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Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Recently Miki visited one of Japan’s most treasured World Heritage sites, the famous Shirokawa Village (also known as Shirokawago). Today she’ll tell us about the unique gassho-zukkuri homes there. It’s a really interesting place for people who want to see a bit of old Japan. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave Miki a post!


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It’s time to get Back To Basics. What do Michael Jordan, Bruce Lee, and your favorite actor have in common? Jordan worked hard to perfect his shots, as Lee did with his punches and kicks. Your favorite actor too. They learned the basics well before becoming masters! But don’t tell anybody this – most people think talent magically appears! Talented Japanese speakers too have gotten the hang of the basics! Here at JapanesePod101.com, we’d like to remind you of how getting back to basics gets you from good to great!

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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! After an intense session on the dance floor at a Japanese nightclub, you rejoin your friends at the bar. You ask your Japanese friends how you looked while you were dancing, and they seem to not know what to say. Finally, one person pipes up and explains that you might be better off with the other animals at the Japanese zoo. You’re surprised at the criticism, but that would explain why everyone else exited the dance floor!

In this lesson, you will learn how to talk about animate objects in Japanese using imasu. You’ll also learn how to form tag questions in Japanese. The conversation takes place at the zoo in Japan between three distant family members; therefore, they are speaking formal 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!


Do you feel overworked? Think you might be working yourself to death? In Japan, people really do, quite literally, work themselves to death (karōshi). In this lesson, we talk about the contributing factors in Japanese society that cause karōshi. It may seem unimaginable, but it’s a serious reality of the Japanese lifestyle. If you’re studying for JLPT1 or JLPT2, you’ll need to know how to use naninani wo ii koto ni… suru, which is used to describe “taking advantage of a situation by underhanded means.” Also we’ll take a look at words useful for describing statistical relationships. These are must-know phrases if you plan to do business in Japanese (and subsequently work yourself to death, lol).

Doing Business in Japan? Learn to describe data and statistics in Japanese.  Awwwwww yeah!


Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You probably have a tight affinity for the town where you were born. Perhaps it has some magical mystical quality, or perhaps you just feel most relaxed there. Japanese people are the same way. For whatever reason, the place where they were born will always hold special significance—so much so that the lyrics of one special Japanese song stirs up these strong emotions.

In this lesson, you will learn about the Japanese song Furusato, which means “Hometown.” Our Japanese author will give you an exclusive (and free!) translation of the Japanese lyrics. You’ll also find out why this Japanese song might make you feel like your soul has been cleansed. 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!