Naming Children in Japan
Naming Children in Japan It’s quite private things but I have two children, son and daughter. First presents to them are giving name. You may be interested in Japanese name when you have children...
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Adverb “もう〜(mou)” and “まだ〜(mada)” with native Japanese voice (N5 level)
Adverb “もう(mou)” and “まだ(mada)” with native Japanese voice (N5 level) Let’s study adverb “もう(mou)” and “まだ〜ない(mada〜nai)” in this post. This is N5 level in JLPT. JLPT is (JLPT is short for Japanese Language Proficiency...
Particle “も(mo)” and “な(na)” with native Japanese voice (N5 level) with native Japanese voice
Particle “も(mo)” and “な(na)” with native Japanese voice (N5 level) Let’s study particle も(mo) and な(na) in this post. This is N5 level in JLPT. (JLPT is short for Japanese Language Proficiency Test, 日本語能力試験にほんごのうりょくしけん...
My recommended reasonable restaurant in Japan
My recommended reasonable restaurant in Japan I posted article about Michelin guide book in Tokyo before. Previous post about Three starred restaurants by Michelin in Tokyo . The restaurant in the book is worth...
Japanese culture/customs/findings compared with other countries
Japanese culture/customs/findings compared with other countries Today I just came back from my hometown in Japan for short holiday, I stayed my hometown for 4 days. My hometown is Oita（大分おおいた） in Kyushu（九州きゅうしゅう） island (south...
5 major seasonings used in Japanese cuisine – さしすせそ
5 major seasonings used in Japanese cuisine – さしすせそ I stay in Japan and have great Japanese food foo. There are many factors why Japanese food is nice. I think one of them is...
Particle “と(to)” and “や(ya)” with native Japanese voice (N5 level)
Particle “と(to)” and “や(ya)” with native Japanese voice (N5 level) Let’s study particle と(to) and や(ya) in this post. This is N5 level in JLPT. 50 ponts to be mastered in grammar for N5...
JLPT N5 point summary (Grammar)
JLPT N5 point summary (Grammar) If you study Japanese language, you may hear about JLPT once at least and target as one of your goal. JLPT is short for Japanese Language Proficiency Test, 日本語能力試験にほんごのうりょくしけん...
Onsen Prefecture (Oita Prefecture in Kyusyu island) – My Home Town
Hi, thank you for many likes on post about Shinkansen (新幹線しんかんせん), bullet train. Here is link for post about Shinkansen. I happened to find funny video about my hometown, Oita, on Youtube. Here…. Only...
Shinkansen (Bullet Train) – 新幹線
I know one of the things that many foreign tourists want to do in Japan is to take the 新幹線しんかんせん(Shinkansen) I often used to take Shinkansen, known as bullet train, when I lived in...
YES / NO (not onlyはい / いいえ) in Japanese (with native Japanese voice)
YES / NO (not onlyはい / いいえ) in Japanese When you are asked questions, you will answer yes or no. In Japanese language, we have some phrases equivalent for yes or no. I got...
Japanese songs for Japanese language on YouTube (with translation in English)
Japanese songs for Japanese language on YouTube (with translation in English) I introduced Japanese songs on YouTube for Japanese language beginner before. This time I want to introduce one more song for you. It’s...
How Japanese children learn Japanese language (with example of Japanese song on YouTube)
How Japanese children learn Japanese language (with example of Japanese song on YouTube) I know Japanese language is complicated to learn and difficult to use practically because of many characters such as hiragana, katakana...
IT engineer and caregiver are promising work in Japan
IT engineer and caregiver are promising work in Japan If you really want to live and work in Japan, I will tell what kind of job is good. They are “IT Engineer (programmer)” and...
朝、昼、夜、晩 Vocabulary for time in one day
朝あさ、昼ひる、夜よる、晩ばん Vocabulary for time in one day I got question about vocabulary for time in one day from guy studying Japanese. What is different between 夜 and 晩？ And around what time 朝、昼、夕、夜、晩 show?...
Particle – “を (wo)”
Particle – “を (wo)” In this session, let’s study “を(wo)”. “を(wo)” is also very important since this shows which word or phrase is object in the sentence. “を(wo)” has mainly two meanings, object and...
Particle – “は (wa)” and “が(ga)” with native Japanese voice
Particle – “は (wa)” and “が(ga)” Let’s study particle “は(wa)” and “が(ga)” in this session. Both are very very very important and you should learn at first. Both have similar meaning but should be...
Particle General – 助詞 (Jyoshi) まとめ
I believe particle is very difficult for Japanese language learner since there are many kinds of particle and many usages for each particle. Also, we have few good Japanese textbook which explains particles in easy...
Particle – “から(kara)”, “まで(made)”, “までに(madeni)” and “より(yori)” with native Japanese voice
In this session, let’s study “から(kara)”, “まで(made)”, “までに(madeni)” and “より(yori)”. These are used when you compare something with other thing, when you explain you will go from where to where etc. Very useful. I...
Children’s day （こどもの日）
Children’s day Now Japan has long holidays from April 27th to May 6th. This week is called “Golden week”. In this golden week, we have holiday for children. May 5th is national holiday in...
