Past Blog Articles

  • Embracing Your Nihongo Dreams: Overcoming Doubts with the Baku

    Embracing Your Nihongo Dreams: Overcoming Doubts with the Baku

    Discover how the Baku can help you overcome doubts in your Japanese journey! Check out my lesson here!

  • Coming Soon: My Ultimate Japanese Learning Resource List!

    Coming Soon: My Ultimate Japanese Learning Resource List!

    Looking for the best tools to learn Japanese? 📚✨ Get a sneak peek at my ultimate resource list, featuring books, apps, and study tools to help you master kanji, grammar, and more! Stay tuned for the full list!

  • Resource Highlight: Mastering Kanji with Heisig

    Resource Highlight: Mastering Kanji with Heisig

    Overwhelmed by Kanji? You’re Not Alone! If you’ve ever felt like kanji is an impossible mountain to climb, trust me—I’ve been there. With 2,134 joyo kanji (regular-use characters) to learn, it’s easy to feel lost. But what if I told you there’s a method that breaks kanji down into manageable, memorable chunks? My favorite kanji…

  • Revisiting a Favorite Language Discovery Method

    Revisiting a Favorite Language Discovery Method

    Exploring Japanese Through Random Searches Sometimes, I search a random Japanese word just to see what comes up. One day, I found Everyday is Sunday by Saburo Shiroyama, which led me to discover Japanese business novels—something I’d never explored before. Unexpected searches often lead to fascinating learning moments! Have you tried this?

  • The Best Tools and Resources for Learning Japanese at Home

    The Best Tools and Resources for Learning Japanese at Home

    Explore the best tools for learning Japanese at home, from textbooks to reading strategies, and take your skills to the next level.

  • Sketching Me as a Japanese language user – Language Worksheets

    Sketching Me as a Japanese language user – Language Worksheets

    This unit explores the Great Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami as well as the covid pandemic through the song Ue wo muite arukou all while practicing the volitional style of verbs View post to subscribe to site newsletter.

  • Thinking about the Japanese language worksheet

    Thinking about the Japanese language worksheet

    This will build confidence and confidence builds motivation. View post to subscribe to site newsletter.

  • Discovering your Nihongo Strengths Worksheet

    Discovering your Nihongo Strengths Worksheet

    I believe it is important to train our students how to use these resources correctly so they will feel confident when faced with unknown kanji in the future.

  • Nihongo Dreams Worksheets

    Nihongo Dreams Worksheets

    I love exploring Japanese through a multi-literacy experiences. Regardless of your level of Japanese, you will be able to gain something in lessons based on the multi-literacy approach.