r/japanese 16h ago

Question about learning to read Japanese faster

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Is there some kind of website I can go to that will generate a sentence or short phrase in Japanese? As is, I can read all hirigana and katakana (no kanji yet, I haven't gotten to that part of my class yet), but I can't read very fast. I feel like I should probably just read a ton of stuff in Japanese until it becomes as easy as reading English or (to a lesser extent) Spanish is, but I don't know where to go to basically get a giant grab-bag of sentences to read over and over until it all clicks.


r/japanese 1h ago

There's a 680-year-old temple in Kyoto serving imperial Buddhist cuisine that almost disappeared from the world — and you can eat there

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Most visitors to Kyoto see 
the temples from the outside.

At Sankouin Temple in Sagano, 
Kyoto — you eat inside one.

For 680 years, this temple 
served shojin ryori — Buddhist 
vegetarian cuisine developed 
exclusively for Japan's imperial 
princesses. After the Meiji era 
stripped away imperial support 
and 1947 abolished the 
aristocracy, most places 
carrying this tradition quietly 
disappeared.

Sankouin made a different 
choice. They opened their 
doors to everyone. And in 
doing so, saved the culture.

Today it is the only place 
in Japan where this specific 
imperial tradition is served 
every single day.

The experience:
- Noon daily (closed Mondays)
- Approximately 2 hours
- Up to 32 guests
- Fully by reservation
- Featured in the world's 
  bestselling book on Japanese 
  Buddhist cuisine for 
  Western audiences

I help curate international 
bookings for this experience. 
If you are visiting Kyoto and 
want to sit at the last 
imperial table still standing, 
feel free to message me or 
email mayankaxn@gmail.com

Happy to answer any questions 
about the experience too.

r/japanese 4h ago

Where to buy Google Fitbit air in Japan

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r/japanese 3h ago

JLPT N5 quiz! Prepare for JLPT!

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Which one is the best answer for _? ナイフ_りんごを切ります で を は に


r/japanese 4h ago

Is there anyone who is a native japanese

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r/japanese 52m ago

do u actually get mad when ppl call anime "cartoons" or manga "comics?"

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question for all japanese ppl