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---------------Experience nighttime Shinjuku and a snowy Tokyo morning through the eyes of a mother accompanying her son to his first university entrance exam. The video captures the search for dinner near Kabukicho, hotel check-in conversations, and the anxious journey home on delayed trains through beautiful snow-covered scenery.
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Master the rhythm and sound of real Japanese.
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Do you ever feel like this?
• You’re speaking in full sentences, but people don’t understand you
• You’re often asked to repeat yourself
• Native speakers reply too fast
• You hesitate before speaking
• Your Japanese sounds correct, but not natural
If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone.
And it’s not your fault.
Many learners study grammar and vocabulary for years,
but are never taught how Japanese actually sounds.
That’s why Japanese can feel hard to use in real life —
even when you “know” the language.
👉 What’s usually missing is pronunciation, rhythm, and timing.
So, what can you do?
This is where Speak Japanese Naturally comes in.
Speak Japanese Naturally is an online pronunciation course for Japanese learners
who want to be understood when they speak.
Inside the course, you’ll practice:
• Pronunciation, rhythm, and natural flow
• Speaking without English rhythm
• Listening and shadowing with real Japanese
• Speaking out loud from day one
You don’t need perfect grammar.
You just need the right sound.
🔑 The missing piece: Pitch Accent
Many learners are never taught pitch accent.
That’s why their Japanese sounds “almost right.”
In this course, pitch accent is taught clearly and practically,
so you can actually use it when you speak — not just understand it.
👩🏫 About your coach
Hi, I’m Fumi, a Japanese pronunciation coach.
I help learners speak Japanese naturally — not with English rhythm.
🎯 Who this is for
✔ Serious Japanese learners
✔ Beginners to advanced
✔ Monthly access / Cancel anytime
👉 Join here:
sjn-fumi.link/ymd
You don’t need to sound perfect.
You just need to sound natural.
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0:00 Arriving in Shinjuku at night
0:46 Searching for a restaurant near Kabukicho
2:43 Remembering Sakura Sushi
4:04 Wandering through Shinjuku for dinner
6:05 Kabukicho police box and heading to hotel
6:24 Hotel check-in conversation
9:17 Good luck sweets for the exam (KitKat)
10:19 Rip-off warnings in Kabukicho
11:09 Dinner at a restaurant
11:35 Snowy morning in Tokyo
13:28 Snow piling up on the way to Shinjuku Station
14:04 Train ride home through snowy landscape
15:29 Arriving home and pushing the bicycle through snow
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🌸I’d be so happy if you joined my channel membership and supported my work!😊
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iPhone users: joining from a computer is cheaper because the iOS app adds extra fees.
Android users: the price is the same.
🎧 I also have another channel for Japanese intermediate and advanced learners!
youtube.com/@UC_NROu3WWx1KZ7tNl275F7A
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Music: Opening New Doors
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My new book☺️
amzn.to/4x2ZGUm
---------------Experience nighttime Shinjuku and a snowy Tokyo morning through the eyes of a mother accompanying her son to his first university entrance exam. The video captures the search for dinner near Kabukicho, hotel check-in conversations, and the anxious journey home on delayed trains through beautiful snow-covered scenery.
--------------------------------------------
Master the rhythm and sound of real Japanese.
👉 Join Speak Japanese Naturally here:
sjn-fumi.link/ymd
-----------------
Do you ever feel like this?
• You’re speaking in full sentences, but people don’t understand you
• You’re often asked to repeat yourself
• Native speakers reply too fast
• You hesitate before speaking
• Your Japanese sounds correct, but not natural
If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone.
And it’s not your fault.
Many learners study grammar and vocabulary for years,
but are never taught how Japanese actually sounds.
That’s why Japanese can feel hard to use in real life —
even when you “know” the language.
👉 What’s usually missing is pronunciation, rhythm, and timing.
So, what can you do?
This is where Speak Japanese Naturally comes in.
Speak Japanese Naturally is an online pronunciation course for Japanese learners
who want to be understood when they speak.
Inside the course, you’ll practice:
• Pronunciation, rhythm, and natural flow
• Speaking without English rhythm
• Listening and shadowing with real Japanese
• Speaking out loud from day one
You don’t need perfect grammar.
You just need the right sound.
🔑 The missing piece: Pitch Accent
Many learners are never taught pitch accent.
That’s why their Japanese sounds “almost right.”
In this course, pitch accent is taught clearly and practically,
so you can actually use it when you speak — not just understand it.
👩🏫 About your coach
Hi, I’m Fumi, a Japanese pronunciation coach.
I help learners speak Japanese naturally — not with English rhythm.
🎯 Who this is for
✔ Serious Japanese learners
✔ Beginners to advanced
✔ Monthly access / Cancel anytime
👉 Join here:
sjn-fumi.link/ymd
You don’t need to sound perfect.
You just need to sound natural.
--------------------------------------------
0:00 Arriving in Shinjuku at night
0:46 Searching for a restaurant near Kabukicho
2:43 Remembering Sakura Sushi
4:04 Wandering through Shinjuku for dinner
6:05 Kabukicho police box and heading to hotel
6:24 Hotel check-in conversation
9:17 Good luck sweets for the exam (KitKat)
10:19 Rip-off warnings in Kabukicho
11:09 Dinner at a restaurant
11:35 Snowy morning in Tokyo
13:28 Snow piling up on the way to Shinjuku Station
14:04 Train ride home through snowy landscape
15:29 Arriving home and pushing the bicycle through snow
--------------------------------------------
🌸I’d be so happy if you joined my channel membership and supported my work!😊
youtube.com/channel/UCSbH_BPR_AoARW6RDYLlLog/join
iPhone users: joining from a computer is cheaper because the iOS app adds extra fees.
Android users: the price is the same.
🎧 I also have another channel for Japanese intermediate and advanced learners!
youtube.com/@UC_NROu3WWx1KZ7tNl275F7A
---------------------
Music: Opening New Doors
open.spotify.com/intl-ja/track/2RGB3DgJFaDwwFDlvEylzy?si=114ec26eab594d02
![きょうsounds very different from きょ
Mora is very important concept for natural rhythm.
You can learn about Japanese mora in my course along with pronunciation, rhythm, pitch accent, intonation.
https://www.speakjapanesenaturally.com/
A subscriber commented that his こうきょ, meaning Imperial Palace, was mistaken for とうきょう. I’m gonna guess what happened and tell you how you can prevent it.
I think he said こうきょ as こうきょう based on the romaji spelling Koukyo, with the accent of Tokyo in English. the o as [ou].
You might think きょ and きょう sound the same, but they don’t. They sound very different to Japanese people. Romaji can be confusing. It’s best to learn hiragana and katakana for clear pronunciation.
Another thing is the pronunciation of きょ. This is きょ, not きよ. So こうきょ and こうきよ sound very different as well.
Specifically, きょ is one mora, きよ is two mora and きょう is two mora.
One mora and two mora sound very different.
It’s best to learn about Japanese mora as well. きょうsounds very different from きょ](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xg1pfNcTb0A/mqdefault.jpg)





