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こんにちは！
Some years ago, I studied Japanese here on TextFugu. I think I reached an intermediate level.
My spare time became sparse, so I had to give up something. That something became Japanese. The anki-deck grew larger and larger, which stressed me, and I began feeling insufficient.
However, I really liked studying Japanese. Not necessarily because I thought I could use it for anything, but there was something about it that I really liked. I don’t know what, but I don’t think any other language would set me in that mood. I missed Japanese but I knew the anki-deck would stress me.
My life has changed since. I’ve begun studying musicology at the University of Copenhagen, which I enjoy a lot.
A friend and I think about planning a trip to Japan, which reignited my desire for Japanese.
Now, when I start up again, how much I’ve forgotten overwhelms me. All the kanji, all the grammatical structures and even with some of the kana am I struggling. I’ve looked at hiragana today, and I think I’m safe there, but I still have to look a little bit at katakana.
Are any of the old Textfugutarian still active?Hi Cimmik, it’s hard to start over but it’s also good so you know your drawbacks and improving points.
Hope you have a quick restart and warm up.Welcome back! Haven’t seen you in a while. =)
Where are you planning to visit in particular?
Thank you, Herick. I have an idea of how the language works, what’s difficult and it’s logic. So, I’m already warm.
Thank you Joel. Long time no see.
We are still just brainstorming. We are very interested in the old Japanese culture, so we think about visiting a few of the temples on the Shikoku pilgrimage. Maybe Imperial Palace in Kyoto or Tokyo. Probably Kyoto as it is closer to Shikoku.
I am a huge fan of the jazz pianist Hiromi, so I’ll certainly catch one of her concerts.
There’s still a lot to plan.Listen to Hiromi here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oz143PbnUo&ab_channel=NPRMusicI’m just starting the very earliest planning stages of a group trip with my sci-fi and fantasy club from university – it’s tentatively slated for February 2018, and the only things that are definitely on the itinerary are Universal Studios and Tokyo Disneyland. I’m trying to press for a stay in an onsen town ryokan on at least one night. =)
You can’t actually enter the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, so that narrows down your options a little bit. It’s still in use, after all. =P
That sounds cool, Joel.
Do you then know about Imperial Palace in Kyoto can be entered? I’ve gotten the impression that Kyoto is more beautiful than Tokyo when it comes to the old traditional architecture, so I think it is okay to got to Kyoto rather than Tokyo.
I want to be aroused by the culture. Do you have any suggestions to things I can experience in Japan.Visiting procedures for foreigners: http://www.kyoto-np.co.jp/kp/koto/gosyo/gosyo_e.html
I’ve actually never been to the Kyoto Imperial Palace, though I have been to Nijo Castle (which, for some reason, I keep confusing with the Imperial Palace). I’ve visited the Tokyo Imperial Palace East Gardens, which are attached to the palace, but you can only enter the palace proper on special occasions.
I’ve got a huge list of other things I want to visit in Japan – currently it runs to pretty much exactly six A4 pages in MS Word. Some things places worth visiting in the Seto Inland Sea area include Koya-san, Nara, Onomichi, Takehara, Miyajima, Himeji Castle, large amounts of Kyoto… the list goes on. =)
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