Hi Cilla! Glad you could join our family! There are plenty of people here who are proficient in Japanese. Have fun exploring the forums and exchanging pointers. Don't forget to refer to the forum rules, if need be. :)

Thank you! I posted in the wrong area. Sorry ;)

I think I will stay here awhile. It seems really good :)

Name: Wayne
Coming to you from: Northern Ireland (The UK)
First Breath: 1990 June
Here for: To meet similiar like minded people who I can have discussions with about japanese movies/anime/tv/culture and ofcourse language exchange ^_^
Why do you want to go to Japan: Have a complete fascination with Japan and love the culture so why wouldn't I? =D

Name: Ryan
Coming to you from: USA - Texas
First Breath: July/23/1985
Intentions and whatnot:I am here to make acquaintances, take in information about Japan, their culture, history, and much more. I am also here to share experiences and find new things to see and places to visit in my future trips to Japan.

Why do you want to go to Japan: Since I was about 8 years of age, I have been wanting to move to Japan. No offense, but I was not drawn in by the anime bandwagon (I do enjoy a few different animes), but by their culture, history, and their knack for technology, and automobiles.

Trips to Japan: 2 to date (10-13-10)

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Hi
Name is Garon
I DJ part time(reggae mostly)
I guess like every other member i fell in love with japan.

Welcome to the forum :D

Hi guys!

Name: Ella
Coming to you from: Australia
First Breath: March 1993
Here for: To learn more about Japan and its culture, and to gather information about the language and a possible trip overseas.
Why do you want to go to Japan: Because it's pretty cool. I love the language, and want to complete part of my studies there.

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Hi there, I'm, from Australia and found this place pretty much by accident!

I've been into anime since about 1997 when I started watching anime VHS rented from Blockbuster but have long-wanted to visit Japan for its technology and amazing history too.

I love Ayumi Hamasaki, Namie Amuro and Kanon Wakeshima and I'm just starting to get into dramas ^^' I also love Korean and Chinese music particularly Girls Generation, TVXQ and BoA *_*

Hope to see you all around!

Nice to meet you!!

BOA!!

My name is Hiko Seijuro and I am 43 years old. I am a potter.

I have been known to enjoy sake from time to time while I stare at the moon which seems to be the only thing that does not change.

Yes, I have abs.

I ask you in your life, when you decide to take a stand for what you feel is right:

Will you choose the less loathesome of the 2 evil factions and do it's bidding?

Hey everyone! Konichiwa! :ywave:

Names Luke!
I'm 20 years old!
I'm in the UK.

My hobbies include Playing Guitar (Acoustic and Electric 6 strings), DJing, Computing, Gaming, Films (English and Anime which ive recently got into), Music (all kinds, im very open minded).

Ive recently started learning Japanese and will certainly be travelling to Japan at some point, prehaps permanently. :vsign:

name: James Flood
from: Canada
living in: Kobe, Japan
job: English School Owner / Teacher
speak: English, French, some Japanese
japan forum: is awesome, most people on here remind me of me before I came here!

I'd love to answer people's questions about Japan, or more particularly how to get here, what to do once you're here, what it's like for a foreigner here etc.

Thanks!

NAME: Alex
FROM: UK (England)
HERE BECAUSE: I want to improve my japanese language skills for personal and business use. just started learning it because i want to go to tokyo next year.

my hobbies are karate and ninjutsu so i would mind training out in japan either..... in fact it would be rude not too!

Welcome!! Best of luck in your dream!! We hope you find what you need here!!

Hi!

Name: Pablo
From: Brazil

I'm 19 years old and study computer science.
My hobbies are reading manga, music(I play guitar), games, watching anime and movies and programming...
that's what I remember now

Nice to meet you!! Enjoy your stay!! I myself have found some joy in the little guitar I've played!

Hi,
Name: Kyoko
From: UK
(There must be a way of to say that with more finesse, seeing that my log-on name is KyokoUK)

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Name: Kyoko
From: England...OH come on! Let's just do this the right way...

Hi, I'm Kyoko and I'm from the UK. Right now I live in the South-East of England and I love it here very much. I am Japanese/Caucasian but I have never even been to Japan, which is rather sad and I don't speak Japanese, which is totally lame cause its something I can do right here, so I have started that at least.

I've been to the US, lived there a little, never really liked it cause it always seemed to violent to me somehow which is probably my own narrow perspective. I'm here to make new friends and, hopefully, to learn new perspectives. I'm studying Japanese on NHKオンライン and if anyone knows a better way to do it please let me know.

I suppose I'll leave it at this, I tend to talk a lot, just ask my boyfriend, and...well...type a lot as the case may be so I will just end right her......

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Name:Kuran
Location:depends on the week you ask me

Hey all,i'm Kuran. I'm american-ish-british-ish,but ask me and I'll say i'm English. I've done a lot of travelling,so I have experienced a lot of diffrent cultures,and found the brits to be more down to earth,which I like.

