Learn from Successful Japanese Learners and their Teachers

Learn how to learn Japanese, from those that came before you.

How I Learned Japanese: An Interview Series

How to make a habit of reading in Japanese in an era of constant interruptions

Inhae shows us how to develop habits that turn our guilty pleasures into Japanese learning opportunities, turning games and novels, from mere fun to education.

2019年01月24日

JLPT N2Inhae Seo

How I Learned Japanese: An Interview Series

Learn Japanese with anime. Balance deliberate study and fun!

Nick has developed a five step system to learn Japanese from anime. Learn by his example how to achieve basic fluency fast!

2018年07月29日

Nick Hoyt

How I Learned Japanese: An Interview Series

How to speak Japanese fluently. Making 10,000 mistakes.

John's experience as a missionary in Japan motivated him to master Japanese. He shares how making mistakes is a key step for learning.

2018年07月19日

JLPT N2John Dinkel

How I Learned Japanese: An Interview Series

Private Japanese lessons for mastery

Eriko-sensei has been teahing Japanese professionally for over ten years. Learn from a techer's perspective how to achieve your learning goals.

2018年04月12日

Native speakerEriko Kasai

How I Learned Japanese: An Interview Series

Learning Japanese in Kyoto, language learning as a "love story"

Elena went from zero to passing the JLPT N1 in three years. Learn about how she did it while living in Kyoto and later London.

2017年09月30日

JLPT N1Elena Gabrielli

How I Learned Japanese: An Interview Series

Learning how to remember Japanese words

Gabriel Wyner went from Opera singer to language learning author. He shares his Anki flashcards focused method to learn Japanese.

2017年09月11日

Gabriel Wyner

How I Learned Japanese: An Interview Series

Learning Japanese by simply listening and reading

Pyry shares how focusing on simply communicating in Japanese can reap the biggest rewards and what communication really means.

2017年05月10日

JLPT N1Pyry Kontio

How I Learned Japanese: An Interview Series

Japanese study methods based on incredible experiences

Jennifer shares how she continuously experiments with her learning methods and the story behind the learning insights she has striven for.

2017年05月08日

JLPT N2Jennifer O'Donnell

How I Learned Japanese: An Interview Series

How to become a Japanese Translator. One path, from childhood dream to passing the JLPT N1.

Carley shares her Japanese learning experiences, from being a strong willed sixth grader to going to the JET Programme and working in Japan.

2017年05月01日

JLPT N1Carley G.

How I Learned Japanese: An Interview Series

Japanese Language Learning from the Classroom to the Workplace and Beyond

Jenny majored in Japanese and shares how she developed a career where she can use Japanese for work.

2017年04月21日

JLPT N2Jenny Ravi