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January 19, 2022

7 Japanese Language Schools in New York City

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If you’re living in a mega-metropolis like New York City, you’ll find more Japanese language school options — which can be both a good and bad thing.

January 18, 2022

Top 16 Japanese N4 Textbooks for JLPT 2022

What's next after JLPT N5? Study for the JLPT N4 with the best N4 textbooks and workbooks. Learn Japanese online through self-study. JLPT N4 books on kanji, vocabulary, mock tests and listening with audio CDs.

January 17, 2022

Best Japanese Anki Decks: Easy ways to remember Japanese

Looking for an effective and easy way to start learning new Japanese words? Try using Anki. Using spaced repetition system (SRS), it allows you to revisit new vocabularies repetitively — but in a programmed time frame. Through this, you can spend more time on words that you have a harder time remembering, and less on […]

January 13, 2022

20 Japanese N5 Textbooks to Ace JLPT 2022

Looking for the right Japanese textbook can feel more overwhelming than actually studying the language. What's out there, and what's the best?

January 12, 2022

Learning Japanese: Top 10 Cute Mistakes that People Usually Make

It’s okay to make mistakes. We’re all carrots after all.

January 7, 2022

Guide to Learning Japanese With Anki Flashcards

There's a way to soak new Japanese words faster and easier: by using Anki flashcards. Learn how you can customize them to make your studies more effective.

January 7, 2022

Learn Japanese online: Our 16 favourite resources in 2023

From interactive Japanese learning games to cute egg-shaped chatbots, check out our favorite Japanese learning resources for 2022.

January 3, 2022

Get Tongue-Tied: Trickiest Japanese Tongue Twisters to Try

Japanese tongue twisters are called hayakuchi kotoba (早口言葉), which literally translates to “fast mouth (hayakuchi) words (kotoba).” Just like Japanese slangs, learning these tongue twisters is a fun and exciting way to practice speaking the language. Specifically, it helps to condition you to make that Japanese pronunciation you’ve been wanting to nail. You can make it […]

December 30, 2021

7 Things Japanese People Do To Celebrate The 2022 New Year in Japan

Similar to the language, how Japanese people celebrate New Year is different — although not entirely. There’s the usual fireworks, close-knit dinners and snuggles. But heavy in culture and hundreds of years of tradition, you’ll find families and friends making their first shrine visit of the year, buying lucky bags called fukubukuro and sending New […]