There are always guides on what to do in Japanese summer - what about what NOT to do? Loads of online posts would tell you what you shouldn’t miss and what you must do when you travel to Japan during the summer, but in this episode, we give you the top 5 don'ts! This is podcast host Azra's last episode on the podcast - listen to the end of this episode for a special message from Azra. Azra's Instagram: @azrasyakirah PODCAST EXCLUSIVE FOR SEASON 13: Enter "JAPANSUMMER" at checkout for 50% off your entire subscription at NihongoMaster.com! Start Learning with Nihongo Master!  Website Fac ..read more

We're definitely sure about something - why not express it? In this bite-sized language learning episode, we learn how to express that in Japanese! This is podcast host Azra's last episode on the Study Saturday series - listen to the end of this episode for a special message from Azra. PODCAST EXCLUSIVE FOR SEASON 13: Enter "JAPANSUMMER" at checkout for 50% off your entire subscription at NihongoMaster.com! Start Learning with Nihongo Master!  Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Music: https://www.purple-planet.com ​ ​About Nihongo Master Podcast A podcast for Japanese culture en ..read more

Podcast host Azra covers another Japanese summer topic for you today! It’s a fun one: we look at the top 5 Japanese summer cuisines you can devour to beat the heat!  Japan is big on regional and seasonal dishes, so when you’re on a trip to Japan in summer, take this opportunity to try out dishes that you can only get in summer!  We’ll highlight the top 5 ones that are extremely famous during the season, and extremely cooling on the inside too.  PODCAST EXCLUSIVE FOR SEASON 13: Enter "JAPANSUMMER" at checkout for 50% off your entire subscription at NihongoMaster.com! Start Lear ..read more

This week's grammar point is extremely simple.  We’re looking at how to give approximates by saying “approximately” or “about” or “around”.  And to do that in Japanese, there are two words we can use: kurai or gurai.  PODCAST EXCLUSIVE FOR SEASON 13: Enter "JAPANSUMMER" at checkout for 50% off your entire subscription at NihongoMaster.com! Start Learning with Nihongo Master!  Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Music: https://www.purple-planet.com ​ ​About Nihongo Master Podcast A podcast for Japanese culture enthusiasts and language learners. Brought to you by Nih ..read more

As we mentioned quite a few times before, Japanese summer can be quite drastic in comparison to some of the summers you guys are used to. So why not prepare in advance in terms of what you pack so you can beat most of the heat? PODCAST EXCLUSIVE FOR SEASON 13: Enter "JAPANSUMMER" at checkout for 50% off your entire subscription at NihongoMaster.com! Start Learning with Nihongo Master!  Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Music: https://www.purple-planet.com ​ ​About Nihongo Master Podcast A podcast for Japanese culture enthusiasts and language learners. Brought to you by Nihongo ..read more

This week's Study Saturday will be short and simple, because there’s only one phrase to learn to say “suddenly” and that’s: kyuu ni (急に). This language series offers bite-sized language learning episodes are formatted just like the Nihongo Master online learning system — we start out by explaining the grammar point, exemplifying them with a few example situations and then wrapping it up with a list of vocabulary words we just learned in the episode. PODCAST EXCLUSIVE FOR SEASON 13: Enter "JAPANSUMMER" at checkout for 50% off your entire subscription at NihongoMaster.com! Start Learning with N ..read more

Today we’ll zoom into Japan’s biggest summer festival, and that’s Obon. Podcast host Azra will be introducing the background, practices, and traditions; and talking about some of the key festival language. Keep your ears tuned for some useful and interesting related vocabulary as we go along PODCAST EXCLUSIVE FOR SEASON 13: Enter "JAPANSUMMER" at checkout for 50% off your entire subscription at NihongoMaster.com! Start Learning with Nihongo Master!  Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Music: https://www.purple-planet.com ​ ​About Nihongo Master Podcast A podcast for Japanese cult ..read more

Podcast host Azra is stripping it down to one of the basics for this week’s Study Saturday. We'll look at how to conjugate the negative forms for verbs, adjectives and nouns! It’s one of the first few conjugations, if not the first, that you learn of the Japanese language! PODCAST EXCLUSIVE FOR SEASON 13: Enter "JAPANSUMMER" at checkout for 50% off your entire subscription at NihongoMaster.com! Start Learning with Nihongo Master!  Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Music: https://www.purple-planet.com ​ ​About Nihongo Master Podcast A podcast for Japanese culture enthusiasts and ..read more

The theme of Season 13, which is only one month long, is... Japanese Summer! Are we ready to say goodbye to knits and cardigans, and welcome linen dresses and straw hats?  As we start the new month of June, we’re also welcoming the hottest season of the year. And Japan’s summer is not only hot and humid, it is one of the most eventful times of the year!  So to kick this season off, we’re going to look at the top 3 things to do during Japanese summer!  PODCAST EXCLUSIVE FOR SEASON 13: Enter "JAPANSUMMER" at checkout for 50% off your entire subscription at NihongoMaster.com! Sta ..read more

Join podcast host Azra and our special guest, Anna from Japan Wireless and Japan Web Magazine, as they discuss Japanese fashion through their own experiences and observation. PODCAST EXCLUSIVE: Enter "FASHION" at checkout for 50% off your entire subscription at NihongoMaster.com! Start Learning with Nihongo Master!  Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Music: https://www.purple-planet.com ​ ​About Nihongo Master Podcast A podcast for Japanese culture enthusiasts and language learners. Brought to you by NihongoMaster.com, an e-learning site focused on helping learners at every leve ..read more