A place for all things Japanese

I maybe overstating it, but if you want to know more about or are planning to visit Japan in the future, try to go to Japan-Guide.com. As the name implies, it serves a guide for traveling to Japan, knowing the Japanese culture as well as meeting Japanese online. As a tourist guide, you would find all information about domestic airlines, train schedules, bus lines and maps. It is also convenient for the traveler to anticipate what are the must-see sites at different times of year. There are also links on accommodations-from budget hostels to five-star hotels to the ryokan, Japanese inns that offer the ambience of a traditional inn.

You may also want to know the proper decorum in meeting Japanese. You can browse at how chopsticks are used or how to drink sake, Japanese rice wine. Curious about Japanese food? From maki to soba to sushi, there is an explanation as to what they are as well as pictures. You may be interested in ramen, and you will find out that there are different soup bases to make ramen noodle soup. On a tight budget but still want to bring gifts for the family, you may want to find out where are the cheap but good quality finds to be found. Japan-Guide.com will tell you about the yakuen shops that abound in most cities. These are also known as 100-yen shops (~ $1 store). As the name implies, all goods are priced at 100 yen each. This is a shopping haven- kitchen wares, school supplies, CD cases, food items- for everyone.

Now, if you have questions about Japanese culture or just want to bounced off ideas with Japanese, Japan-Guide.com also has a forum with topics covering love and relationships, Japan politics, religion or pop culture. Here you will find that the answers and questions will come not just from the Japanese but also from other nationalities as well. You may want to pursue a Japanese girlfriend or perhaps meet her parents in Japan, you can actually get advice on how to behave or to get ideas on what is acceptable for Japanese. Or just want to talk about your boyfriend you have met by chat. You can talk about that in one of the forums and get replies. You could actually get answers from different perspectives. On the other had, there is also forum for talking about Akira Kurusawa or perhaps anime. There is an audience for such topics.

You will be surprised that it has more than a million visitors each month. Yes, it is that popular. If you are interested in finding penpals from Japan, Japan-Guide.com has the option for you advertise that you want to have a penpal. Or perhaps browse the section for penpals and identify which country the visitors come from. And you don't just find Japanese friends but also that people from around the world - with all things Japanese as a common interest. I have used this section several times and have found several good friends from Germany, Mexico, South Korea and the US.

So if you need to know something about Japan, its people or its culture, Japan-Guide.com is the place to go.