ikinari Japanese: Japanese unscripted

No music, no script, no fancy editing

Get straight to pure Japanese between a Canadian Japanese learner and a native Japanese teacher

This Episode

Let's talk about how miscommunication occurs

Immerse yourself in Japanese

This is the normal speed of a conversation in Japanese.

If you think it's fast, there's more space for you to improve.  Alex has been learning Japanese for 3 years without skipping a day, and now he's close to JLPT N1 level (Advanced)

You cannot go to Japan, so we bring Japan to you. Imagine you're overhearing this conversation somewhere in Japan. If it's too hard for you, play this in the background to feel like what it's like to be in Japan.

No music, no script, no fancy editing

Get straight to pure Japanese between a Canadian Japanese learner and a native Japanese teacher

This Episode

Let's talk about how Alex's recent experience with something from the famous kingdom we all know

Immerse yourself in Japanese

This is the normal speed of a conversation in Japanese.

If you think it's fast, there's more space for you to improve.  Alex has been learning Japanese for 3 years without skipping a day, and now he's close to JLPT N1 level (Advanced)

You cannot go to Japan, so we bring Japan to you. Imagine you're overhearing this conversation somewhere in Japan. If it's too hard for you, play this in the background to feel like what it's like to be in Japan.

No music, no script, no fancy editing

Get straight to pure Japanese between a Canadian Japanese learner and a native Japanese teacher

This Episode

Let's talk about why Alex is so serious this time

Immerse yourself in Japanese

This is the normal speed of a conversation in Japanese.

If you think it's fast, there's more space for you to improve.  Alex has been learning Japanese for 4.5 years without skipping a day, and now he has JLPT N1 level (Advanced)

You cannot go to Japan, so we bring Japan to you. Imagine you're overhearing this conversation somewhere in Japan. If it's too hard for you, play this in the background to feel like what it's like to be in Japan.

No music, no script, no fancy editing

Get straight to pure Japanese between a Canadian Japanese learner and a native Japanese teacher

This Episode

Let's talk about Alex's recent trip to the island of mononoke in Japan

Immerse yourself in Japanese

This is the normal speed of a conversation in Japanese.

If you think it's fast, there's more space for you to improve.  Alex has been learning Japanese for 4.5 years without skipping a day, and now he has JLPT N1 level (Advanced)

You cannot go to Japan, so we bring Japan to you. Imagine you're overhearing this conversation somewhere in Japan. If it's too hard for you, play this in the background to feel like what it's like to be in Japan.

No music, no script, no fancy editing

Get straight to pure Japanese between a Canadian Japanese learner and a native Japanese teacher

This Episode

Let's talk about how different it is to work compared to being a customer in a convenience store in Japan

Immerse yourself in Japanese

This is the normal speed of a conversation in Japanese.

If you think it's fast, there's more space for you to improve.  Alex has been learning Japanese for 4.5 years without skipping a day, and now he has JLPT N1 level (Advanced)

You cannot go to Japan, so we bring Japan to you. Imagine you're overhearing this conversation somewhere in Japan. If it's too hard for you, play this in the background to feel like what it's like to be in Japan.

No music, no script, no fancy editing

Get straight to pure Japanese between a Canadian Japanese learner and a native Japanese teacher

This Episode

Let's talk about what it's like to work as an ALT for some people in Japan

Immerse yourself in Japanese

This is the normal speed of a conversation in Japanese.

If you think it's fast, there's more space for you to improve. Alex has been learning Japanese for 4.5 years without skipping a day, and now he's close to JLPT N1 level (Advanced)

You cannot go to Japan, so we bring Japan to you. Imagine you're overhearing this conversation somewhere in Japan. If it's too hard for you, play this in the background to feel like what it's like to be in Japan.

No music, no script, no fancy editing

Get straight to pure Japanese between a Canadian Japanese learner and a native Japanese teacher

This Episode

Let's talk about the shining stars around us

Immerse yourself in Japanese

This is the normal speed of a conversation in Japanese.

If you think it's fast, there's more space for you to improve.  Alex has been learning Japanese for 4.5 years without skipping a day, and now he's close to JLPT N1 level (Advanced)

You cannot go to Japan, so we bring Japan to you. Imagine you're overhearing this conversation somewhere in Japan. If it's too hard for you, play this in the background to feel like what it's like to be in Japan.

No music, no script, no fancy editing

Get straight to pure Japanese between a Canadian Japanese learner and a native Japanese teacher

This Episode

Let's talk about how this new project is going to be like

Immerse yourself in Japanese

This is the normal speed of a conversation in Japanese.

If you think it's fast, there's more space for you to improve.  Alex has been learning Japanese for 3 years without skipping a day, and now he's close to JLPT N1 level (Advanced)

You cannot go to Japan, so we bring Japan to you. Imagine you're overhearing this conversation somewhere in Japan. If it's too hard for you, play this in the background to feel like what it's like to be in Japan.

No music, no script, no fancy editing

Get straight to pure Japanese between a Canadian Japanese learner and a native Japanese teacher

This Episode

Let's talk about Alex's recent experience with his home konbini

Immerse yourself in Japanese

This is the normal speed of a conversation in Japanese.

If you think it's fast, there's more space for you to improve.  Alex has been learning Japanese for 3 years without skipping a day, and now he's close to JLPT N1 level (Advanced)

You cannot go to Japan, so we bring Japan to you. Imagine you're overhearing this conversation somewhere in Japan. If it's too hard for you, play this in the background to feel like what it's like to be in Japan.

No music, no script, no fancy editing

Get straight to pure Japanese between a Canadian Japanese learner and a native Japanese teacher

This Episode

Let's talk about how to manage risks by taking them and avoiding them

Immerse yourself in Japanese

This is the normal speed of a conversation in Japanese.

If you think it's fast, there's more space for you to improve.  Alex has been learning Japanese for 4.5 years without skipping a day, and now he's close to JLPT N1 level (Advanced)

You cannot go to Japan, so we bring Japan to you. Imagine you're overhearing this conversation somewhere in Japan. If it's too hard for you, play this in the background to feel like what it's like to be in Japan.