Little known fact:I have attempted to play no less than four musical instruments
Little known fact #2:I have absoloutley no musical skill with any of them. at all.

I also happen to have the most wonderful girlfriend a guy could ask for,just look at the post above mine,you may see why :D

Anyway....(whistles) that's enough about me for now. I tend to ramble on,which trust me,nobody wants to hear...

GAAAAAAH! You never told me that! Okay, I tried trumpet two years and never got out of second spot. Drums...whoever thought just banging something could be so darned hard? Guitar, I learned a few cords to some simple songs then somebody stole my guitar. Piano, big disaster after only six months. Bagpipes, enormous disaster about the same. Saxophone, actually not bad with blues but broke my jaw and...well... But NOW I am staring down a cello, I just HAVE to know. (mad giggling)

Oh yeah, and Kuran's me b/f and I luv him :rheart: :D

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Name: Heather

Coming to you from: USA - Florida

First Breath: 10/24/1981

Intentions and whatnot: I am just here to meet people that share a passion for Japan and Japanese culture. I am totally enthralled with ancient Japan (that shaped the civilization we know and love now) and still feel there is a place in this world for the principles of bushido, even if the warrior/samurai class is no longer in effect (so to speak)...

Why do you want to go to Japan? My first reason for wanting to relocate to Japan was to teach the english language over there. Secondary reason being to brush up on my Japanese language skills (which I am slowly picking up on) and to immerse myself in the culture.

I joined this forum 2 years ago, found out about it at an anime con I attended and lost the site when my computer died... Found it again browsing on my phone and here I am, lol...

In my free time I dedicate myself to reading (mostly research for a novel I am attempting to piece together), writing, studying Japanese, drawing (mostly nature and landscapes or abstract pieces) and painting, and playing with my puppy.

My siblings have taken to calling me Hachi (which they justify as I am a Scorpio, the eighth sign of the zodiac), though I despise it since they started after we started reading Nana, lol...

Name: colovegirl
Coming to you from: Canada.
First Breath: March 28, 189
Why do you want to go to Japan: I want to go to Janpan to see their lolita fashion.
Favourite Manga/Anime: I really like mangas. I love every character from manga.

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Please help me I am stuck on Vancouver Island because I can’t swim – I am afraid to fly and I get sea sick even on a pond. So to see the world and learn about the culture in other Countries I join Forums around the World. Cheers!

I used to live there, in Victoria, James Bay. Loved it there!

I hope you enjoy your time here :)

Wow that’s the Ritzy end of Vancouver Island it costs over $3,000 a mouth to rent an apartment there now a days.
Curious if you ever heard of the 70s band Sweeny Todd when you lived in Victory. Cheers!

I was in the poorer area haha
Sorry I haven't heard of that band, I came a little later.
Were you in it?

Hello friends, I m new here, Naruto Shippuden is my favorite Japanese TV show.

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No I wasn’t in Sweeny Todd – I just think their pretty cool. Cheers!

Hi all
Name: Raphael
Coming to you from: Poland
First Breath: 29. Aug . 1986
why do you want to go to japan: Because is a great country.
I want meet new friends in Japan and all the World. I can talk on everething :) Sory for my English I dont use this language many years.

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Hey guys! Totally new here myself so hopefully i get around the site pretty well and meet new people.:vsign:

hi! pleased to meet you all. I'm very interested in japanese culture & language and stuffs and and if possible a nice small japanese conversation is great. :)

Hihi ^_^
 

Hi guess ima say alittle bit of myself o.o.......I for 6 years now been interested in japan.To start off it was when i started watching anime and i wanted to find the origin of it then eventually found out about japan and start researching it but sadly i didnt do that much and 6 years where as im 15 now i got back into researching and came by this forum.I'll be here posting and such from now on :D . I think thats about it for my introductory xD. :vsign:

Hi guys

new herebut im intrested in japanese language, history and culture.

I must admit im more of a reader than a poster.

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Hey I'm new here also! Been interested Japanese culture, anime, and many other things! Figured I stop and say hey!

Names Mike!

Hullo!
 

Hi all,

I'm new to posting here and just thought i would introduce myself

I'm from sunny (frozen) London and after a recent trip to visit my girlfriend in Japan i've decided to move out there for a while, and perhaps permanently, which is what led me to this forum :)

welcome to the forum! and maybe soon to Japan too :P

Name: Liam Bowditch
Coming to you from: UK
First Breath: 23/09/1992
intentions and whatnot: Ask things I have interest in, and share my thoughts with others! :D
why do you want to go to japan: Already been ;)

Eh. Well, I'm pretty new here and all. I don't really have an avi or pretty picture to fill up my sig but hopefully I will have one soon. Just here to have myself notice and hopefully get to know someone or something. If anyone wants to just chat or something you can PM me. I'm not so boring to talk to. Anyway. Off to snoop around the rest of the site. Tata. ~

*plooka plooka*