http://howtojapanese.blogsome.com/2009/03/13/how-to-map/ How to "Get Used to" Japanese Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:52:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha http://howtojapanese.blogsome.com/2009/03/13/how-to-map/#comment-181 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:47:27 +0100 http://howtojapanese.blogsome.com/2009/03/13/how-to-map/#comment-181 Great tip. But can you tell me where to get the map? Great tip. But can you tell me where to get the map?

]]> http://howtojapanese.blogsome.com/2009/03/13/how-to-map/#comment-150 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:49:33 +0000 http://howtojapanese.blogsome.com/2009/03/13/how-to-map/#comment-150 Good point - it definitely takes away from the character of a city, but given the way Tokyo is arranged, it's probably the only way to keep the named streets to a manageable number. Also interesting to note that long streets more often have names and areas that are more grid-like have more street names. Good point - it definitely takes away from the character of a city, but given the way Tokyo is arranged, it’s probably the only way to keep the named streets to a manageable number. Also interesting to note that long streets more often have names and areas that are more grid-like have more street names.

]]> http://howtojapanese.blogsome.com/2009/03/13/how-to-map/#comment-148 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:49:36 +0000 http://howtojapanese.blogsome.com/2009/03/13/how-to-map/#comment-148 Good post. I agree that half of the (nerdy) fun is there being no street names and having to resort to maps and the like. That said, the one thing I thought would be cool about street names, if you were linguistically challenged like I was, would be the increased opportunities to learn kanji and reflect upon them as you were walking down each new street. Good post. I agree that half of the (nerdy) fun is there being no street names and having to resort to maps and the like. That said, the one thing I thought would be cool about street names, if you were linguistically challenged like I was, would be the increased opportunities to learn kanji and reflect upon them as you were walking down each new street.

]]> http://howtojapanese.blogsome.com/2009/03/13/how-to-map/#comment-147 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:49:04 +0000 http://howtojapanese.blogsome.com/2009/03/13/how-to-map/#comment-147 Good post. I agree that half of the (nerdy) fun is there being no street names and having to resort to maps and the like. That said, the one thing I thought would be cool about street names, if you were linguistically challenged like I was, would be the increased opportunities to learn kanji and reflect upon them as you were walking down each new street. Good post. I agree that half of the (nerdy) fun is there being no street names and having to resort to maps and the like. That said, the one thing I thought would be cool about street names, if you were linguistically challenged like I was, would be the increased opportunities to learn kanji and reflect upon them as you were walking down each new street.

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