Dogen

Live on YouTube!

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Patreon exclusive livestream! (October 29)

Good morning, Patrons; I hope this post finds all of you well!

I wanted to let everyone know I'll be doing an hour-long livestream for $5.00+ patrons this week, on Wednesday, October 29 from approximately 9:00 AM Japan time (check your time 2025-10-27 00:42:47 +0000 UTC View Post

Live on YouTube!

Good morning Patrons! I hope this post finds you all well. Just wanted to let everyone know that we're currently live on YouTube at the following link:

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Patreon-exclusive Tomorrow! (Sep. 30)

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I wanted to let everyone know I'll be doing an hour-long livestream for $5.00+ patrons tomorrow, Tuesday, September 30 from approximately 2:00 PM Japan time (check your time 2025-09-29 02:44:16 +0000 UTC View Post

Lofi Japanese Updates!

Hello everyone!

Just posting the above video to let everyone know about two updates we've made to the recently announced Lofi Japanese course (announcement video here). It's quite a short video, ...

尊敬語 (そんけいご, “Respectful language”) Part 2: Group Lesson Recording (June 29, 2025)

Hello Patrons,

We are pleased to announce that the recording of our recent lesson with Natsumi Sensei is now available for viewing!

This topic for this lesson was 尊敬語 (そんけいご, “respectful language”), which included a look at the honorific お/ご prefixes.

We ...

Live on YouTube!

Good morning Patrons! I hope this post finds you all well. Just wanted to let everyone know that we're currently live on YouTube at the following link:

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Patreon-exclusive livestream tomorrow

Good morning, Patrons; I hope this post finds all of you well!

I wanted to let everyone know I'll be doing an hour-long livestream for $5.00+ patrons tomorrow, Friday, August 29 from approximately 9:00 AM Japan time (2025-08-28 00:40:31 +0000 UTC View Post

Introducing Karen Shidahara and Lofi Japanese!

Good morning Patrons!

Today I am thrilled to finally introduce Karen Shidahara and Lofi Japanese!

For the past two and a half years, I have been working with a small video production team in Hiroshima, Skill Hunter, and a freelance model, Karen Shidahara, to create a new library of co...

Happy News and Schedule Updates from Natsumi Sensei

Hello, everyone. JP here, with wonderful news and a brief update from Natsumi Sensei.


We're delighted to share that she just gave birth to her second child! Both Natsumi Sensei and her new baby are healthy, and she sends her best to everyone in the community.


She will be taking ...

Live on YouTube!

Good evening Patrons! I hope this post finds you all well. Just wanted to let everyone know that we're currently live on YouTube at the following link:

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Patreon-exclusive livestream in approximately 5 hours!

Good afternoon, Patrons; I hope this post finds all of you well!

I wanted to let everyone know I'll be doing an hour-long livestream for $5.00+ patrons today, Thursday, July 31 from approximately 8:15 PM Japan time (check your time 2025-07-31 05:57:27 +0000 UTC View Post

Live on YouTube!

Good morning Patrons! I hope this post finds you all well. Just wanted to let everyone know that we're currently live on YouTube at the following link:

Link

Hope to see all of you there!

N...

Patreon-exclusive livestream on Thursday!

Good morning, Patrons; I hope this post finds all of you well!

I wanted to let everyone know I'll be doing an hour-long livestream for $5.00+ patrons tomorrow, Monday, June 30 from approximately 9:00 AM Japan time (check your time 2025-06-28 23:54:07 +0000 UTC View Post

Group Lesson Zoom Link: Sunday, June 29, 2025

This lesson, expanding on 尊敬語 (そんけいご, “respectful language”), will be held Sunday, June 29 at 10:30 AM Japan time.

Hello Patrons,

Things are set for the next lesson with Natsumi Sensei!

The lesson will be held Sunday, June 29 at 10:30 AM Japan time. You can f...

Keigo part 2! (Group Lesson with Natsumi Sensei: Sunday, June 29, 2025)

Hello Patrons!

Our next monthly one-hour mini-lesson with Natsumi Sensei will be held Sunday, June 29 at 10:30 AM Japan time. We apologize for the short notice due to unexpected scheduling complications and appreciate your understanding.

You can find your local time using the link bel...

Japanese Phonetics Group Lesson Recording (Saturday, May 31, 2025)

A note on this recording: Natsumi Sensei had trouble with her internet connection during this lesson, leading to some low resolution or choppy video and a few places with minor audio hiccups. While the content is still the high quality Natsumi Sensei brings to every lesson, we want to apologi...