JapanesePod101 Audio Blog S2 Curriculum

The Advanced Audio Blog series provides you with an in-depth look into Japan, Japanese culture, and the life of a typical Japanese person. These lessons are entirely in Japanese and you can find transcripts in the first comment of each lesson. Season 2 consists of 25 audio blogs presented by Yuri. She’ll cover topics such as Japanese fashion, the Kansai dialect, Japanese comedy, and more!

Lesson	Title	Topic	Summary	Cultural Fact	Vocab
1	From Fashion to the Kansai Dialect	writer's self-introductions	The writer introduces herself.	Japanese comedy, fashion, travel and the Kansai dialect	公開感度様々数えきれないほど惹かれる標準語発音表現仕方まるで～ない不思議伝統的港町芸人ネタゴスロリ特殊仏閣増す神聖微妙
2	Take a Trip Down Memory Lane: Omoide Yokocho	Japanese tiny bars	It it an in-depth introduction to Omoide Yokocho and all its nuances. You'll learn where it is, what it looks like and what you'll find there.	Omoide Yokocho is a district in Japan that is full of tiny bars that have managed to retain an old-world atmosphere.	横町肉体労働者定年フラリと根強い片隅接客する気さく魅了する下げる丸見え飲屋街終戦店舗密集する間もない火事焼失する開け放つ盛り合わせ
3	Cheers! Where to Go for a Drink in Japan	japanese style bars	The writer tells about the Izakayas, or Japanese style bars, where you can find good food and drinks for only a few hundred yen.	In the izakaya, you can find traditional food, drinks, and atmosphere of Japan.	日本酒朝方小鉢揚げ物煮物冷や奴枝豆乾き物塩辛飲み放題幅広い営業時間チェーン展開する揃う銘柄定番唐揚げ漬け物食べ放題店内装飾提供する豊富至るところ気軽に
4	What's RED BAR?	bar	The writer tells all about one of Japan's hottest spots: REDBAR.	The Red bar has a baroque-inspired décor and lack of windows	路地魅力感覚空間気さく国籍溢れ出す隠れ家関係者開店する看板常連豪華ロココ調吊るす真っ赤その名の通り思う存分
5	Japanese Portable Bars	japanese portable stall taverns	The writer takes you into the exciting and mysterious world of yatai, which are portable stall taverns found along Tokyo's train lines.	Yatai is one of the traditional Japanese gathering spots.	屋台開放的心身共にかざす予想外屋内調理台台車木造 OL 立ち寄る高架下郊外沿線～めぐり
6	The Nocturnal World of Cabaret Clubs	japanese nightclubs	This audio blog shows the secrets of Japanese kyabakura, nightclubs that tailor to men with their attractive, well dressed female staff members known as kyaba-jo.	At the kyabakura, men can pay extra yen to have drinks and conversation with his favorite kyaba-jo.	集う打ち解ける同性戸惑う合理的疑似恋愛指名する追加料金行きつけ灯す和製英語合成する看板地域おかわり
7	Tokyo Fashon Files #1: Fashion in Harajuku	Fashion	The writer tells us all about Harajuku fashion and the types of people who enjoy wearing it.	Harajuku is one of the cutting edge fashion that's changing the way the world dressed.	象徴する政治行き交う志向うわべ斬新強烈支持圧倒的満載ズラリと直営店焦点派手装い
8	Tokyo Fashon Files #2: Are You a Goth-Loli?	Fashion	The writer tells us all about Goth-Loli's or Gothic Lolitas, Japanese women who dress in a very interesting way.	This fashion is also popular with some pop musicians.	ふんだんに担う役目煽るかつら縁取るあしらう格好装い包む発信
9	Tokyo Fashon Files #3: Everchanging Mens' Fashion	Fashion	The writer tells about the changing men's fashions in Japan, from plucked eyebrows to jumpers, you might be shocked at what's considered stylish in Japan these days.	Young men have begun sporting a look that accentuates their body lines more, a large influence from the men's line of the French brand Christian Dior.	変化ごく整える薄化粧強調する主に急速特徴影響格好溶け込む
10	Tokyo Fashon Files #4: Crazy About Brands	Fashion	The writer presents the costly world of "brand maniacs," Japanese women who insist on wearing and carrying the most expensive Western fashions.	Louis Vuitton products command a rock-solid position of popularity among brand products in Japan.	～に目がない老舗築く～といっても過言ではない不景気久しい自己表現覗く眺める
11	Tokyo Fashon Files #5: COMME des GARCONS	Fashion	The writer tells all about COMME des GARCONS, a popular clothing line that is available in Japan, Europe, and beyond.	Comme de Garcons is a Japanese brand was founded in 1969 by designer Rei Kawakubo.	斬新発想敏感誇る設立する度肝を抜く上質肌触り施す
12	Japanese Comedians: The World of Japanese Comedy	japanese comedians	The writer tells us all about the world of Japanese comedy.	Just like in the United States, Japanese comedians are often good looking, and they like to branch out into the world of television and movies.	斬新芸能分野追求する評価主旨容姿ひととき巻き込む発達する独自に滑稽傾向多様化
