese, one opinion. Nothing more, nothing less" is his tagline.

Goods Of Japan Jun started his blog this month because he wants to introduce Japanese cultures, customs, sights and goods for foreigners interested in Japan.

The Daily Paris from Paris Nakajima- Farran
A Japanese/Canadian writing about football, life and experiences. In Japanese and English.

Getting to Japan A Wanna be exchange student's blog.

Hello from Japan only 4 posts so far from Sakai-san.

Soulful Japan Describes itself as "focused on Japan as it has useful information about living and working in Japan, learning Japanese and etc. It also includes information about other Asian countries as well." But includes a featured post of Argentina and a section on the Caribbean! A professional looking blog, it seems to feature travel related posts from all over the world.

These blogs that have been running for a while and have been added to the list this month.

Hiragana Mama A bilingual mom trying to teach her kids Japanese while living in the United States.

Sigma 1 Intelligent political commentary on Japan from Corey in NZ.

Etceterata "Once a blog about art, but now more open to any social topic. Updated mostly when I feel like it." is how Owen describes his blog.

Gwynnie's Adventure Japan A welsh girl teaching English in Hamamatsu. She's been in Japan over a year and got a good collection of links to EFL teaching resources.

Whoa... I'm in Japan interesting stuff from Amanda in Tokyo, also teaching English.

Tales from East A variety of topics on Japanese subjects.

Tokyo Penguin from Matt in Seoul. He's a freelance journalist blogging about Tokyo and traveling in Japan and other countries.

Anime Maniacs from Julian in Melbourne. Over 8,000 followers on Facebook.

It's not just Mud Jamie quit his job to volunteer in Tohoku. Stories of the work he's doing.

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I'm a little late with this month's round-up of the new blogs that have been submitted for addition to the JapanBloglist. As usual I take the opportunity once a month to highlight blogs that have just been started. Only after they have been posting for at least three months, do they get added to the main list on the right hand side.

Tomochoco Life and Travel and Japan. Anna has started a blog this month with some good posts so far. She wants to inspire people to continue to visit Japan, despite the earthquake.

Vivian In Japan Vivian teaches English in Utsunomiya, and shares lots of photos of her life and travels in Japan.

We Blog in Japan is written by Marie and Dr Ben, a couple moving to Japan in September 2011. They have been preparing for three years and would like to share their preparations and their experiences once they arrive.

Stephen Crawford Urban postcards from a photographer in Fukuoka city.

Lens on Japan A photo blog from around japan.

We Love Kansai reviews and notes on things to do in the Kansai region.

Kaley In Japan Kaley has just started her blog and she thinks she is starting to find the "groove" of it. She has started the Problogger challenge to hone her blogging skills and make it a success. Kaley has big dreams for the blog and really wants to touch the lives of people.

Los Ojos de Ella Is in spanish, but you can use google to translate. There's plenty of content there since October 2011 and it must be popular since Fernán had 498 followers on facebook.

Osaka Bentures Saul has a social media based business and has asked, pleaded and demanded to be added to the list. I'm still not entirely sure what he does or what the theme of the blog is, but see what you think.

JapanAlicious : It's about the 'Gaijin Experience'. Going to Japan, learning Japanese and getting into adventures. Japanalicious is a new spaced repetition SRS app that is currently in development by Najaf in London. It's goal is to make reviewing Japanese sentences fun.

Humble Bunny Humble Bunny Design is an international firm based in Tokyo, run by American designer Nathan.

Lay Yin Living, Studying, Styling and Loving in Japan. Only 2 posts so far.

Like an Inoshishi A good start with one post in May, but none since....

These are some of the blogs added to the list month:

Samurai Shonan is a very cheeky little blog, lots of photos of the wild, the wacky and the sexy from Japan. (potentially NSFW.. depends where you work!)

The Japan Guy A wide selection of articles and posts about all things Japanese.

Freedom in Harmony From Alan Botsford,
Kamakura, Japan editor of Poetry Kanto, poet, author, professor. A quite prolific blogger since March 2011.

Okaasan and Me Home life with an elderly Japanese lady (Okaasan) who has to live with a not-so-sweet foreign daughter-in-law (Oyomesan). has been posting since 2008.

