9⽉17⽇ - 17/09/07; テレビ - Television

I have been making a point of watching a little TV every day to help with my language studies. At the moment I am still feeling a little overwhelmed linguistically by some of the programs that are on, but those that have more commentary than conversation are great. For instance, chat shows and game shows I find really boring because I understand so little of the Japanese. However, cooking shows, travel shows and sports coverage are fantastic. There is a sumo tournament going on a the moment so there is plenty of the latter on TV every day. With cooking and travel programs it is more hit and miss, but sometimes I find a real gem. This morning I stumbled upon a show about two Japanese women who were travelling on the Eastern and Oriental Express and stopping off in numerous countries along the way. Yeah, that was good, although I think maybe the Japanese idea of travel is to stay in five-star hotels and eat at all the finest restaurants. Each to their own. I don't honestly know how much of a help the TV is going to be with learning the language, but there's no harm in trying I suppose.