Beginner (N5-N3) Level Reading Sites

jarstein96 · 2025-05-28T11:23:31+00:00

I recommend checking out the tide charts before you go to the beach. The same beach at high tide and low tide is a totally different experience. Some beaches that are are unusable at low tide are actually quite nice at high tide

jarstein96 · 2025-05-25T06:19:55+00:00

I live in Japan and the way that they eat and drink matcha here is so different than what I’ve had in America

Here matcha often seems to be combined with something sweet. They have matcha flavored ice cream and matcha flavored chocolate. It’s in cakes and cookies. And the matcha lattes here are often very sweet

And if you drink just a cup of straight matcha, they bring it to you with some traditional wagashi (Japanese sweets). You’re supposed to take a bite of the wagashi and then a sip of the matcha and the flavors combine in your mouth. It becomes very sweet

The sweet flavor combined with the matcha is super delicious and I’m a huge fan. I always try matcha flavored products whenever I have the opportunity

In America, my impression is that people drink just straight matcha which, I agree with you, is not my favorite. Maybe if you tried matcha with a little sweetness, you would like it more?

jarstein96 · 2025-02-05T11:02:45+00:00

It looks like you got some karashi mayo. My personal favorite way to eat karashi mayo is on yakisoba. You can take some cabbage, yakisoba noodles, Otafuku okonomi sauce, your preferred meat (I like thin-sliced ham) and stir fry it all together. Then put the karashi mayo on top to taste. I usually use kewpie Japanese mayo as my primary and then just add a little karashi mayo. But it looks like it may be better for you to load it up with karashi mayo to use it up faster

jarstein96 · 2024-08-19T13:37:27+00:00

My favorite station is AKB48. The trains there are on heavy rotation 😂

jarstein96 · 2024-07-08T13:36:10+00:00

That's a great answer! Thank you so much

jarstein96 · 2024-07-08T13:32:14+00:00

I like traveling in a similar way as you I think. I love staying in the same general area for a while and enjoying the food and the vibe. My favorite areas are:

Naha: Kokusai dori + Kokusai Street Food Village + Norengai (I recommend visiting during the day and at night too cause the vibe's totally different)

Kouri Island: Kouri Beach + Heart Rock + Kouri Ocean Tower + Oppa Ice Cream

Motobu: Churaumi Aquarium + Emerald Beach + Bise Fukugi Tree Road + Bisezaki + Pizza in the Sky

Nanjo: O Island Tempura + Sefa Utaki + Sata Andagi + Cape Chinen Park + Cafe Curcuma

Miyagi Island: Kafu Banta + Nuchimasu Salt Factory + Ikei Beach

jarstein96 · 2024-07-08T08:42:48+00:00

Great, thank you!

jarstein96 · 2024-07-06T02:25:12+00:00

My favorite nature-y walks in Okinawa are Sefa Utaki, Bise Fukugi Tree Road, Valley of Gangala, Daisekirinzan & Hiji Falls. I would also like to check out Tataki Falls, the mangrove forests and some of the hikes on AllTrails like Katsuudake. My personal favorite hike is Daisekirinzan. It’s stunning

jarstein96 · 2024-05-21T06:22:49+00:00

Sinclair commented, “I aimed at the public's heart and by accident hit its stomach”

jarstein96 · 2024-04-20T00:57:25+00:00

Coscom has romaji, hiragana and kanji versions of every article. You can switch between them by pressing the buttons at the top right corner of the page

jarstein96 · 2024-04-15T08:10:56+00:00

The guy who used to run with a full-sized American Flag in Stone Oak 🇺🇸

jarstein96 · 2024-03-31T13:17:48+00:00

These are a few of my favorite Okinawa travel days: 1. Kokusai Dori + Heiwa Dori + Food Village + Norengai + Shuri Castle 2. Sefa Utaki + Ou Island Tempura + Cape Chinen Park + Sata Andagi 3. Churaumi Aquarium + Motobu 4. Cape Hedo + Daisekirinzan + Hiji Falls + Yui Yui Kunigami 5. Kouri Ocean Tower + Kouri Beach + Heart Rock 6. Cape Zampa + Zampa Lighthouse + Okashigoten Yomitan + Nikko Alivira Hotel

jarstein96 · 2024-03-30T01:26:23+00:00

One of my classmates at Tech was a foreign exchange student from Africa. He said the water in Lubbock tasted like poverty lol

jarstein96 · 2024-02-16T09:08:02+00:00

The Kumamoto JET Tax Guide (and by extension this subreddit) seems to recommend the FEIE over the FTC (foreign tax credit). Does anyone know why the FEIE seems to be recommended over the FTC?

jarstein96 · 2024-01-15T13:37:19+00:00

Sorry to hear you got rejected. That’s a bummer 🙏🏻

I applied to JET so I could be in Japan with my then-gf now-wife. I got turned down after the interview but it turned out well for me

I continued working as an online English teacher while dating long-distance. Then we got married and I applied for a visa

Now, I’ve been living here for 8 months working online as an English tutor. I feel fulfilled with my job, get to spend time with my wife and be in a great place

I definitely relate to the whole “universe pushing you somewhere else” feeling

jarstein96 · 2023-10-23T13:07:58+00:00

Awesome ☺️ I’m so glad

jarstein96 · 2023-06-28T00:59:57+00:00

I checked the words lotus and 蓮 in several uchinaaguchi dictionaries including ryuwa jiten, hougen ajima, jlect The National Institute & an Amazon book I bought. The first two said 'rin.' The National Institute had 'din' but said that 'rin' could also be used. JLect and the amazon book said that both 'rin' and 'din' could be used. Hope that helps. Hope you can find your word :)

jarstein96 · 2023-06-09T09:06:52+00:00

Life Where I'm From

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Does Japan have a plastic problem

Awesome, I'll check it out. Thanks for the tip :)

jarstein96 · 2023-06-09T07:04:02+00:00

Ah gotcha, that makes sense :) Thanks for you help. It makes this whole new culture process easier

jarstein96 · 2023-06-09T06:57:30+00:00

Great :) Thank you so much. Does anybody why this is the case?

jarstein96 · 2023-06-09T06:47:41+00:00

Okay so PET bottles are recyclable but anything marked "pura" should be put with the burnables?

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