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Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! In the spirit of O-Bon we reviving an old Japanese tradition of telling ghost stories. This is our first Premium Offering and we’ll be offering 2 more stories through the 3 days of O-Bon. Today’s tale of horror is about a couple who get their thrills visiting shinrei spotto (haunted places). But today’s trip to an abandoned school house turns out to be a little more frightening than had been expected. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Today is day 2 of O-Bon, when the dead roam the earth. In today’s story Ushijima-san and Jun-san are driving back to Tōkyō after a long business trip in the country. Ushijima-san’s subordinate gave some strange directions which lead them through a mountain pass in the dead of night. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Today is our final O-Bon kaidan. This one is a first person account told by a young real estate agent. Although Tokyo is famous for it’s outrageously over-priced real estate, from time to time you can find some really good deals… if you’re willing to overlook certain details! Maybe an unexpected roommate is a good thing. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Halloween is here at last so we’ve put together another scary story by the legendary storyteller, Inagawa Junji. This story features a Nihon Ningyō (traditional Japanese Doll) which has some connection to Sayaka’s dead sister. The doll has a nasty habit of biting her boyfriends and scaring them away. You’ll never think of these traditional dolls the same again. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a ghost… er, post!


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Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! This is our first Sights & Sounds Lesson. We snapped photos from around Tokyo and based stories on them. There are 27 lessons in this series, so we hope you enjoy them! In today’s lesson we’re talking about one of Naomi’s favorite sweets, kurēpu. Our conversation takes place in Harajuku, one Tokyo’s many fashion hot spots. Our grammar point is using negative verb endings with ka to make friendly invitations in formal or informal Japanese. This lesson was recorded when Noami first joined us, so after listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave Naomi a post!

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