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In this episode of Nihongo Master podcast, we talk about Japanese entertainment!

It’s no secret that Japanese people love their entertainment — from traditional arcades and classic gaming cafes to Japan-born pachinko and karaoke.

We’ll have a virtual walkthrough of Japan’s entertainment culture — both traditional and modern.

We split them up into four categories, some you are familiar with more than others: karaoke, pachinko, arcades and local entertainment

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A podcast for Japanese culture enthusiasts and language learners. Brought to you by Nihongo Master, an e-learning site focused on helping learners at every level master the Japanese language.

In this episode of Nihongo Master podcast, we chat with Asriel Olivares about Japanese language learning, tips and techniques, as well as a review of Nihongo Master’s online learning system.

How’s your Japanese language learning journey going? 

How do you motivate yourself during those situations? How do you get out of bed and go, “I’m going to study Japanese today”?

Everyone’s on their own path at their own pace, and sometimes it can get pretty draggy when you’re kind of stuck and don’t know how else to improve yourself.

This podcast episode will motivate you with our personal Japanese language learning journeys as well as some motivation for your own!

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A podcast for Japanese culture enthusiasts and language learners. Brought to you by Nihongo Master, an e-learning site focused on helping learners at every level master the Japanese language.

In this episode of Nihongo Master podcast and our ninth Study Saturday, we learn how to express possibility with “perhaps” or “maybe” in Japanese. 

This week’s Study Saturday looks at conveying the possibility of something that’s not 100%… more like a 50/50 shot. 

If you think something’s going to happen but you’re not 100% sure, you’re going to add the word “might”, “maybe” or “perhaps” in the sentence, aren’t you? 

Maybe you want to use it to say everyday things like, maybe it’s going to rain, or perhaps you’ll cook dinner instead of buying takeout. All of that is easily achievable with the grammar language!

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A podcast for Japanese culture enthusiasts and language learners. Brought to you by Nihongo Master, an e-learning site focused on helping learners at every level master the Japanese language.

In this episode of Nihongo Master podcast, we talk about the “taboo” topic of tattoo culture in Japan.

Tattoos have made a mark (pun intended) way back in Japanese history — would you believe me if I say that it goes as far back as 5,000BC? The primaeval tale of Japanese tattoos carved the scene of this art-on-skin today. From generation to generation, Japanese tattoo artists were taught the ancient skills that shaped the tattoo culture today. 

Japan has built quite a reputation for itself when it comes to tattoos — on both ends of the stick, actually. While people all around the world look up to the unique Japanese tattoo art, the locals aren’t exactly fond of them. 

Discover the backstory of this Japanese body art and how it has evolved to this day. Have your ink pens ready as we’ll be dropping a few cool new vocabulary words related to all things tattoo.

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A podcast for Japanese culture enthusiasts and language learners. Brought to you by Nihongo Master, an e-learning site focused on helping learners at every level master the Japanese language.

In this episode of Nihongo Master podcast, we look at how to say “I can…” in Japanese.

This week’s Study Saturday introduces another useful grammar language that we can’t live without — whether it’s at work or just among friends, there would definitely come a time when you mention or respond with your abilities, capabilities or attributes.

And sometimes, it doesn’t even have to be about you — it can be about the people around you or even things! 

If that’s not proof enough that this particular grammar point is extremely useful, then I don’t know what is. But if you’re already convinced and want to know how exactly to express potential, then stick around!

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A podcast for Japanese culture enthusiasts and language learners. Brought to you by Nihongo Master, an e-learning site focused on helping learners at every level master the Japanese language.

In this episode of Nihongo Master podcast, we talk about the unique Japanese art of gift-giving!

This art of gift-giving dates back to the Edo period, a healthy practice that lives to this day in respect to the original intentions of the various types of gifts.

Podcast host Azra says, “It is more than just casually giving someone a souvenir from a recent trip or a present for an occasion. It’s an act of appreciation, a show of respect and a presentation of gratitude.” 

We look into the various types of gifts, along with a brief history of the practice as well as gift-giving etiquette to prepare you for when you do find yourself in the situation of having to give a gift in Japan.

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In this episode of Nihongo Master podcast, we discuss how to say “I’ll try…” as part of our Study Saturday language series!

What is your New Year’s resolution? Are there any new things you want to try?  

Podcast host Azra says, “ It’s the best time of the year to come up with a list of new things you want to try. Why not have that list written down in Japanese as well?” 

We all try something new every now and then, so let’s equip ourselves with the grammar for it. 

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A podcast for Japanese culture enthusiasts and language learners. Brought to you by Nihongo Master, an e-learning site focused on helping learners at every level master the Japanese language.

In this episode of Nihongo Master podcast, we talk about Japan’s Seijin no Hi holiday — also known as Coming of Age Day.

It’s the beginning of adulthood for Japanese 20-year-olds, complete with a celebration to commemorate this fresh start known as Seijin no Hi, or Coming of Age Day. 

Podcast host Azra says, “This special day welcomes the youth into the adult world, and Seijin no Hi didn’t just pop up recently — this centuries-old festival has its roots deep in Japanese tradition.”

It may not sound as appealing for those of us who have had a taste of what the adult life has to offer, but let’s also agree that there are tons of other doors of opportunities adulthood open. 

It’s a brand new year – fresh start and new beginnings, am I right? 

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A podcast for Japanese culture enthusiasts and language learners. Brought to you by Nihongo Master, an e-learning site focused on helping learners at every level master the Japanese language.

In this episode of Nihongo Master podcast, we talk about the magic of Japanese winter.

Podcast host Azra says, “ Japan’s winter season is nothing short of a picture-perfect winter wonderland.”

There are tons of activities and events happening during this time, and we got to thank the Japanese for making the best out of any situation.

So if you’re not convinced that winter is probably one of the best seasons for travelling in Japan, I’m here to reassure you otherwise — wowing you with the top activities you can do including snow sports and fairytale-like illuminations, to the top events to participate in, like annual winter festivals and the biggest event of the year, New Year’s itself.

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A podcast for Japanese culture enthusiasts and language learners. Brought to you by Nihongo Master, an e-learning site focused on helping learners at every level master the Japanese language.

In this episode of Nihongo Master podcast and our fifth Study Saturday, we look at how to express we got something, gave something, and someone gave something to us for Christmas!

Did you get the present you wanted for Christmas?

There are three different grammar language to convey gift-giving and gift-receiving exchanges.

These grammar points, while they are perfect for talking about Christmas, it definitely doesn’t limit to that at all!

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A podcast for Japanese culture enthusiasts and language learners. Brought to you by Nihongo Master, an e-learning site focused on helping learners at every level master the Japanese language.