Content FAQ

  • Why is Junglecity so unique?

    There are very few sites as unique as Junglecity. It is an award-winning Japanese site about, to the Japanese, a foreign place. This is an invaluable resource to the Japanese-speaking community both locally and abroad. The Japanese more than any other Asian population have difficulty with the English language, so having a comprehensive site in their native language is extremely important.

  • How much monthly traffic does Junglecity get?

    We average about 3 million page views a month. The number of page views in August 2007 was 3.09 million.

  • How many users are new and how many are repeat users?

    Since our users have access to Junglecity without logging in, we track these numbers by IP. In an average week in August 2007, we had 11,2000 unique users, of which 83.19% was returning visitors.

  • Wouldn't those Japanese people traveling to the US do their research in English anyway?

    Given that less than 20% of Japanese are considered to have strong English language skills, most, even those traveling to English-speaking countries, prefer navigating the Internet in Japanese. Making hotel or restaurant reservations, for example, is much more comfortably done in Japanese. Also when there's an opportunity to get opinions about places to eat, stay, and visit, Junglecity users take comfort in knowing the information comes from fellow Japanese. Our bulletin boards are lively with travelers and locals using them everyday to exchange information and make contacts with each other.

  • What are the most popular features of Junglecity?

    The top five features of Junglecity are listed below, in order of the highest number of visits. All of our features with the exception of Today's News, translated from The Seattle Post Intelligencer, are original material produced by Junglecity.

    Today's Seattle:
    A daily column with photo(s). Topics range from reviews of unique shops to food and events.

    Today's News:
    Seattle Post-Intelligencer articles translated into Japanese by Junglecity.

    Hot Talk:
    A series of interview with outstanding Japanese professionals in Washington State.

    Pro-ni-Kikou (Ask the Pros!):
    Columns, FAQs, Q&As written by Japanese professionals on topics ranging from immigration law to childcare.

    Survival Guide:
    Over 500 pages of very useful information helps Japanese nationals adjust to life in Seattle. A wide topic range includes daylight savings, bridal registry, professional networking, identity theft, and much more.

  • What are popular topics discussed on Junglecity bulletin boards?

    There are 18 categories in the Junglecity Bulletin Boards; Seattle's Favorites, Gourmet, Travel, Buy&Sell, Wanted, Friends, Work&Study, Learning English, Love&Marriage, Family&Kids, Health&Beauty, Car&Tech, Entertainment, Sports, News&Opinion, Let's Talk, Other Cities, and General.

    We receive over 6,000 postings a week. Here are some examples:
    - Which bank do you recommend to open a bank account with?
    - Which restaurant do you recommend for wedding anniversary dinner?
    - I'm going back to Japan. Does anyone want to buy my car and furniture?
    - I just started schooling in Seattle and want to make new friends.
    - Where do you go with your kids on rainy days?
    - Where can I fix my car?
    - I want to find a good Japanese hair stylist. Which hair salon do you recommend?
    - What do I need to do if I want to work in the United States?

  • How are posting to Junglecity Bulletin Boards managed?

    How are posting to Junglecity Bulletin Boards managed?We supervise all postings on our bulletin boards according to our terms of use. We delete postings that are not following our terms of use and also move postings to the correct categories. Junglecity.com is known among its users to have zero tolerance with postings that are not following our terms of use.

  • How do people know of Junglecity's existence?

    Junglecity.com is registered with over 50 search engines, and we are listed No.1 among Google, MSN and Yahoo!, the top search engines searched with a keyword "Seattle" (typed in Japanese). In addition, we work closely with local and Japanese media companies. We have and continue to be featured in the press. Please see our press section on the left. We also provide Content to various media, and perform media coordination for TV programs, magazine and newspaper articles, travel guidebooks, etc.

    Our top referring sites to Junglecity in August 2007 were:
    Google.co.jp, Yahoo.co.jp, Google.com, NWSource.com, Biglobe.ne.jp, Goo.ne.jp, Infoseek.co.jp, Nifty.com, MSN.co.jp, Excite.co.jp, Allabout.co.jp

  • Are there plans to create an English version of Junglecity?

    Our mission is to provide information that is useful specifically to Japanese locals and travelers to Seattle and Washington State. Given the differences in culture and values, much of what Junglecity produces would be undervalued by the English-speaking audience.

    Our reviews on shops and restaurants would be good examples of writing articles for audience who grew up in Japan. We focus on "how" the Japanese care about their shopping and dining experience through a different point of view than non-Japanese and also try to answer typical questions that Japanese would ask. Therefore, we choose to maintain our focus on providing the Japanese population current information, which they would appreciate.