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Hello. Welcome to Jenni's Pika Pika Japanese. Today's Japanese lesson is 「XもYです」 X is also Y. Example sentences Yamazaki-san is Japanese. Murata-san is also Japanese. Now, please listen to the audio and learn. Today, I also show you when to use "Ohayo gozaimasu," "Konnichiwa," and “Konbanwa,” which are Japanese greetings, so please study them as well. こんにちは。 ジェニのピカピカ日本語へよう...

Hello. Welcome to Jenni's Pika Pika Japanese. Despite the fact that Japan was not accepting foreign tourists due to the Corona pandemic, news came in that Japan ranked first in the World Economic Forum's "Travel and Tourism Development Index 2021". Those who had wanted to come to Japan were finally attracted to Japan, but on the 24th, a demonstration project conducted by the Japan Tourism Agency a...

Hello. Welcome to Jenni's Pika Pika Japanese. The weather in Japan right now is not too cold, not too hot, and the breeze is fresh and comfortable. It is a good climate to go out somewhere or play sports such as golf or tennis. Let's enjoy this season! Today's episode is about Japanese learning audiobooks. We hope you will make use of it in your Japanese study. Also today, I would like to introduc...

Hello. Welcome to Jenni's Pika Pika Japanese. Today's Japanese learning episode is "X is not Y". As an example sentence, 「私はアナじゃありません」 "I am not Anna." Please listen to the audio to learn. Today I would like to share another Japanese proverb with you. In English, there's an expression that says "There's no use crying over spilt milk.", used in situations when there's nothing that can...

Hello. Welcome to Jenni's Pika Pika Japanese. In today's Japanese lesson, I would like to introduce Japanese expressions, "kara" and “node", which are used to convey reasons. Example sentences 新しい靴を買いたい「から」モールへ行きます。 I’m going to the mall "because" I want to buy new shoes. どうして昨日来なかったの？ 用事があった「から」。 Why didn't you come yesterday? Because" I had something...

Hello. Welcome to Jenni's Pika Pika Japanese. Today's Japanese lesson is about making sentences that ask questions. X is Y desu "ka"? Adding this 'ka' makes it a question sentence. Listen to the episode to learn more. Now, today, I found an article written about wagashi, so I looked up wagashi. Wagashi is different from Western confectionery, which uses butter and cream, so foreigners who eat it f...

Hello. Welcome to Jenni's Pika Pika Japanese. Today, I would like to introduce the Sanja Festival of Asakusa Shrine, which is held on the third weekend of May. The festival has been canceled for the past few years due to the Corona disaster, but this year it will be shortened to two days, but will be held again for the first time in three years. We have explained the Sanja Matsuri in the episode,...

Hello. Welcome to Jenni's Pika Pika Japanese. Nowadays, it is very convenient to use Google Translate and other tools to understand the meaning of foreign languages. Some people think that we don't need to study foreign languages anymore since we live in such an era.　How about you? But I still don't think so. I will never forget the excitement I felt when I started learning Japanese because I lik...

Hello. Welcome to Jenni's Pika Pika Japanese. Golden Week is over in Japan and normal days are back. I noticed that it is the season of roses in Japan. Beautiful roses are blooming in every corner of the city, reminding us that spring is the season of flowers. Today's episode is "X is Y" in grammar. こんにちは。 ジェニのピカピカ日本語へようこそ。 日本ではゴールデンウィークも終わり、普通の日々が戻...

Hello. Welcome to Jenni's Pika Pika Japanese. Today we continue our introduction to Kyushu. TThe other day we introduced Fukuoka, Kumamoto, Kagoshima, and Miyazaki, and today we will introduce the remaining three prefectures, Saga, Oita, and Nagasaki, in audio, so please listen to them. こんにちは。 ジェニのピカピカ日本語へようこそ。 今日は九州ご紹介の続きです。 先日は、福岡、熊本、鹿児島、宮崎を...

Hello. Welcome to Jenni's Pika Pika Japanese. Today's Japanese lesson is "N2 of N1" from Grammar Study. Student (N2) of XYZ University (N1) I am a student at XYZ University. Now, please listen to the episode and learn. By the way, yesterday I introduced Kyushu, and our member Scott shared with us what he did when he went to Kumamoto, so today Scott will talk to you. Hey there, it's Scott. Growing...

Hello. Welcome to Jenni's Pika Pika Japanese. Yesterday, we reported that the Japanese government is considering resuming the acceptance of foreign tourists, and we introduced Hida Takayama. Today, I would like to introduce Kyushu. Kyushu, or the Nine Kingdoms, currently consists of only seven prefectures: Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Oita, Kumamoto, Miyazaki, and Kagoshima. Research shows that in the...

