Do you know of any good blogs about (foreigners, especially) living in Japan? Would you mind sharing?

There is this one, and then there is this one, which has lots of photos. And then I like this one although it may not relate to what you plan to do while in Japan.

@Darwin, thank you. I will look into those. (I’m not really looking for ideas of things to do, just looking at Japanese things! :P)

Well, the third one tells you much more than you ever wanted to know about Japanese TV, but it is indeed interesting to me.

I would check out the JET (The Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme) website. They have forums up where the people currently in the program talk about life in Japan: http://www.jetprogramme.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=10&sid=955b2741b1de5fd1fa8105fa328a2176

This one was created by people who have lived in Japan or are going to live in there. They cover practically everything you can think of. http://community.livejournal.com/expatsjapan/

@DrasticDreamer, thank you so much! I am aware of JET but had no idea they had a forum…definitely a good place to find some quality info.

@evegrimm

I may also be going to Japan next summer to study abroad and perfect my use of Japanese.

I found this blog ages ago, before there were blogs. It’s written by a black guy who teaches in Japan and it’s pretty funny. I wouldn’t normally distinguish the author’s skin color but it’s occasionally a topic in his Japan journal (e.g., everyone in Japan wants to know how big his penis is).

The link I gave you has his journal and more focused “cultural observations”. I especially recommend the journal.

Edit: Actually my memory seems to have conflated the two. You would probably be more interested in his cultural observations, I guess.

I’m an American expat living in London, and I’ve found that some of websites for expats living abroad can be helpful. Try doing a Google search using the terms expat, japan and american (or whatever your nationality is).

Here’s one for Japan:
Expat Blog – Japan

And a page specifically for Americans moving to or living in Japan:
American expats in Japan