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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You walk into the garage in your home in Japan, and you cannot for the life of you figure out what your spouse might be up to. You ask your spouse in Japanese, “You’ve been down here for hours. What are you up to?” Your spouse replies in Japanese, “I’m working on our retirement.” You respond in Japanese, “I don’t see how that mess can possibly relate to our retirement.” Your spouse explains in Japanese, “Well, once I get a patent for this new gadget I’m creating and sell millions of them on television, we’ll be financially secure for the rest of our lives.” You tell your spouse in Japanese, “You’ve been watching too many late-night infomercials again, haven’t you?” Your spouse says in Japanese, “No, the Japanese gadget master, Kenji Kawakami, has inspired me - he’s amazing!”

Learning Japanese with Japanese Pod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Audio Blog lesson will tell you about Kenji Kawakami, who is the chairman of the Japanese Society of Gadgetry. We’ll review some of his most innovative inventions and tell you where you can learn more about his work. Visit us at JapanesePod101.com where you will find Japanese Lesson notes (remember—this lesson is spoken entirely in Japanese!) as well as many more fantastic Japanese lessons and learning resources. Leave us a message while you are there!

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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! How quickly can you paint a wall of your house? Let’s say you have a typical Japanese house…it might take you a few hours even just to prime and paint the trim, depending on how many windows and moldings you have, right? Well, now imagine painting more than just one color on that Japanese wall…in a pattern or design of some kind. Now, let’s take that to the next level. Let’s imagine painting a picture, maybe a grand Japanese landscape masterpiece. It might take us forever, right? Well, not if you’re one of a handful of Japanese bath house artists. These skilled Japanese artists create large-scale Japanese landscapes in just a few hours with just some paints and a brush. Their creativity is what you’ll hear about today from our Japanese author.

Learning Japanese with Japanese Pod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Audio Blog lesson will tell you about the paintings you’ll find in Japanese bath houses. Specifically, our author will describe a Japanese artist who can paint beautiful watercolors as quickly as you or I could paint an entire room. Visit us at JapanesePod101.com where you will find Japanese Lesson notes (remember-this lesson is spoken entirely in Japanese!) as well as many more fantastic Japanese lessons and learning resources. Leave us a message while you are there!

 

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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! At the cocktail party in Japan, your friend tells you in Japanese, “You have to come meet this person. He is fascinating.” You inquire in Japanese, “Who is he?” Your friend replies in Japanese, “He’s an artist.” You tell your friend in Japanese, “Oh, artists bore me. They’re all starving and misunderstood.” Your friend advises in Japanese, “That’s just why you need to come meet this guy. He’s not like any other artist you’ve ever seen.” You ask in Japanese, “Oh really? Why’s that?” Your friend replies in Japanese, “Why do you have to make everything so difficult? Because he deals with buildings.” You respond in Japanese, “Oh, so he’s an architect.”Your friend says in Japanese, “No, not at all.” You tell your friend in Japanese, “Well, then, I’m confused.” Your friend knowingly says in Japanese, “That’s why you should come with me and talk to him!”

Learning Japanese with Japanese Pod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Audio Blog lesson will tell you about a self-titled Japanese architecture explorer. By learning about this Japanese artist, you’ll also learn more about where and how some less affluent Japanese people live. Visit us at JapanesePod101.com where you will find Japanese Lesson notes (remember-this lesson is spoken entirely in Japanese!) as well as many more fantastic Japanese lessons and learning resources. Leave us a message while you are there!

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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You’re at a cocktail party in Japan and meeting new friends, and one in particular has captivated you all evening. This person is advising you in Japanese, “You really need to get away from your day-to-day routine and get back to nature.” You respond in Japanese, “I do need a vacation. But what do you mean?” The person replies in Japanese, “You should do what I did for the last year to relax.” You ask in Japanese, “Oh yeah? What’s that?” The person tells you in Japanese, “Live in a commune. It really helped me become more grounded.” You say in Japanese, “But I have a job!” The person replies in Japanese, “So did I, but living on the commune made me realize how unimportant all that stuff is. I learned a lot about myself and the universe. Let me give you some more information…”

Learning Japanese with Japanese Pod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Audio Blog lesson will tell you about the experience people have when visiting Yakushima Island in Japan. You’ll hear how this Japanese island has become a refuge for Japanese people seeking more meaning than just an ordinary visit to Japan offers. Visit us at JapanesePod101.com where you will find Japanese Lesson notes (remember—this lesson is spoken entirely in Japanese!) as well as many more fantastic Japanese lessons and learning resources. Leave us a message while you are there!


Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! It’s the Christmas holidays in Japan, and you’ve got a serious case of the holiday spirit. You’ve been humming Christmas carols all over your apartment in Japanese, and you’re hoping the spirit is contagious to your roommate, who seems to be a bit of a Scrooge. You walk out into your living area and observe your Christmas tree, which is strung with thousands of lights and tons of beautiful Japanese ornaments, with great pride. You tell your roommate in Japanese, “Are you ready to go look at the lights?” Your roommate mutters back in Japanese, “Lights? I’ve got plenty of lights right here. What more lights do I need?” You tell your roommate in Japanese, “Well, if the city lights aren’t enough for you, then perhaps the flask of sake that I’m bringing along for you will convince you to join us!” Your roommate replies in Japanese, “Umm…okay. Let me grab my coat, and I’ll be ready to go.”

Learning Japanese with Japanese Pod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Audio Blog lesson will tell you about the speaker’s new tradition of going out on the town in Tokyo as part of his celebration of Christmas in Japan. He’ll tell you about the Japanese sights he saw as well as how this experience changed his view of this Japanese city. Visit us at JapanesePod101.com where you will find Japanese Lesson notes (remember—this lesson is spoken entirely in Japanese!) as well as many more fantastic Japanese lessons and learning resources. Leave us a message while you are there!

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