Before starting my own blog a couple years ago I used to be a big reader of blogs on the various topics that were of interest to me from video games to technology to Japan. I don’t think of myself as an vastly experienced blogger but it has been interesting to watch the Japan niche expand over the years as more and more bloggers join the J-blogging family. I thought I’d share a few awesome Japan related blogs I have discovered over the past few months. Check them out and then share the link to an awesome Japan related blog you’d like to share in the comments below.
- Zonjineko! – A blog about Japan written by an Aussie who visit frequently who wants to share his experiences traveling and learning the Japanese language. Check it out as awesome photography and relevant language tips await.
- Wide Island View – A magazine style website written by JET program participants in Hiroshima Japan. As someone interested it participating in the JET program in the future it’s good to be able to read about the experiences of current participants.
- Raw Japan – Japan is more than just samurai, anime, technology, geisha,, trains, moe, temples etc. As one of the largest economies in the world what happens in Japan seriously affects what happens economically, socially and politically in other countries. Raw Japan provides that look into the serious side of Japan.
- Chokochoko – Don’t let the lack of it’s own top level domain name fool you, this site is easily one of the best Japanese language blogs I have ever seen packed full of Japanese writing, reading, study tips and freebies. A MUST visit for Japanese language learners.
- CNNgo Tokyo – The least recent of my recently discovered J-blogs, I have been following it for just under a year since it’s first few posts. It’s useful articles will a very valuable resource as I plan out the places to go and things to do when Operation Visit Japan reaches it’s later stages.
- Big Flying Robots – The author of this blog is a longtime internet pal of mine who has inspired me more than he knows. After recently realizing his dream of moving to Japan (Hokkaido) he blogs about his experiences as he discovers new things everyday in the land of the rising sun, complete with lots of photos.
- XO Tokyo Blog – My interest in Japan and specifically Tokyo has also sparked an interest in fashion and street photography. No other blog that I have seen combines those interest quite like this one and with only two posts so far (at the time of this article) I can’t wait to see what other awesome Tokyo awesomeness awaits ^_^.
Which blogs would you like to share?
So there you have it a list of 7 Japan related blogs I recently discovered, in no particular order. It was after completing this post that I realized that the list comprised such an eclectic mix of different Japan topics we all love so much from language to street photography to travel tips. Don’t forget to leave a comment with one Japan related blog you’d like for me to take a look at as I enjoy reading about Japan as much as I do blogging about it!
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P.S. – This is the 700th post on Jamaipanese.com (\^_^/)
Great list! I’ve bookmarked a lot of these sites now.
In an act of shameless self-promotion, here’s my Japan travel and information site – http://www.iheartjapan.ca/ :)
Good list!
And I have a couple more for you:
http://i-cjw.com/blog/ – a mountaineer who goes places most nominally sane people wouldn’t dream of, and brings back incredible photos and superb prose. I don’t even have any great interest in mountaineering but I wouldn’t think of missing one of his posts. They don’t come often enough though.
http://nihonshock.com/ – always interesting miscellany. Notable as the home of the Japanese Cheat Sheet.
http://www.fukuokadreaming.com/ – “A blog about how to see Fukuoka through the eyes of a local and the curiosity of a tourist!” – lots of interesting articles about the Fukuoka area, and some very nice Japanese recipes.
Thanks for sharing these, I just added a few to my Google Reader! I am always looking for new and interesting blogs to read.![[japan]](http://www.jamaipanese.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/japan.jpg)
thanks for the links.
I usually read http://www.wordpress.tokyotimes.org/
I’ll check those out. Happy 700 – keep up the good work.
Thank you sir Blue Shoe!
Hey thanks for the feature! JAMAIPANESEは最高だ！How is the view from Jamaica (or Japan)?
thanks for dropping by, your blog is worthy of the mention. The view from Jamaica is quite sunny. Haven’t been to Japan yet, but hope to next July!
Thanks for the mention! We’re glad you’re enjoying the Wide Island View and sharing it with others. If you’d like to write a piece to guest post some time, let me know! We are always looking for new and interesting stories about Japan. Here’s our contact page: http://www.wideislandview.com/?page_id=84
Take care and thanks for reading!
Gail Meadows
you are welcome. Will definitely look into that guest posting offer.
Blogs about Japan seem to be endless. I wonder, if they have as many readers as yours. For me, yours is my mail Japanese themed one, so my friend, I trust you speak the truth and nothing but the truth![[tongue]](http://www.jamaipanese.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/tongue.jpg)
hehehe, thanks pal. I have appreciated your support over the years.
Awesome! I’ll have to check them out too.![[japan]](http://www.jamaipanese.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/japan.jpg)
Thanks for sharing.
you are welcome Lina ^^
This isn’t for everyones taste, but they post a lot of interesting and funny stuff. HikanNinja.com does a lot of pop culture and random things.
Great catches! I really liked chokochoko! Thanks for sharing![[jamaica]](http://www.jamaipanese.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/jamaica.jpg)
loco
Hey man, thanks SO MUCH for including Big Flying Robots on the list =) I’m honored. No updates recently because it’s evolved into a different site @ a different domain (http://galaxicos.com) My bad =P. Same but slightly refocused (on encounters in entertainment and personal stuff soon to come) THANKS AGAIN ^-^/ You’re awesome, Kirk!
hey pal!
too bad big flying robots was re-focused on another domain, I really like the personalized articles and photographs of Japan
my own blog at http://peterpayne.net (going back to 1997, ye gads).
This is a nice list – I like some of these as well!
Great about about Japan blog http://sport-japan.blogspot.com/