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Lesson LibraryAdvanced Audio Blog 5
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Advanced Audio Blog 5
This Advanced Audio Blog series takes an in- depth look at Japanese holidays, Japanese cuisine, and tourist destinations in Japan.
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Contents
25 Audio Lessons
1

Top 10 Japanese Holidays: Tanabata/The Star Festival

Learn about Tanabata, which is the Japanese word for the Star Festival

Audio
 • 7 Minutes
2

Top 10 Japanese Holidays: Obon/The Lantern Festival

Learn about the Japanese holiday called Obon, which is the Lantern Festival

Audio
 • 8 Minutes
3

Top 10 Japanese Holidays: Jūgoya/The Fifteenth Night

Learn about why Jūgoya , which means "the fifteenth night," is significant in Japan

Audio
 • 8 Minutes
4

Top 10 Japanese Holidays: Shichi-Go-San/Seven, Five, Three

Learn about the next of our top ten Japanese holidays: Shichi-Go-San

Audio
 • 9 Minutes
5

Top 10 Japanese Holidays: Omisoka/New Year's Eve

Learn about the Japanese holiday Ōmisoka, which is "New Year's Eve"

Audio
 • 7 Minutes
6

Top 10 Japanese Foods: Sushi

Learn about sushi

Audio
 • 6 Minutes
7

Top 10 Japanese Foods: Curry and rice

Learn about the next of our top Japanese foods: curry and rice

Audio
 • 7 Minutes
8

Top 10 Japanese Foods: Onigiri

Learn about the traditional Japanese dish of onigiri

Audio
 • 7 Minutes
9

Top 10 Japanese Foods: Udon and Soba

Learn about the difference between two popular Japanese noodle dishes: soba and udon

Audio
 • 6 Minutes
10

Top 10 Japanese Foods: Tempura

Learn about the Japanese dish tempura and the steps to making the perfect version of it

Audio
 • 7 Minutes
11

Top 10 Japanese Foods: Miso soup

Learn about the large number of varied ingredients that you can use to make the famous Japanese dish of miso soup

Audio
 • 6 Minutes
12

Top 10 Japanese Foods: Rāmen

Learn about ramen, the popular Japanese noodle dish

Audio
 • 7 Minutes
13

Top 10 Japanese Foods: Nattō

Learn about the Japanese food natto

Audio
 • 8 Minutes
14

Top 10 Japanese Foods: Sukiyaki

Learn about sukiyaki, a popular Japanese hot-pot dish

Audio
 • 7 Minutes
15

Top 10 Japanese Foods: Manjū and Senbei

Learn about two famous Japanese snacks, manjū and senbei

Audio
 • 7 Minutes
16

Top 10 Japanese Historical Figures: Prince Shōtoku

Learn about Prince Shōtoku, a famous Japanese historical figure

Audio
 • 6 Minutes
17

Top 10 Japanese Historical Figures: Minamoto no Yoshitsune

Learn about today's Japanese leaders

Audio
 • 8 Minutes
18

Top 10 Japanese Historical Figures: Takeda Shingen

Learn about Takeda Shingen, a Japanese military commander

Audio
 • 7 Minutes
19

Top 10 Japanese Historical Figures: Nobunaga Oda

Learn about Nobunaga Oda, a Japanese historical figure well known for his abilities as well as his temper

Audio
 • 8 Minutes
20

Top 10 Japanese Historical Figures: Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Learn about Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a famous Japanese historical figure

Audio
 • 8 Minutes
21

Top 10 Japanese Historical Figures: Ieyasu Tokugawa

Learn about Ieyasu Tokugawa, one of the great Japanese leaders of the Warring States period in Japan

Audio
 • 10 Minutes
22

Top 10 Japanese Historical Figures: Yoshinobu Tokugawa

Learn about Japan's famous last shogun, Yoshinobu Tokugawa

Audio
 • 8 Minutes
23

Top 10 Japanese Historical Figures: Takamori Saigō

Learn about Takamori Saigō, a famous figure in Japanese history

Audio
 • 10 Minutes
24

Top 10 Japanese Historical Figures: Yukichi Fukuzawa

Learn about Yukichi Fukuzawa, a famous figure history

Audio
 • 8 Minutes
25

Top 10 Japanese Historical Figures: Hideyo Noguchi

Learn about Hideyo Noguchi, an important Japanese scholar

Audio
 • 8 Minutes