Today I chat with Noah, a missionary who began self-studying Japanese two years before landing in Japan in early '24. He promptly passed the JLPT N2, and is awaiting his results from taking N1 in December. Noah shares what worked for him, a surprisingly cheap and time efficient system that most missionaries (or any Japanese learners) could benefit from!

Noah's suggested resources:

Tofugu's resource page: https://www.tofugu.com/japanese-learn...

Genki Textbook:   / 791506.genki_i  

Minna No Nihongo textbook: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

Jyoukyuu he no Tobira: https://tobiraweb.9640.jp/

A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9...

Shin Kanzen Master Series: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=kanzen+mas...

Anki flashcards (better on phone): https://ankiweb.net/shared/decks?sear...

WaniKani: https://www.wanikani.com/

Podcasts for learning Japanese:

Haru no Nihongo

Learn Japanese With Noriko

Yuyu no Nihongo