Do you wear a surgical mask in public?
I often wear a surgical mask when I go outside for a number of reasons. Hygiene: I’m a…
Does foreign student living in Japan need to pay for NHK subscription fee?
I am a foreign student studying and living in Japan. I am currently living on school campus. Throughout…
I’ve been getting calls nonstop since renting an apartment + question about fire insurance
Calls from internet providers in which they take like 1h explaining every single plan, calls from gas companies……
Weekly discussion and small questions thread
In response to user feedback, this is a recurring thread for general discussion about learning Japanese, and for…
Mt. Kurikoma, Iwate Prefecture – “Carpet of the Gods”
Autumn 2025 Series, Part 86: Mt. Kurikoma by sonderewander
![Mt.Fuji [OC]](https://www.lonelyjapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/7mp26efgazrg1-380x220.jpg)
Mt.Fuji [OC]
Date: 8 March 2026 by Sima-san
The view before reaching Ginkaku-ji is stunning. 🌸
The view before reaching Ginkaku-ji is stunning. 🌸 by Careless-Purchase-67
Just for fun 🤪 decided to see how much of “plastic love” I can understand after 4 months of studying and roughly 1000 words learned.
The results are kind of ambiguous. On the one hand it's happy that I recognize so many words.…
JR East: we don’t have enough money to figure out how to keep departure melodies. Also JR East:
JR East: we don’t have enough money to figure out how to keep departure melodies. Also JR East:…
Shinkansen heat, why😭
I'm on the JR east Sendai – Tokyo route right now and I am boiling. I took off…
Best Croissant in Kyoto?
Title says it all really. Please give me your tastiest recommendations 🙏 Where can I go to get…
American here. How do I ship something back to the states with a lithium battery? Do I need to use off base?
American here. How do I ship something back to the states with a lithium battery? Do I need…