Japanese Culture Class - Coming of Age Day

Learn about Coming-of-Age Day and associated terminology

Japanese Culture Class - Japanese Superstitions

Learn about Japanese superstitions and related vocabulary

UTCE - University Testing Center Examination!

Learn about Japanese exam - UTCE, University Testing Center Examination

Setsubun - Red Monsters, Blue Monsters, and Flying

Learn about Setsubun in Japan

Japanese Valentine’s Day (V-Day with a Twist)!

Learn about Valentine's Day Japanese style

Japan's Gold Medal Hopefuls!

Learn about Japan's biggest Gold Medal hopefuls

What's Your Blood Type?

Learn about The interesting and popular belief that blood type and personality are related

Hinamatsuri

Learn about Hinamatsuri and its origins

Japanese Plum Blossom

Learn about Japanese Plum Blossoms (ume)

Warikan (Splitting the Bill)

Learn about Japanese way of splitting a bill

Graduation!

Learn about Graduation in Japan

Shibuya!

Learn about Shibuya - the landmarks and the nightlife

Harajuku!

Learn about Harajuku - the landmarks and the streets

Cherry Blossoms (Hanami #2)

Learn about Cherry blossoms and how to "view" them

Golden Week

Learn about Japan's Golden Week

Hakata Ramen, Anyone?

Learn about Japanese Ramen, things to do during Golden Week and differents dialects in Japan

Animals and their Meanings

Learn about Animals and their meanings (animals and what they signify to Japanese)

Animals and their Meanings Part II

Learn about Animals and their Japanese meanings (more animals and for the first time, insects)

Smashing Watermelons

Learn about Japanese games, types of games that are a part of the Japanese culture, and see how they compare with your own

Japanese Games Part II

Learn about Japanese children's games (Japanese games similar to pin the tail on the donkey, cat's cradle, hide-and-seek, and more)

The Star Festival

Learn about Tanabata, or The Star Festival, the background and cultural information about this celebration

Getting Married

Learn about Weddings in Japan, from the meeting to the proposal, different types of weddings, and more

Bon Festival

Learn about Japanese Holiday O-Bon

Getting Married II

Learn about Japanese Weddings - Shintō, Bukkyō, and Kirisutokyō style weddings

Disaster Prevention Day

Learn about Disaster Prevention Day - why it exists, what happens, and some good information about disaster preparation

Getting Married III

Learn about Getting Married III - the reception

Respect-for-the-Aged Day

Learn about Keirō no Hi - Respect for the Aged Day - the history of this holiday and how the Japanese celebrate it

Health and Sports Day

Learn about Taiiku no hi - Health and Sports Day

National Culture Day/Halloween

Learn about Halloween and Bunka no Hi, or National Culture Day

Shichi Go San

Learn about Shichi Go San, when you can find hundreds of children dressed in traditional Japanese clothing visiting shrines with their parents

Labor Thanksgiving Day

Learn about Kinrō kansha no hi, or Labor Thanksgiving Day - what this day is all about, the history, as well as what people in Japan commonly do to celebrate this day

Remembering Natsume Soseki

Learn about Natsume Soseki, his life and his works

The Emperor's Birthday

Learn about Japanese holiday Tennou Tanjoubi, or The Emperor's Birthday

Merry Christmas!

Learn about Japanese style Christmas

Fukubukuro

Learn about Fukubukuro, the fortune bag - what these are, in addition to some tips on travel in Japan during the New Year holiday season

Let's Talk Food

Learn about Japanese food - nabe (pot), kaki and oden

Big Clean-Up

Learn about Ousouji (big clean-up), and bounenkai, a year-end party

New Year's Party

Learn about New Year in Japan, known as shinnenkai

Haunted Japan

Learn about Haunted Japan - Ghosts, graveyards, and more - focusing on Suzugamori

Sumo

Learn about All about Sumo

Aomori Dialect 1

Learn about Aomori-ben - differences between Aomori dialect from Standard Japanese

Aomori Dialect 2

Learn about casual greetings and new shopping vocabulary in the Aomori Dialect

Moving on Up

Learn about Hikkoshi (moving) in Japan

Moving II

Learn about gift giving, a traditional Japanese custom associated with moving in and moving out

Aomori Dialect 3

Learn about new words in the Aomori Dialect

Aomori Dialect 4

Learn about More words from Aomori dialect

Aomori Dialect 5 (Bringing it all together)

Going to a Maid Café!

Learn about Aomori dialect review

What's Up With the Intros? 1

Learn about Whatis a Japanese Maid Café

What's Up With the Intros 2

Learn about JapanesePod101 intros' explanations

Niigata Dialect 1

Learn about the Niigata dialect of the Niigata Prefecture in Japan

Niigata Dialect 2

Learn about explaining about Niigata-ben

Niigata Dialect 3

Learn about explaining about Niigata-ben

Roommate Rivalry Part 1: Give Me a Break!

Learn about explaining about Niigata-ben

Roommate Rivalry Part 2: What the Heck Were You Thinking?

Learn about using Okayama dialect

Roommate Rivalry Part 3: That Reminds me...

Learn about using Okayama dialect

Spend New Year’s in Japan!

Learn about New Year’s in Japan

Happy New Year from JapanesePod101.com!

Learn about Japanese traditions for New Year

You Can Be in a Japanese Grand Prix!

Learn about the New Word and Buzzword-of-the-Year Grand Prix

New Word and Buzzword-of-the-Year Grand Prix 2009

Learn about the New Word and Buzzword-of-the-Year Grand Prix 2009

Martial Arts Video

Learn about Shōrinjikenpō

Izakaya Part 1: What is an izakaya?

Learn about Izakaya, the Japanese version of what we might call a bar or a pub

Izakaya Part 2: Working at an izakaya

Learn about Izakaya, the Japanese version of what we might call a bar or a pub