Free seminar for adult Japanese learners: https://shop.funjapaneselearning.com/2609smj-pod/
Why busy adults struggle to speak Japanese — and the 3-step cycle that helps you start using it.
Japanese is more than words and grammar. It is a way of seeing and relating to the world.----------------------------------------------------------------
Do you ever feel like you're "just not getting better fast enough"? In this episode, Asuka sensei explores one Japanese word — 初心 (shoshin) — that quietly takes the straight-line ruler out of your hands and offers a completely different way to see progress.
Drawing on the Noh master Zeami and the Buddhist Flower Garland Sutra, we'll discover why the beginner's mind returns again and again across a lifetime, why the destination was already held inside your very first step, and what 老後の初心 (the beginner's mind of old age) means for those who think they started too late. This isn't about learning faster. It's about learning in a way you can carry for the rest of your life.
You can watch the video version of this episode here
📕Books
Learn travel-themed Japanese (with audio and e-flash cards) for your next Japan trip!
Japanese Language Learning Guide for Travelers
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Are you interested in learning Kanji?
Japanese Kanji for Beginners
For Hiragana and Katakana learning
Complete Japanese Hiragana
Complete Japanese Katakana
🎓Who is Asuka sensei?
Asuka sensei, Dr Asuka Tsuchiya, is an award-winning psychologist, a qualified Japanese educator, an Amazon UK, US, and Japan #1 best-selling author, and a mother with two adorable kids.
She studied linguistics and education at the University of Tokyo, earning a Master's degree, and later obtained a PhD in psychology from Nara Women's University. While in Japan, she worked as a psychotherapist, supporting individuals in their personal growth and well-being.
After she moved to the UK, she dedicated herself to Japanese education by pursuing Japan's official qualification for professional Japanese teachers and taught Japanese to adult learners in the Lifelong Learning Department at the University of Southampton for nearly 10 years.
Now she runs the online Japanese school specifically for busy adults who want to feel the depth and richness of Japanese culture through language learning.