March and April have been another bumper time for new blogs. Here's the list of new or recently added blogs.

Cafe Japan setup this month is about Japan and its people.Writers from all over the world plan to look at various aspects of Japan’s culture, traditions, food, and lifestyle. They've started with Sushi, Sumo and Mangakissa.

Tokyo Writer Aimee Weinstein has some well written posts about Tokyo.

Geisha Interrupted has restarted blogging after a long intermission. She has worked as a nightclub hostess, a pre-school teacher and a Japanese-English translator. Currently she's an English tutor and a non-fiction author who is trying very, very hard to become a novelist.

JapanTastic Started this month with posts including items on: Handcrafted original concept watches, Misoka Toothbrush With A Nanomineral Coating , Ink-jet printing on traditional Japanese paper and Teddy Bears.

Coco Mino Life in Kawagoe. Some photos and snippets about life.

Nihongo-Pro Is the blog of a company offering online private lessons.

Spartan in Tokyo Has been posting since 2009. How to enjoy tokyo life without spending large amounts of money, from a man living a spartan lifestyle.

Tokyo Play The experiences of an Australian living in Tokyo. The best restaurants, food, fun, and tips on how to survive in one of the world's biggest cities. Sarah arrived in November 2010 and has been enjoying Tokyo life.

Kawai I love You from a young American lady who plans to document the quirky, cute, ephemeral etcetera around her in Fukuoka.

Daily Japanese Brian starting the blog in March and has been posting regularly with some hints and tips for learning Japanese.

Psycho Socks Impressions by an exchange student in Japan.

Después del Temblor is a blog in Spanish about the latest news about Japan after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, written by Lily, an Argentinian in Tokyo. It has useful info on donations, volunteering, radiation, etc.

Japan News Today A selection of news items, very heavy on the photos that makes the site slow to load.

MMM Fruit mmm... photos of Osaka and food. From Sharleen, a Californian girl who lives for food, photography, and crafting,
and who believes that there is no such thing as too cute.

Storm from the East A Web magazine from Richard Knobbs, a British writer, illustrator and designer working out of his Tokyo-based home studio. With original articles about design, branding and other topics, as well as the latest design, architecture, art and culture news.

Gus Goes East A UA Applied Linguistics graduate learns about his sister city in Japan.

Tiny Reactors nothing to do with the nuclear issue, a photo blog from Niihama, Ehime, Japan.

Funny Nippon News Some of the lighter news items from the Japanese press, translated by Kai.

Food Delica from Gourmet Sasha in Kyoto. A bilingual blog about food and eating from Kyoto, Japan and beyond. Restaurant reviews, recipes and plenty of photos.

Traveling TenguA culture and travel blog. Only started in April.

Life in Japan Japan Living and Earthquake advice from an English teacher in Aomori.

Toki doki tokyo Sometimes about Tokyo, sometimes elsewhere.

The Belly Chronicles A very personal blog on family life for a mum in Yokohama.

The list of resources about the earthquake is here and will be updated with any new information I get.

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I've been on holiday since the 13th March, the Sunday after the earthquake, ( Holiday was planned long in advance) so apologies for the lack of updates during these difficult times. Normal updates to the blog list will resume soon, I'll be updating this post with new and useful blogs and information as I go through the back log of submissions .

This one is very useful for latest updates in English on the transport situation in Kanto region :
Kanto Train Status

It is being translated by volunteers. Source Jorudan

Japan geigermap at-a-glance List of crowd sourced Geiger counters around the country.

Pachube Another site on Crowd sourced realtime radiation monitoring in Japan.

Japan Spark Relief Empowers communities & organizations to quickly share accurate information and provide relief during a disaster.

The Spark Relief team built and launched a housing site (web & mobile platform) for displaced Japan Quake victims to find temporary housing. It has gone live already, with a Japanese and English translation.

Within the first 4 hours, they had 50 community members offering housing not only in Japan, but various parts of the world. The team of volunteer developers built the entire web database platform within 3.5 days and it is up and taking off. reviewed on Mashable.com.

Quakebook.org The 2:46 Quakebook project started with a tweet and is on the verge of something great. Led by Blogger, OurManInAbiko, a call went out across Twitter for contributors to create a book to raise funds for Red Cross Japan. The contributions in 2:46 Quakebook have come from a wide variety of sources, and include photographs, personal accounts, drawings; each telling their own tale. All revenues from sales of the book goes directly to Red Cross, Japan. On sale NOW. GET YOUR COPY HERE, spread the word .

