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September 2011
TRAVELThis month’s travel feature focuses on visiting Nara on foot with recommendations on some of the best places to visit.
JAPANESEIn this month’s edition we look at some really useful verbs to make you sound more natural in Japanese.
EVENTSFind out what is happening across Japan this September with our full events listings.
WelcomeWelcome to the Learn Japanese Pod Magazine for September 2011. This month has even more great information
on Japan and learning Japanese. In this month’s edition, we have a Japanese lesson, interview with a Shamisen teacher, a travel guide to Nara, full events
listings for Japan for September and more. We hope you enjoy this magazine and would love to hear your thoughts,
ideas, comments and suggestions so please feel free to drop us an email at: [email protected]
Learn Japanese Pod NewsWe have some exciting news for you from the Learn Japanese Pod website. Over the next few weeks, we will be
releasing some more Japanese lesson podcasts and ending at lesson #110. This will be the end of season one. After that,
we are planning a totally new season of podcasts and videos in a new format. So please stay tuned for that. You can check
out all the podcasts on the podcasts page.
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Fun Friday If you haven’t heard the Fun Friday
editions of Learn Japanese Pod
check out the latest one here with
Alex and Asuka. The Fun Friday
podcast is where we put down our
Japanese textbooks and talk about
life in Japan, studying Japanese and
anything else that comes into our
heads at the time of recording. In the
latest one, we discuss what Asuka
misses from Japan, the difference
between American, English and
Japanese service and drug stores in
Japan. Check it out!
New Japanese Cheat SheetsAs well as this magazine, we will be
Other ExamplesIt is also possible to modify the verb
MIRU as in these following examples.
1.
この本を読んでみたい
kono hon o yonde mitai
I want to try/read this book
2.
正直に言ってみろ
socchoku ni itte miro
Try telling the truth (very strong)
3.
行ってみようかなと思った
itte miyou kana to omotta
I was thinking of going/checking it
out
4.
やってみよう
yatte miyou
Let’s try it
5.
靴をはいてみてもいいですか
kutsu o haite mite mo ii desu ka
Can I try on these shoes?
So, try adding these phrases to your
daily Japanese conversation and see
what happens. 是非やってみてくださ
い。Try it out!
日本語
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Fujimoto sensei, a Shamisen teacher in Tokyo. If you are looking for some easily
accessible traditional Japanese
music and other arts, then Kumiya
Fujimoto is your person. You can
usually find her hosting and
performing in “Japanese Lounge
Night”, a free monthly event, held at
the Pink Cow in Tokyo. Performances
include Shamisen, Koto, Taiko,
Japanese flutes and even live
painting to name just a few of the
acts. The standard is high as many of
the performers are professional
teachers and performers as is
Fujimoto. I caught up with her and we
talked about about music, the
shamisen and performing.
How did you get into playing the Shamisen? When my grandmother took me to
her Shamisen lesson, I completely fell
in love with her teachers voice and
presence. So I decided to take it up.
Who are your favorite Shamisen performers? My favorite Shamisen performer in
the whole word is my own teacher.
How did Japanese Lounge Night start? One of my students from Jamaica
took me along to an event at the Pink
Cow. I became friends with the
manager there and we came up with
the idea of putting on an event that
showcases the best of traditional
Japanese arts and talent.
For more information about Shamisen
lessons with Fujimoto sensei please
visit her website at:
Shamisen-Sensei.com
You can also find out more about the
Japanese Lounge Night here:
Japanese Lounge Night on Facebook
Japanese Lounge Night
If you want to experience some traditional performing arts from Japan for free, then head down to the Pink Cow in Shibuya Tokyo for the Japanese Lounge Night which is held every month. The event is hosted by Kumiya Fujimoto, a Shamisen performer and teacher based in Tokyo. Check the links below for more information:The Pink CowKumiya Fujimoto