Want to meet other Learn Japanese Podders? Tired of Tokyo and want to party at the foot of mount Fuji with some amazing music? Then come to our Learn Japanese Pod weekend party in Yamanashi on 29th and 30th August. It’s going to be held at the Earth Embassy Odyssey weekend party. The entrance fee is ¥3500. You get a weekend of amazing music, DJs and live bands. There will be food stalls, a bar and cafe plus some other interesting events. (Stay tuned for more information on that)

Getting there is easy. There is a Keio bus that runs from Shinjuku directly to the Earth Embassy. For more information please contact the Earth Embassy or me directy at info(at)learnjapanesepod(dot)com. Alternatively you can twitter me at http://twitter.com/japanesepodcast We also have a facebook event for this here. Please make sure to contact me as soon as possible so I can organize bus tickets for those with no wheels.

Incidentally this Learn Japanese Pod party is our first anniversary party. Doesn’t time fly?!

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To make this site even easier to navigate I have compiled all the non-podcast Learn Japanese Pod articles in one easy-to-find list. The articles cover a wide range of topics however Japan, learning Japanese and site information are central themes. Check out the entire article list here.

This video has been doing the rounds on the tangled interconnected series of cardboard tubes and string called the internet. The music used in the video is “Please don’t go” by Barcelona. Apparently, sales of the song sky rocketed after it was featured in the video. What lessons are we to draw from this? If you make a song, make sure it gets stolen and used in an amazing video. This is very inspiring stuff. Perhaps I can do some videos of my travels in Japan with some of my own music.

Another reason I am drawn to this video is I have always wanted to check out Churaumi aquarium. I’ve only been to Okinawa once but it was great.  I guess I am too chilled to hack life in Tokyo. Okinawa, here I come.

最近このヴィデオはインターネットですごく流行ってるようです。音楽はBarcelonaの“Please don’t go”という曲です。このヴィデオのおかげでこのバンドの売り上げが急に上がったそうです。音楽が許可せずに使われても心配しなくていいこも知れません。人気なヴィデオだといい商売ができます。私も同じような素晴らしい日本の旅行のヴィデオを作りたくなってきました。自分の音楽も載せることができるかもしれません。頑張ります！

沖縄が大好きで美ら海水族館に行ってみたいです。沖縄に一回しか行ったことないけれどもすごく楽しかったです。のんびりすぎる私はやはり東京より沖縄の方がいいです。沖縄めんそれ！

（ところで優しい日本人の方はこの上記の日本語を是非訂正してくれたらとてもうれしいと思います。よろしくお願いします）

This is an interesting thread about Capsual hotels in Japan on the forums. Check it out

I wish I could have drawn this but I have two left hands. Luckily I am surrounded by some very creative and artistic types who help out. This logo was made by the talented bboykrilin a.k.a Paul Hunter, a UK based web designer, artist and illustrator.

I think he’s pretty much captured the feeling of Learn Japanese Pod here with the slightly bemused Gozilla, the ipod and the JLP dedicated bike(?) bag.

So a huge shout out to bboykrilin and his awesome sketch. I love it.

Maybe it is T shirt making time.

ポッドキャストをもっと見つかりやすいために全部今までやったポッドキャストをまとめてこのページに載せました。是非見てください。http://learnjapanesepod.com/all-podcasts/

A lot of people have been asking me to make the podcasts easier to find on this site. Therefor I have made one list of all the lesson podcasts on one page. Hope this helps: http://learnjapanesepod.com/all-podcasts/

You can connect to other Learn Japanese Pod cats on various social networks including Facebook, Twitter, Mixi and Asoboo. Also, don’t forget to check out the Forums.