Podcast
ikinari Japanese: Japanese unscripted
Hosted by Nihongo Life · JA
Get straight to the point
Raw, real, natural Japanese in spontaneous unscripted chats between Japanese and Canadian
Imagine you're overhearing something in Japanese
Youtube: https://youtube.com/c/NihongoLife
Twitter: https://twitter.com/nihongo_no_kai
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nihongo_no_kai_japan/
Youtube (Alex): https://www.youtube.com/c/somewhatjp
Twitter (Alex): https://twitter.com/somewhatjp
Instagram (Alex): https://instagram.com/somewhat.jp/
26episodes
Episodes
Newest firstAll episodes
doomscrolling
Apr 900:43:17Tap to summarizeThis Episode: Let's listen to Alex vs DoomscrollingNo music, no script, no fancy editingGet straight to pure Japanese between a Canadian Japanese learner and a native Japanese teacherImmerse yourself in JapaneseThis is the normal speed of a conversation in Japanese.If you think it's fast, there's more space for you to improve. Alex has been learning Japanese for 6 years without skipping a day, and now he's close to JLPT N1 level (Advanced)You cannot go to Japan, so we bring Japan to you. Imagine you're overhearing this conversation somewhere in Japan. If it's too hard for you, play this in the background to feel like what it's like to be in Japan.
Transcribe →
Canada
Apr 200:43:13Tap to summarizeThis Episode: Let's listen to Alex's Canadian experienceNo music, no script, no fancy editingGet straight to pure Japanese between a Canadian Japanese learner and a native Japanese teacherImmerse yourself in JapaneseThis is the normal speed of a conversation in Japanese.If you think it's fast, there's more space for you to improve. Alex has been learning Japanese for 6 years without skipping a day, and now he's close to JLPT N1 level (Advanced)You cannot go to Japan, so we bring Japan to you. Imagine you're overhearing this conversation somewhere in Japan. If it's too hard for you, play this in the background to feel like what it's like to be in Japan.
Transcribe →
agony
Mar 2700:41:12Tap to summarizeThis Episode: Let's listen to Alex's agony part 1475No music, no script, no fancy editingGet straight to pure Japanese between a Canadian Japanese learner and a native Japanese teacherImmerse yourself in JapaneseThis is the normal speed of a conversation in Japanese.If you think it's fast, there's more space for you to improve. Alex has been learning Japanese for 6 years without skipping a day, and now he's close to JLPT N1 level (Advanced)You cannot go to Japan, so we bring Japan to you. Imagine you're overhearing this conversation somewhere in Japan. If it's too hard for you, play this in the background to feel like what it's like to be in Japan.
Transcribe →
tower
Mar 1900:21:50Tap to summarizeThis Episode: Let's listen to Alex's experience in NiigataNo music, no script, no fancy editingGet straight to pure Japanese between a Canadian Japanese learner and a native Japanese teacherImmerse yourself in JapaneseThis is the normal speed of a conversation in Japanese.If you think it's fast, there's more space for you to improve. Alex has been learning Japanese for 6 years without skipping a day, and now he's close to JLPT N1 level (Advanced)You cannot go to Japan, so we bring Japan to you. Imagine you're overhearing this conversation somewhere in Japan. If it's too hard for you, play this in the background to feel like what it's like to be in Japan.
Transcribe →
neighborhood
Mar 1300:36:56Tap to summarizeThis Episode: Let's listen to Alex's surprising experience in JapanNo music, no script, no fancy editingGet straight to pure Japanese between a Canadian Japanese learner and a native Japanese teacherImmerse yourself in JapaneseThis is the normal speed of a conversation in Japanese.If you think it's fast, there's more space for you to improve. Alex has been learning Japanese for 6 years without skipping a day, and now he's close to JLPT N1 level (Advanced)You cannot go to Japan, so we bring Japan to you. Imagine you're overhearing this conversation somewhere in Japan. If it's too hard for you, play this in the background to feel like what it's like to be in Japan.
Transcribe →
darkness
Mar 500:35:30Tap to summarizeThis Episode: Let's listen to the memory Alex doesn't want to rememberNo music, no script, no fancy editingGet straight to pure Japanese between a Canadian Japanese learner and a native Japanese teacherImmerse yourself in JapaneseThis is the normal speed of a conversation in Japanese.If you think it's fast, there's more space for you to improve. Alex has been learning Japanese for 6 years without skipping a day, and now he's close to JLPT N1 level (Advanced)You cannot go to Japan, so we bring Japan to you. Imagine you're overhearing this conversation somewhere in Japan. If it's too hard for you, play this in the background to feel like what it's like to be in Japan.
Transcribe →
dilemma
Feb 2000:51:37Tap to summarizeThis Episode: Let's listen to Alex's dillemmaNo music, no script, no fancy editingGet straight to pure Japanese between a Canadian Japanese learner and a native Japanese teacherImmerse yourself in JapaneseThis is the normal speed of a conversation in Japanese.If you think it's fast, there's more space for you to improve. Alex has been learning Japanese for 6 years without skipping a day, and now he's close to JLPT N1 level (Advanced)You cannot go to Japan, so we bring Japan to you. Imagine you're overhearing this conversation somewhere in Japan. If it's too hard for you, play this in the background to feel like what it's like to be in Japan.
Transcribe →
first move
Feb 1200:44:13Tap to summarizeThis Episode: Let's listen to the very important first moveNo music, no script, no fancy editingGet straight to pure Japanese between a Canadian Japanese learner and a native Japanese teacherImmerse yourself in JapaneseThis is the normal speed of a conversation in Japanese.If you think it's fast, there's more space for you to improve. Alex has been learning Japanese for 6 years without skipping a day, and now he's close to JLPT N1 level (Advanced)You cannot go to Japan, so we bring Japan to you. Imagine you're overhearing this conversation somewhere in Japan. If it's too hard for you, play this in the background to feel like what it's like to be in Japan.
Transcribe →
professional
Feb 600:38:50Tap to summarizeThis Episode: Let's listen to how professional Alex isNo music, no script, no fancy editingGet straight to pure Japanese between a Canadian Japanese learner and a native Japanese teacherImmerse yourself in JapaneseThis is the normal speed of a conversation in Japanese.If you think it's fast, there's more space for you to improve. Alex has been learning Japanese for 6 years without skipping a day, and now he's close to JLPT N1 level (Advanced)You cannot go to Japan, so we bring Japan to you. Imagine you're overhearing this conversation somewhere in Japan. If it's too hard for you, play this in the background to feel like what it's like to be in Japan.
Transcribe →
likewise
Jan 3000:42:05Tap to summarizeThis Episode: Let's listen to Alex's recent scheduleNo music, no script, no fancy editingGet straight to pure Japanese between a Canadian Japanese learner and a native Japanese teacherImmerse yourself in JapaneseThis is the normal speed of a conversation in Japanese.If you think it's fast, there's more space for you to improve. Alex has been learning Japanese for 6 years without skipping a day, and now he's close to JLPT N1 level (Advanced)You cannot go to Japan, so we bring Japan to you. Imagine you're overhearing this conversation somewhere in Japan. If it's too hard for you, play this in the background to feel like what it's like to be in Japan.
Transcribe →