13	Japanese Comedians: Beat Takeshi	japanese comedians	Beat Takeshi is a comedian turned film director who is incredibly popular in Japan.	If you're taking an interest in Japanese comedy, his name is one you've got to become familiar with.	独特世論お茶の間看板番組活動する受賞する知名度映画監督活躍前代未聞多才
14	Japanese Comedians: Downtown	japanese comedians	The writer tells us what she finds so funny about the duo Downtown.	- Downtown comedy is popular among teenagers and twenty-somethings.	登場絶妙ひょうひょうとした無表情隙前提非難する役割分担稀支持する熱狂的司会者君臨する
15	Japanese Comedians: Sayaka Aoki	japanese comedians	The writer discusses the comedic talent of a rare person, a Japanese woman making her living as a comedian in Japan.	Many Japanese still think women can't be as funny as man comedian.	皮肉共感する発揮する屈辱採用試験睨みつける一躍連発する保母偽る
16	The Kansai Dialect: What IS the Kansai Dialect?	kaisai dialect, japanese dialect	The writer discusses some of the different dialects in Japanese.	The television and radio personalities and comedians featured in much of Japan’s mass media speak the Kansai dialect.	標準語相当する平たんなだらか速度タレント来日する避ける耳にする方言頻繁に
17	The Kansai Dialect: The Difference Between the Kansai and Standard Dialects	Kansai dialect	This audio blog let you listen to differences in the way Japanese people speak in different parts of Japan.	The standard dialect in Japanese uses different emphases and different words than the Kansai-ben, Kansai dialect.	冗談めいた印象共通語歯切れがいい抑揚抱く例を挙げる敬遠する
18	The Kansai Dialect: Words from Kansai Spread Throughout Japan	Japanese dialect	This audio blog discusses the two most famous dialects of Japan, the Tokyo dialect and the Kansai dialect.	In politics, many Diet members making statements on the live broadcasts from the Diet floor using the Kansai dialect.	活躍含む炊く物事判断する勘定特有発言する中継国会著しいめでたい政治蒸す
19	The Kansai Dialect: Words with Severed Endings	Japanese dialect	The lesson explains some of the differences between the Kansai dialect and other dialects of Japanese.	The Kansai dialect is very popular in Japan.	語尾省略する気質せっかち意識する辛抱無意識に
20	The Kansai Dialect: Abbreviated Words	Japanese dialect	The writer tells you how to shorten some words and phrases so that you can understand people from the Kansai district of Japan.	The Kansai dialect abbreviates a lot of words just as in the sentence that starts this paragraph.	経つ四六時中新鮮実家しみじみ耳にする省略する
21	The Real Japan: Toshogu in Nikko	shrines in japan	The lesson recounts the wonders of a very special shrine in Japan where is located the original carvings of one of the most famous iconographic images in the world.	The carvings of monkeys has the meaning of not seeing, hearing, nor speaking evil when you are young.	本殿そびえ立つひっそり澄む神聖な拝む色とりどり壮大な祀る彫刻象徴するあいにく世界遺産存在感
22	The Real Japan: Kiyomizu Temple	temple in kyoto, Japan	The lesson describes some of the sites at the very famous Kiyomizu temple in the Kyoto district of Japan.	Otowa Waterfall water is known as "Golden Water" and "Longevity Water," and is treasured as "pure water."	朱色汲む溢れ出す湧き水涼む吹き出る絶景てっぺんあちこち敷地見渡す清め
23	The Real Japan: Meiji Shrine	shrines in japan	The writer takes you on a trip to a forest and the Meiji Shrine in the middle of Tokyo.	Meiji Shrine is where the Meiji Emperor and Empress Shoken are enshrined.	天皇フラッと都会散策する静寂な賑わう最寄り参拝客恒例皇太后足を運ぶ
24	The Real Japan: Izumo Oyashiro Shrine	shrines in japan	The lesson covers the Izumo Taisha shrine, a special shrine in Japan, its rituals, festivals, celebrations, ceremonies, and sense of serenity.	It is said that every year in October, eight million deities congregate from all over the country at Izumo Taisha Shrine and hold a meeting.	八百万重要文化財妊娠心を込めて備え付け会釈する国宝空間神聖な縁結び
25	The Real Japan: Tsurugaoka Hachimangu	shrines in japan	The writer discusses a famous Japanese shrine located near Tokyo, Japan, telling the sight seeings places and the ancient Japanese wishing ritual associated with the shrine.	The city of Kamakura is a famous sightseeing spot with a relaxed atmosphere where the people seem to walk at a slower pace.	くぐる振り返る保護者守護神～足らずゆったりと何度となく急角度一連