10 Quiet Ways to Bring a Little Japan into Your Everyday Life
A little of Japan, found in ordinary moments.Read the free guide
Begin with one small thing.
Do you ever feel that you need to do something special to feel connected to Japan?
Perhaps you imagine a trip, a ceremony, or a home filled with Japanese objects. But that connection can be quieter — and much closer to everyday life.
It might begin with the way you make a cup of tea, the bowl you use each day, or a moment spent noticing the changing seasons.
Small things like these can bring a quiet sense of Japan into your everyday life. And perhaps, little by little, the familiar world around you will begin to look a little different.
These ten quiet ways are an invitation to begin with what you already have.
About Asuka Tsuchiya
Japanese educator, author, and founder of Japan in Small Ways
Asuka Tsuchiya, known to her students as Asuka sensei, is a Japanese educator and author who has lived in the United Kingdom for nearly 20 years.
With an academic background in literature, education, and psychology at the University of Tokyo and Nara Women’s University, she has spent more than a decade teaching Japanese. She has also written books about Japanese language learning and the differences between British and Japanese education.
Today, she runs Nihongo Academy, an online Japanese language school where busy adults learn not only to communicate in Japanese but also to discover the cultural values and ways of thinking behind the language.
Through Japan in Small Ways, she shares that deeper understanding of Japan through everyday objects, traditions, and small moments that often go unnoticed.
