Pages for learning Japanese about culture, sorted by how much they offer a learner.
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Vocabulary guide for JLPT N3 learners covering fishing industry terms, types of seafood, and market activities, with cultural context about Japan's fishing heritage and food traditions.
Guide to asking and answering questions about age in Japanese, covering polite, neutral, and casual forms with pronunciation, age counter irregularities, and cultural context for when such questions are appropriate.
The Shonan Hiratsuka Tanabata Festival was started as a postwar commercial revitalization initiative, and is characterized by the vibrance of its Tanabata decorations, said to be the most lavish in Japan, made possible.
Explores Japanese incense and kōdō as a refined aesthetic and spiritual practice rooted in Zen Buddhism, covering its 1,400-year history, philosophical principles, ceremony, and major incense types for learners.
This is a list of the vocabulary that you need to know in order to pass the JLPT N3. In total, you will need to...
The Japan Foundation Los Angeles organizes cultural events, lectures, and conversation cafes that introduce Japanese arts, culture, and language to local audiences and learners.
Guide to Japanese etiquette and social customs covering dining, public behavior, transportation, shopping, and hot spring practices.
Explores the Japanese concept of ganbaru (頑張る), the spirit of perseverance and doing your best, examining its cultural roots, grammar forms, and applications in work, study and daily life for learners seeking to.
A vocabulary guide that teaches the seven days of the week in Japanese with kanji, hiragana, and romaji forms.
Guide to Japanese greeting customs, bowing techniques, and social interaction etiquette for foreigners.
Simplified Japanese news articles with furigana and English translations covering current events in Japan. Designed for intermediate learners at N3-N5 levels to practice reading comprehension.
A review of a monthly Japanese snack box service that introduces learners to traditional Japanese sweets and cultural themes, with information about historical background and product makers.
The bout lasts seconds; the ritual takes centuries. Why sumo is a Shinto rite in disguise — the salt, the sacred ring, and the wrestling that came last.
A blog about reading Japanese literature and graded readers at various JLPT levels, with book reviews, reading recommendations, and tools for learners including browser extensions for reading assistance.
Official guide to Japanese cultural institutions, museums, and heritage sites across Japan.
A graded news story about fugu fishing season in Japan, written in easy Japanese with furigana, English translation, and native audio. Designed for beginner readers.
Complete sake glossary with 60+ terms. Seimaibuai, nihonshu-do, moromi, toji, kura, namazake, nigori — every sake term explained in plain English.
Detailed lesson explaining the particle で, covering its use to indicate the location of an action and the method or means by which something is done, with numerous example sentences and comparisons to similar particles.
Video series featuring interviews with five individuals who learned Japanese to varying degrees and integrated it into their careers and lives.
A collection of practical English guides to Japanese words, phrases, and cultural expressions for travelers and learners, covering food, transportation, shops, and social interactions.
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