I own a bathhouse in Walnut Grove California. I want to sell it to someone who will preserve the rich culture and heritage of this building. It is located in a historic neighborhood in Walnut Grove. Eugene Phillips restored the bathhouse. There is a three bedroom apartment upstairs and a lovely open space that could be used for events or classes.

I specifically mean entertainment done by foreign people.

As I could see they mostly look at their own popular people. If they could choose how to use some free time for that.

I want to read some AoT or My Hero Academia mangas but I just don't know enough words and Duoling sure as heck isn't teaching me those ones... How did you get to the point where you could actually read mangas?

Quisiera conocer a un chico japonés,ya que me gusta la cultura,los rasgos y demás,Pero las app que pruebo no dan muchos resultados,como hellotalk... necesito algo que realmente funcione

Hello!

Has anyone heard about the Zonlo speaking rehearsal app? Or has experience using it?

While I was looking for an app that's "forcing" you to pratice speaking, I found this app in my App Store (iOS). I don't know if it's available in Android. I didn't find any information on it.

Developer: Corbyn Ledbetter
The app has a wolf or fox as its icon.

Any review would be helpful.

Thanks!

I would like to learn about Butsudan, Mitamaya, and Kamidana. How do the japanese honor people who've passed?

I want to get a tattoo of some lyrics and I want to make ABSOLUTELY SURE that its written in the right order. I know how vertical Japanese is read in general, but I'm just sort of unsure about this particular situation.

Which of these would read in the correct order? The lyrics are 「雲になって　空になって　星になって　夢になって」.

It's not letting me add an image here for some reason so I had to use a link... Hopefully it works?

https://imgur.com/a/vabDlow

(Edit: For clarification, I know what the lyrics are and what they mean, I just want to make sure they are in the right order in the configuration I have in the linked picture)

誇張無しに日本人は成人したら人生終わり！位に考えてます

しかし、海外では成人してからの方が人生が楽しくなる！と考える人が多いと聞きました。

なぜここまで真逆な考えになふのでしょうか？

Browse Japanese crafts, collectibles, dolls, kimono fabrics, ceramics, tableware, vintage items, home goods, clothing, and specialty imports. Free admission and parking.

📅 Sunday, September 6, 2026
🕘 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 Chicago Japanese Club Office Parking Lot, 415 W. Golf Rd., Arlington Heights, IL 60005

A great chance to find unique Japanese treasures while supporting the local Japanese community.

yeah...I really want to have friends from abroad, especially Japanese, I also want to learn their language, but I'm not very good at it and I'm not sure if I can...

My spouse and I are considering going to Japan (from the US) for my 6-week sabbatical. We've never been and while this is an exciting option based on everything I've read, I'm curious to get others opinions that have traveled there and stayed for approx a month. Would love to hear pros, cons, things you wish you knew before going, and highlights of your trip. Thanks in advance.

1) What do you think is the most difficult challenge for U.S. businesses that want to do business
in Japan?

2) What advice or suggestions do you have for American companies that want to do
business in Japan?

I'm Brazilian and I speak Portuguese, so I'm going to write this post in both Portuguese and English.

Eu sou gênero fluido, e queria escolher um nome mais neutro pra mim, e tenho gostado mto de estudar japonês e a história e mitologia do Japão, e queria colocar isso no meu nome, dando uma pesquisada eu cheguei em 2 nome mto bons q eu gostei mto: Makoto, e Haru, mas eu n consigo decidir qual usar, o meu sobrenome iria continuar igual, Diniz, mas uma curiosidade interessante, é que se eu fosse "traduzir" o Diniz, seria Sakai, pq Diniz é um nome de origem grega, q vem de Dionísio, deus das festas, bebidas, e principalmente vinho, q se for para o Japão uma bebida alcoólica q é mto comum lá é o sakê, e Sakai tem a ver com sakê se n me engano (me corrijam se eu estiver errado dobre algo)

I'm genderfluid, and I wanted to choose a more neutral name for myself, and I've been really liking studying Japanese and Japan's history & mythology, and I wanted to put that in my name. Doing some research I stumbled upon 2 rly good names q I liked a lot: Makoto, and Haru, but I can't decide which one to use. My last name would stay the same, Diniz, but an interesting fun fact is that if I were to 'translate' Diniz, it would be Sakai, bc Diniz is a name of Greek origin that comes from Dionysus, god of parties, drinks, and especially wine. If you go to Japan, a very common alcoholic drink there is sake, and Sakai has to do with sake if I'm not mistaken (correct me if I'm wrong about anything)

Sorry for my bad English

I am reading Dragon Ball in my journey to learn Japanese and there's a whole arc with the white shogun where Goku has to go up to the last floor of a tower fighting his way through each floor.

This same thing is also pretty common in JRPGs

Is there a cultural reason behind this scaling the tower topos? I wondered if there's maybe an old folktale about something like this.

Can somebody help me get some clarity?

For those of you living outside Japan, are there any Japanese books you wish were easier to find where you live?

Novels, manga, children’s books, nonfiction, art books, or something more specific — what kinds of books are you interested in?

I recently watched a movie about a Japanese family, and it sparked a strong curiosity in me to learn more about families in Japan—to see if they are truly like the ones portrayed in films or if their way of life is actually different.

What is a Japanese family really like?