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Explore the richness and depth of the Japanese language and discover how words and expressions reflect history, culture and the natural world.

Magical Japanese (2021)

March. 28,2021

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Magical Japanese

2021

Seasons & Episode

Seasons 4 : 2024

6 Episode

Episode 6 - Castle

May. 01,2024

In this episode, poet and literary translator Peter MacMillan explores Himeji Castle in Hyogo Prefecture and examines words and expressions related to Japanese castles.

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Episode 5 - Salt

April. 24,2024

This episode focuses on words related to shio, or salt. Salt played an important role in the development of Japan's food culture and religion, and it continues to add flavor to many Japanese expressions.

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Episode 4 - Bag

February. 28,2024

This episode focuses on words related to fukuro (bag). Reflecting its unique wrapping culture, Japan has a wide variety of bags, leading to an equal variety of Japanese words and expressions.

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Episode 3 - Eye

February. 21,2024

This episode focuses on me (eye). Just like other languages, Japanese has a lot of words and phrases related to eyes, and they are often used in daily life.

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Episode 2 - Mountain

January. 24,2024

This episode focuses on words related to yama (mountains). Mountains make up about 75% of Japan's territory, and they have made their way into many common expressions in the Japanese language.

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Episode 1 - Write

January. 17,2024

Written Japanese was developed and refined after Japan began using Chinese kanji characters in the early 5th century. This history is reflected in the many words related to kaku, or "to write."

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Seasons 3 : 2023

17 Episode

Seasons 2 : 2022

16 Episode

Seasons 1 : 2021

6 Episode

Explore the richness and depth of the Japanese language and discover how words and expressions reflect history, culture and the natural world.

Cast

Peter MacMillan, Emma Howard

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