HABaLook

HABaLook is a Japanese language enterprise that supports learners on their education journey HABaLook is created by Yuka Harada-Parr.

HABaLook is an education enterprise that supports all people in discovering their linguistic and artistic Japanese endeavours. Yuka has over 15 years experience teaching Japanese language and culture in the UK across all settings. Yuka has taught Japanese to primary school age groups to adult learners, across the private and public education sector. Yuka believes in Learner-centred teaching focusing on inclusive and diverse lesson plans to accommodate for all.

19/03/2026

March is a month of farewells for me. Even so, I must keep moving. Thank you for reading.

Enjoy this music by Akiko Yano about the sun's fart! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X48H0sO6AV4

24/02/2026

To mark the 15th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake a memorial event will take place in London on Friday 6th March, 7PM at St. James' Church, Piccadilly.

The event is being organised by Naomi Suzuki, and will include live music and a play reading. This performance is a cultural event for peace, broadcasting Japanese-British friendship and international solidarity to the world.

Titled: Echoes of Hope - A Global Peace Tribute Inspired by the 3.11 Disaster
「心は共にある ― 3.11がつなぐ世界の祈り」

All details including tickets are here: https://naomisuzukiam.wixsite.com/echoes-of-hope-pt

今年は、東日本大震災から15年という節目の年にあたります。
この機会にロンドンにて、追悼と平和への祈りを込めたメモリアルイベント

Naomi Suzuki

24/02/2026

Am I an expat, an exile or a wanderer? Coming back to England from Japan during a very busy start to the year. Make sure to read the fun Japanese poem and my recipe for cabbage & egg miso soup. Stay warm everyone!

27/12/2025

Almost the end of 2025! Let’s look at the words of the year selected in Japan vs England and what they reflect about the different cultures 🐻💻

18/11/2025

Latest newsletter featuring Japanese politics, feminism, and how the seasons have become only 2!

23/10/2025

How we mark the equinox in Japan is by honouring our ancestors through Ohigan お彼岸
Sun worship exists worldwide as part of agricultural rituals, and because the top god in Shintoism is the Sun goddess, Amaterasu Omi no Kami, Japan converted these ideas into seasonal events. Read about our seasonal sweet foods Ohagi おはぎ to mark the occasion too.

24/09/2025

Please enrol Now!! It will be £30 for 90 minutes lesson.

16/09/2025

On Shinto and the funny origin myth of Amaterasu Sun Goddess hiding in a cave, Tuskimi 中秋の名月 or Harvest Moon Festival, and also some Japanese riddles - in this edition of my newsletter.