Links to all JapanTimes stories on the event including links to many other resources, phone numbers and websites.

Foreign Volunteers Japan Has been setup to gather willing foreigners, who wish to do volunteer work at an appropriate time and when required in the wake of the disaster.

Knit For Japan Knitting charity to support victims of the Tohoku quake setup by Bernd Kestler. Every stitch can make a difference!

Write for Tohoku Another writing project has already got 30 contributions is should be published soon. All proceeds to Red Cross for survivors of the Quake.

Tohoku Quake multilingual support A non profit organisation established to support foreign victims of the quake. Hotlines and information available in English , 中文 ,한글 ,Português, Español, Tagalog, Bahasa Indonesia, Tiếng Việt, ภาษาไทย ,「やさしい日本語」 日本語 .

Tsunami - Magnitude 9 a French initiative whereby drawings/paintings will be sold and profits sent to Give 2 Asia.

Modern Girl - Ways to help Japan An excellent list of ways to help.

Other fundraising activities for Quake survivors :

Help Japan Wiki Resources to aid Japan's earthquake relief, all in one place. Freely editable list of events and donation resources.

PlanetMOMEKO Prayers for Japan by the artist Yuko Adachi.

Three Lions and Wedding The Three Lions pub in Yokyohama is celebrating the Royal wedding with a fund raising event on April 29th 2011 from 6pm.

Shakin' it Back : Sunday 1st May at the 'What the Dickens' pub in Ebisu. Starts at 4:30 to 7:30pm, readers can are free to read their own poetry or perform music.

Run For Japan USA A 3.5 Km Fun Walk / 8Km Fun Run
Sunday, May 1 Race starts @8:30AM, Shoreline Park, Mountain View, CA. USA.

San Fran Chefs Unite On May 7th & 8th a line of top San Francisco chefs will create a meal you can’t get anywhere else. A 6 course Japanese inspired meal. All proceeds to Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California's Quake relief fund.

Volunteer options for people prepared to go the affected area and help in person :

All Hands has space for 20 people to stay in two locations in Rikuzentakata and Ofunato.

Other links from Japan Times Japan Pulse blog.


Please help pass on the links and let me know any others that can be useful.

February has been another busy month for submissions. The list has reached almost 300 blogs as of this evening and more come in every day. Here's my monthly round of the brand new blogs started this month :

Japan Travel Mate from Dean started recently and has got some good ideas on what to do when visiting Japan.

Best Way to Learn Japanese is dedicated to learning Japanese.

Ken Sanada Ken's just started this month, but has already put up good number of posts on News and trends about Japanese Drama, Movies, Actors and Actresses.

Tiny Plastic Food from Uiggu. She's a blonde Japanese-speaking girl living in Tokyo with her Japanese man. She said in her email she's become one of those really annoying people who take iPhone pics of EVERYTHING saying 'I have to blog this later'.

Japanese Gems Join Gemma as she navigates through her semester abroad in Hirakata.

Jimbo's Japan Jimbo lives in Oklahoma, loves Japan and is always studying Japanese.

My Life's Expedition Adventures, struggles and humorous anecdotes from Jill's life in Iizuka,Kyushu as en English teacher.

Only A Gaijin Just started in February with some observations on life as a Gaijin.

And here are some of the other already established blogs added this month :

Tokyo Trawler A 24 year-old Londoner, wandering around the streets of Tokyo with a camera, mic and a bloody big fishing net.

Iffy bizness JapaneseCultureGoNow! tokyo coin-locker headspace stuff by andrez bergen .

Fun Travel in Japan Japan has many wonderful destinations you should visit, tasty foods you should try, and pleasant people you should meet. Tomo and his wife provide you the real fun stuff with useful information and practical tips to make your trip in Japan more enjoyable.

In Praise of Izakaya ..an expat denizen of Tokyo with a penchant for sparkly dining partners, jazz bars and izakaya.

Follow us on Twitter to see the blogs that get added on a regular basis and watch out for my round up of the months brand new blogs at the end of the month.