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One of the most famous lines heard during Awa Odori is:
踊る阿呆に見る阿呆
同じ阿呆なら踊らにゃ損々
Odoru ahou ni miru ahou.
Onaji ahou nara odoranya son son.
A natural translation would be:
“The dancers are fools, and the watchers are fools. If we’re all fools anyway, you’re missing out if you don’t dance.”
阿呆 means “fool,” but here it is playful, not insulting.
踊らにゃ is a casual way of saying “if you don’t dance.”
損 means a loss or waste, so 踊らにゃ損 feels like “not dancing would be a waste.”
Awa Odori is held in Tokushima every August and has more than 400 years of history. I love how this chant captures the spirit of the festival: stop worrying about how you look and join in.
Would you dance or stay in the crowd?
What do you think of her Japanese? 🇯🇵
How are your Japanese speaking and listening skills?
Here is one of our students having a conversation with Luna Sensei, one of Nihongo Nana’s teachers.
Interested in learning Japanese? Book a free trial lesson with one of our teachers today!
When you become a student, you will get free access to Dozo, our Japanese learning app.
Leveled up from 1% to 70% 🇯🇵🔥
Making jokes in Japanese?
That's how you make friends with Japanese people!!
Wanna speak like him?? Join my lessons and have fun learning and speaking 😊
本当に毎回たくさん笑って冗談も言って楽しいレッスンです笑
日本語で冗談を言いながら話せるって本当にレベルが高いと思います😂サリムさんいつも笑わせてくれてありがとう🙌😆
I absolutely love our lessons together with full conversation in Japanese!!
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As a native Japanese teacher, I’ve noticed that learners can understand lesson audio but still struggle when the situation changes.
That’s why we organized Dozo’s listening practice around situations you may actually experience:
• Travel and transportation
• Food and restaurants
• Work and business
• Daily life
• Health and emergencies
• Shopping
• Friends and social situations
• Dating and relationships
You can choose situations that match your goals instead of practicing random conversations.
Dozo also has Japanese teachers you can speak with. New members can book 2 free trial lessons to discuss their goals and get guidance.
Which situation would you practice first?
Don't mix up 知(し)りません and 分(わ)かりません😨🇯🇵
Nuance plays a BIG role in Japanese!
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Join NihongoNana and be a part of NanaFam 🥰
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Do you know this kanji? 😎🇯🇵
Try Dozo, the brand new Japanese learning app we’re building ❤️
We’re building it together with you, improving it every single day based on your feedback.
Learn Japanese. Have fun. Tell us what to build next.
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Japan has been putting ads on free pocket tissues for decades.
But as this video shows, plenty of people still walk right past them.
Cheap, useful, and physical. But does it actually have good ROI in 2026?
And would anyone take these outside Japan?
I’ve been building Dozo to make that part easier.
Instead of opening several apps and wondering what to practise, your teacher can:
• Build a study plan around your level and goals
• Assign specific grammar, reading and listening tasks
• Review your work and leave feedback
• Track your study time, completed tasks and progress
The idea is simple:
Your teacher plans it. You study. Dozo tracks it.
You can try Dozo free for 30 days, including two free trial lessons with teachers inside the app:
Would you prefer a study plan created by a teacher, or the option to build your own?
🇯🇵 How much of this real Japanese conversation did you understand? 👀
This is a natural conversation between me and Luna Atsumi-sensei, just like the kind of Japanese you'll hear in everyday life. We kept it as authentic as possible, so you can experience how native speakers actually talk!!
Want to understand conversations like this with confidence?
✨ We're currently accepting new students for our private Japanese lessons! Whether you're a beginner or already studying for the JLPT, we'll help you improve your listening, speaking, and natural Japanese😎
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Textbook Japanese is useful, but eventually you need to see how the language is actually used.
We added daily Japanese news to Dozo, organized by JLPT level. Each story includes:
• Japanese reading practice
• Audio for listening practice
• Optional furigana
• English support
• Key vocabulary and discussion points
The goal is to make current stories understandable without removing all the Japanese.
Dozo includes a 30-day free trial and two trial lessons with Japanese teachers:
Would you use real Japanese news as part of your daily study routine?
People don't talk about this but it's actually very useful 🫢🇯🇵
Wanna learn more Japanese in a practical way? Join NihongoNana and be a part of us ✨
We are welcoming new students❤️
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Every conversation with Carmen-san is full of laughter, and I absolutely love it😆🇯🇵
She's such a fun conversation partner, but what makes me even happier is seeing how much effort she puts into learning. Every lesson, she's taking notes, reviewing what we've learned, and actively using vocabulary from previous lessons in our conversations. That kind of consistency really shows.
Watching her Japanese grow has been so rewarding because it has given her exactly what learning a language is meant to give us... real communication and meaningful connections with people❤️
I can't wait to welcome her back to Japan and have even more conversations together! 🇯🇵✨
If your goal is to confidently connect with people in Japanese, we'd love to help you too. Come join us at NihongoNana!🌸
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🏆 Who studied Japanese the MOST with Dozo this week?! 🇯🇵🔥
Dozo isn’t just about studying Japanese, we want to build a community where you can stay motivated, build a daily habit, and connect with other Japanese learners around the world. 🌎💛
We’re working hard to make Dozo the BEST Japanese learning experience possible, so we want to hear from YOU!
💡 What would help you stay motivated?
💬 What features would you love to see in Dozo?
Drop your ideas in the comments! 👇
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Meet Andy-san!
Andy-san is one of the most motivated students I've ever taught, and after learning together for so long, I'm happy to say I can now call him my friend.
One thing I love about him is that he truly enjoys learning Japanese. He's visited Japan, loves having conversations, and as you'll hear in this video, our lessons aren't just about grammar or vocabulary.
We talk about culture, everyday life, and our experiences. Because I believe language isn't just something you study—it's a tool to connect with people.
Watching Andy-san grow into such a confident Japanese speaker has been incredibly rewarding, and I'm so grateful to have been part of his journey.
If you'd like to speak Japanese with confidence and join a friendly community, we'd love to welcome you to NihongoNana. Andy-san and I hope to see you in the NanaFam!
What would you love to talk about in Japanese? Let me know below!
A lot of Japanese apps are useful until you get stuck and have no idea what to study next.
That’s one reason I built Dozo around both self-study and support from real teachers.
Your teacher can:
• Build a personalized study plan around your goals
• Track your progress over time
• Assign tasks after each lesson
• Give feedback and lesson notes
• Help with speaking, grammar, and pronunciation
• Adjust your study plan as you improve
Everything stays together, so you always know what to study next.
You can try Dozo free for 30 days, including two lessons with teachers:
What would you want your Japanese teacher to help you with first?
Planning a date💕
Confessing your love🫣
Breaking up💔
Yes... we're practicing all of these in Dozo Listening Practice 😆🙌
Learning Japanese shouldn't only be about textbooks and grammar drills. Real conversations are what you'll actually hear in everyday life, and that's exactly what we're practicing.
If you're getting tired of study, study, study and want to learn with practical, fun, real-life content, give Dozo a try!
Because the best way to stay motivated is to enjoy the language while learning it 🇯🇵✨
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Forget stocks. Forget crypto.
Apparently in Japan you can make ¥5,000 every time you lose your key.
Infinite money glitch unlocked.
Our society is so chaotic right now 🫠
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