Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You find the stories of famous Japanese historical figures inspiring, and you wonder whether modern-day Japanese figures will leave a mark on Japanese culture. Many Japanese heroes you study lived in Japan thousands of years ago. How is it that their stories, so many years later, have survived and affect Japanese people of today? You can’t imagine how Japanese people centuries from now will learn about today’s Japanese leaders. Will the stories be inspiring or cautionary? And will they resemble reality?

In this lesson, you’ll learn about Minamoto no Yoshitsune, a Japanese historical figure well-known as a tragic hero. We’ll tell you about the struggles he faced in his life and how he came to be remembered in death. Visit us at JapanesePod101.com, where you will find Japanese lesson notes (remember—this Advanced Audio Blog lesson is spoken entirely in Japanese!) and many more fantastic lessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you are there!

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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You are going with a Japanese relative to his home in Japan. Although you’re excited to do more traveling in Japan, you did not realize it would be such a long trip. It’s not that the distance is so far; it’s that you must use several different modes of transportation to get to our Japanese destination, including walking. You aren’t sure you were ready to sightsee so much of Japan on foot when you told him you’d come along! In this lesson, you’ll learn how to say a means of transportation in Japanese. Our Japanese conversation takes place in an airport and is between relatives.  Because the speakers are relatives, they will be speaking formal Japanese. You’ll also learn how to ask in Japanese how someone gets somewhere. Visit us at JapanesePod101.com, where you will find 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! Your friend tells you that today is an important holiday for many children in Japan. When you ask your friend to explain the significance of this Japanese holiday, he tells you about its history and symbols, and then he asks you whether you can see a pattern of holidays on the Japanese calendar. What is he talking about?

In this lesson, you’ll learn about the next of our top ten Japanese holidays: Shichi-Go-San. We’ll tell you who this Japanese holiday celebrates and when it is celebrated. You’ll also find out this holiday’s origins and how the Japanese have modernized its traditions. Finally, we’ll explain the unique pattern among Japanese holidays. Visit us at JapanesePod101.com, where you will find Japanese lesson notes (remember—this Advanced Audio Blog lesson is spoken entirely in Japanese!) and many more fantastic lessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you are there!

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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You tell your friends you want to go to the Japanese fashion show, but you explain that you just can’t fit it in with all the work you have. In truth, you don’t want to go and see all the skinny Japanese models walking the runway! Though you’re certainly not fat, seeing such thin people makes you feel guilty about eating. Even if you exercise and eat well, you know you’ll never be that tiny. Besides, you tell yourself in Japanese, you’d rather be healthy, even if your clothes aren’t size zero!

In this lesson, you will learn how to how to say “even if” in Japanese. The conversation takes place at a Japanese restaurant between friends. Since speakers are close, they will be speaking informal Japanese. Visit us at JapanesePod101.com where you will find many more fantastic Japanese lessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you are there!

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Ever feel the need to make a change? We get that feeling too. Look around, something’s different. Can you tell? We’ve redesigned our homepage, our iTunes, Twitter, and Facebook logos. Some wait to make changes after the New Year, we’re starting early. Innovative Language is the modern and practical (also the most fun, easy and fast) way to learn so we’re giving ourselves a modern look.

Take a few minutes and listen all about our new exciting changes! And take a look at our new face here. 

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