Learn Japanese with Japanese Songs - Furusato

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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You just cant seem to get the tune out of your head. Isnt that the way it always is. You hear a song, and it just wont leave your head. You find yourself humming it at the oddest times. You repeat the words over and over. Except this time, the song is in Japanese. You found the Japanese melody enchanting; it haunts you day and night. The Japanese lyrics are another source of interest.

These videos use Kanji (Chinese characters used in Japan) with small Hiragana over them (called Furigana), not Romaji. It's very important to learn Hiragana as soon as possible when studying Japanese as Romaji will hurt your pronunciation and hold you back from advancing in the language.
JapanesePod101 has a great series for teaching the basic Hiragana characters called Kantan Kana!
There are a few videos up on YouTube, so please check out the Kantan Kana series:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=A7DB863D6946E1CD

If you find these videos helpful, please visit http://www.JapanesePod101.com for many more great tools for learning hiragana and all aspects of the Japanese language!

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Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Song lesson introduces a famous old Japanese song from long ago. Almost one-hundred years old, the song uses Japanese language that is rare today. Youll learn the difference and enjoy a beautiful Japanese song. Check out JapanesePod101.com where you will find many more fantastic Japanese lessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you are there!
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• japanese
• language
• learn
• education
• songs
• lyrics
• furusato
• culture
• Japan

[timerac3r]

This song is gonna make me cry ;(;( ;( ;(

[kimochii1415]

Usagi oishi kano yama, kobuna tsurishi kano kawa, yume wa ima mo megurite, wasure-gataki furusato. Ikani imasu chichi-haha, tsutsuganashi ya tomogaki, ame ni kaze ni tsuketemo, omoiizuru furusato. Kokorozashi o hatashite, itsunohinika kaeran, yama wa aoki furusato, mizu wa kiyoki furusato.

[2000bogdanflorin]

wow , i'm mouve to japan , i must find this sweet place :)

[ttJinn]

Chichi haha imasu.

[tokyocityrat]

飛騨の白川郷はやっぱり日本のふるさとを絵にかいたような佇まい­がいいです。

[SniperSurkov]

@timerac3r ashita ga arusa:)

[annempodist]

Usagi oishi kono yama mean is not a hanted rabbits this word is mean in old Japanise world -running with rabbit on that mountain!And dont think about how tasty rubbit in this song!

[susiephung]

oh thanks! I like it, I just begin study japanese. I just know the higarana. So the song help me so much. I can sing along the lyrics.

[FiredEmpire]

this song's lyrics are written in a bit old style Japanese. and that's what makes this song sound so magnificent and dignified.

but please keep in mind that those phrases are hardly ever heard or used in present Japanese.

[eeveefan121]

i luv this.. really proud of myself for being able to read some of the hirigana :D

[yuchan18jp]

ヤバー！恥ずかしながら ”つつがなしや友がき” の意味を英訳で知ってしまた。