Everyday Japanese with maki

Japan's Golden Week is more than just a long weekend.

We break down what each day actually means

including Children's Day- and find out how many people celebrate without really knowing why.

I tried to cook chicken for dinner‐but something went wrong.

Have you ever noticed how emotional airports can be?

we talk about the excitement of departure, the unique atmosphere of airports, and a little discovery along the way.

First built in 1612 Nagoya Castle has been through fire and rebirth. In this episode, we explore its two iconic highlights:the legendary golden shachihoko and the stunning restored Honmaru Palace.

Inuyama Castle- a National Treasure just 45 minutes from Nagoya.

We explore Japan's oldest castle town its legendary steep staircases, and charming castle town below.

Stay until the end for a Japanese castle vocabulary list!

In this episode, we talk about hay fever and social manners in different countries, especially Japan and the UK.

why do people cover their cough in Japan but blow their nose in the UK?

Listen until the end for a vocabulary list!

The episode introduce White Day in Japan and explains what kind of event it is, why it exists, and how people celebrate it.

You'll learn the cultural background, common customs, and typical gifts given on this day.

At the end of the episode, you can also listen to useful vocabulary list related this story.

In this episode, I talk about how Valentine's day works here in Japan-like, giri-choco, honmei-choco.

stick around till the end for the vocabulary list.

In this episode, I share a simple story about what happened and

how I felt on a snowy day.

Enjoy the small moments and the winter atmosphere together with me.

At the end of the episode, you can listen to a list of Japanese vocabulary used in the story, which makes it easy and convenient to review new words

In this episode, I talk about the Japanese words さらさらand しっとり.

What do they mean? How do we use them?

Let's keep it simple and explore these two texture words!

At the end of the episode, I read out the Japanese vocabulary used in the story. It's convenient because you can review the words without looking at the show notes,

even while driving or doing other tasks.