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 what it's like to be a non-Japanese 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 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 podcasts to learn Japanese. Alex will share with you how to use podcasts to improve your listening and speaking

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 workation at the office in Japan. Alex talks about what it's like to work "remotely" from the office.

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 view on Japanese winter. Is it cold enough for him?

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 humanization process 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 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 impression of the country of rising sun or the country of rising konbini after 2 weeks of quarantine

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.

Season 2!!

Thank you for waiting! Alex is now 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 impression of the country of rising sun or the country of rising 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 Japanese teacher

Let's talk about how to take advantage of staying home and working from home

This is pretty much 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, 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 so you can at least feel like you're in Japan.

No music, no script, no fancy editing

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

let's talk about anime to learn Japanese 

This is pretty much 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, 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 so you can at least feel like you're in Japan.

No music, no script, no fancy editing

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

let's talk about controlling your motivation 

This is pretty much 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, 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 so you can at least feel like you're in Japan.