Hello. Welcome to Jenni's Pika Pika Japanese. Japan has stopped accepting foreign tourists until now, but we have received news that the government is now making arrangements to resume accepting new foreign tourists by June. This is good news for those who want to come to Japan. However, after June, the strawberry picking and clam digging seasons that I have introduced here will be over, so I was...

Hello. Welcome to Jenni's Pika Pika Japanese. Yesterday was Children's Day, the last national holiday of Golden Week. According to the law that defines Children's Day as "a day to respect children's character and promote their happiness, as well as to thank their mothers." On this day, we fly Koinobori (carp streamers), decorate May dolls and kabuto, take iris bath, and eat chimaki and Kashiwa Noc...

Welcome to Jenni's Pika Pika Japanese. We are halfway through Golden Week, are you enjoying the nice weather? Please share information with us about what places you went, what you did, what you found, etc. Well, today I would like to introduce you to a Seven Cafe Smoothie that you must try during Golden Week. Japanese convenience stores are really convenient. During the Olympics, athletes from var...

Hello. Welcome to Jenni's Pika Pika Japanese. Well, today is a three-day holiday, and it seems that everyone is going to various places, and the train stations seem to be much more crowded than usual. But do you know what day and what day these three consecutive holidays are? First of all, today is Constitution Day, tomorrow is Greenery Day. And the day after tomorrow is Children's Day. Each day i...

Hello. Welcome to Jenni's Pika Pika Japanese. There are many reports in the news about Golden Week outings, but has anyone gone strawberry picking? If you did, I would appreciate it if you could share your photos and any good information with us. Besides strawberry picking, another fun activity you can enjoy with family and friends this time of year is Shiohigari（clam digging). Of course, it is f...

Hello. Welcome to Jenni's Pika Pika Japanese. Golden Week has started in Japan. Last year, Golden Week was quite restricted in Corona, so this year, for the first time in a long time, bullet trains and airports seem to be crowded. Well, Golden Week includes Children's Day, and on Children's Day, people eat Kashiwa Mochi or Chimaki (rice cake with sweet bean paste wrapped in oak leaves), so now whe...

Hello. Welcome to Jenni's Pika Pika Japanese. Now, today is Showa Day. Golden Week has finally started. April 29 used to be a national holiday as "Emperor's Birthday" since it was the Showa Emperor's birthday, but when the Showa Emperor passed away, Emperor Akihito ascended to the throne as the 125th Emperor, and Emperor's Birthday was moved to December 23, Emperor Akihito's birthday. April 29 was...

Hello. Welcome to Jenni's Pika Pika Japanese. In Japan, we have a long vacation season starting with Showa Day on April 29, followed by Constitution Day on May 3, Midori no Hi on May 4, and Children's Day on May 5, which is called Golden Week if you include Saturday and Sunday. If you look on the Internet, you will find many articles about popular places to go during Golden Week, such as Hitachi-K...

Hello. Welcome to Jenni's Pika Pika Japanese. Yesterday in Japan, the weather was like summer, with temperatures in many areas rising to nearly 30 degrees Celsius, something like we skipped spring and went straight to summer. But the city is not all flowers, and you can enjoy the season by trying some spring-only products. Today I found a spring-only latte called Happy Pistachio at a convenience s...

Hello. Welcome to Jenni's Pika Pika Japanese. Yesterday I introduced you to a video of a one-person camping trip, and I hope it made you want to go. But what I found interesting is that after I introduced camping, I noticed that information about camping kept coming in even if I wasn't aware of it. It is about glamping. Have you ever heard of glamping? It is a word coined from the words "glamorous...

Hello. Welcome to Jenni's Pika Pika Japanese. Today, in a while, it is a little warmer, and when I open the window, a refreshing breeze comes in and the pleasant season returns. Today, I found a photo on Facebook of a whole hill covered with light blue flowers like a carpet. When I looked closely, I found that they were nemophila flowers covering the whole area of Miharashi Hill in Hitachi-Kaihin...

Hello. Welcome to Jenni's Pika Pika Japanese. In spring in Japan, beautiful flowers bloom one after another, and there are many pictures of flowers on Facebook, which makes me feel cheerful. Today, I would like to share with you a Facebook article about the Azalea Festival at Nezu Shrine in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward. The contrast with the red of the shrine, which represents Japan, creates a very Japanes...

Hello. Welcome to Jenni's Pika Pika Japanese. When spring comes, you want to go somewhere, don't you? Today, I would like to introduce Tottori, I would like to introduce Tottori, located in the San-in region on the Sea of Japan side. Tottori, which is only an hour and 10 minutes by plane from Tokyo, is famous for its sand dunes. Can you imagine riding a camel in Japan? The beauty of the wind rippl...