Ready, Set, NihonGO! is our free newsletter. It's filled with fun stuff about Japan and the Japanese language.
We feature Japanese tongue-twisters, tips for learning Japanese online, Japanese cooking, and more.
Our teachers write most of the newsletter, and then we add English translations.
You can enjoy it whether you are just starting to learn Japanese or an advanced student.
Have a look, and tell us what you think!
Cooking rice the Japanese way, plus bicycles in Japan
Slang used among Japanese high-school students, plus the most popular Japanese anime film of 2016!
Japanese wordplay (nazonazo) #6, writing your name in kanji #5, plus an unusual (?) way to get fluent in Japanese
Fukushima's Shirakawa City, plus funny mistakes in Japanese
Earthquakes and the Japanese psyche, plus introducing Fukano-sensei
Trendy Japanese ending with -hara, plus unbeatable shiratama dumplings you can make anywhere!
Regional Japanese dialects (“Do You Want To Build a Snowman?”), plus driving a rickshaw in Asakusa
Japanese wordplay #5, plus writing your name in kanji #4
Seasonal culture from Japan, plus a rickshaw ride through Asakusa's undiscovered treasures
Jump for joy in Japanese, plus ketchup spaghetti (yes, ketchup spaghetti)
Machiko Nakamura-sensei in depth, plus the Japanese taiko drum
Writing your name in kanji #3, plus Japanese wordplay #4 (palindromes in Japanese)
Trendy Japanese words #2, plus what do you do when you catch a cold?
Introducing Tokushima prefecture and the Awa dance, plus the hilarious comedy of Un-jash
Writing your name in kanji #2, haiku poetry
Trendy Japanese, plus anagrams in Japanese
The city where Mt. Fuji is family, plus a new series introducing Nihongo-Pro staff and teachers
The culture of bento and the importance of aizuchi in Japanese conversation
Language of flowers, the down-to-earth side of Tokyo, and the myth of vague Japanese
Another Japanese tongue-twister, two absolutely essential Japanese phrases, and a Japanese word you might be using too much
Osaka dialect, easy recipe for chilled Chinese noodles, and tips for learning kanji
Writing your name in kanji, Japanese tongue-twisters, and passive voice in Japanese