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Melbourne’s friendliest Japanese school🌸
🇯🇵Japan-loving community
👩‍🏫 Fun lessons with qualified teachers
🍜 Japanese food • culture • Melbourne finds

How to make a Japanese school 🇯🇵🔨🏫 👷‍♀️ Fuyuka se How to make a Japanese school 🇯🇵🔨🏫

👷‍♀️ Fuyuka sensei & Kumi: Doing all the heavy lifting 💪💦

🎬 Nao sensei: Standing back, directing like a Hollywood movie director 😎✨

Three Japanese teachers. One whiteboard. Zero construction experience 🤣💕

Welcome to KonnichiWhat, where even putting up a whiteboard becomes a Japanese listening test😉

#KonnichiWhat #LearnJapanese #JapaneseSchool #JapaneseTeachers #日本語の先生
いっしょに日本語を勉強しましょう!🇯🇵📚✨ Issho ni nihongo o benkyou s いっしょに日本語を勉強しましょう!🇯🇵📚✨
Issho ni nihongo o benkyou shimashou!
= Let’s study Japanese together! 🙌

One sentence, a whole team of teachers… and just a little bit of chaos 😂

Learning Japanese is much more fun when we do it together ❤️
Who’s joining us next term? 👀

📍Melbourne CBD + Online
🗓️ New term starts 19 October
📝Visit our website to enrol 

#LearnJapanese #JapaneseLanguage #JapaneseClass #LearnJapaneseMelbourne JapaneseSchool
🍛🔥 JAPANESE CURRY FEVER IS HERE! 🔥🍛 Big news for 🍛🔥 JAPANESE CURRY FEVER IS HERE! 🔥🍛

Big news for Melbourne curry lovers… 日乃屋カレー (Hinoya Curry) opens TOMORROW 🇯🇵✨ @hinoyacurry.au 

The popular Japanese curry chain has finally arrived in Melbourne, bringing its rich, comforting curry and iconic カツカレー (katsu curry) with it 🤤

📍 344 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne CBD

Who’s adding this to their weekend food list?! 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️

カレー食べたい!!🍛❤️

#HinoyaCurry #日乃屋カレー #JapaneseCurry #KatsuCurry #japanesefoodmelbourne
🐾 N5 Japanese listening with Chibi 🇯🇵🐈‍⬛ Japanese 🐾 N5 Japanese listening with Chibi 🇯🇵🐈‍⬛
Japanese script and English translation below 👇 

Today, Chibi has something very important to say 🙊

Can you understand Chibi’s complaint without looking at the translation? 👀

———————————-

🇯🇵Script 

こんにちは。 
ぼくはちびです。この うちの ねこです。 
ぼくは ごはんが だいすきです。 
でも、ひとつ もんだいが あります。 
ごはんが すくないです。 
もっと ください。 
いま ください。 
ごはんはどこですか?

Hello. I’m Chibi. I’m the cat of this house. I love food. But there’s one problem. There’s not enough food. Please give me more. Give it to me now. Where’s my food?

#jlptn5 #jlpt #japaneselistening #catvideo #にゃんすたぐらむ
🎨🇯🇵 Japan in Melbourne: ART JAPAN 2026! @mayumi_pr 🎨🇯🇵 Japan in Melbourne: ART JAPAN 2026! @mayumi_project_jp 

Looking for a little taste of Japan in Melbourne this week? 👀✨

ART JAPAN 2026 is coming to Fitzroy, featuring more than 80 artworks from Japan! 🇯🇵🖼️ Expect everything from paintings and ceramics to 3D artworks, contemporary pieces and more.

🥂 Opening Night: Wednesday 7 October, 6:00–8:30 pm
📅 Exhibition: 6–18 October
📍 SOL Gallery
420 Brunswick St, Fitzroy

The opening night is open to everyone, so pop in, discover some amazing Japanese artists and enjoy a little Japanese art and culture right here in Melbourne 🥰

Save this post for your Melbourne plans 📌 and send it to your art-loving friend!

#JapanInMelbourne #ArtJapan2026 #JapaneseArt #MelbourneEvents #MelbourneArt
🎉 Term 4 — FINAL WEEK! 🎉 How did we get here so q 🎉 Term 4 — FINAL WEEK! 🎉

How did we get here so quickly?! 😭✨
Let’s kick off the last week of Term 4 with some of our favourite moments from Term 3 🇯🇵✨

Lots of Japanese, lots of laughs, and lots of amazing memories 🥹🙌

Term 4 students — ラストスパート! 💪🔥

#learnjapanese #JapaneseClass #JapaneseSchool #LearnJapaneseMelbourne #japaneselessons
Ryo sensei has officially had enough of Melbourne’ Ryo sensei has officially had enough of Melbourne’s cold and windy weather 🌬️😂
So he’s off to Queensland for a little sunshine escape ✈️☀️🏖️

Ryo sensei fans, don’t panic! 😆
He’s not gone forever - he’ll be back around Christmas time 🎄✨

Until then, enjoy the sunshine, Ryo sensei 😎🌴
いってらっしゃ〜い!🙌

#japaneseschool #japaneseteacher #日本語の先生 #日本語教師 #日本語学校
Can you hear the difference? 👀🎧 あめ (ame) can mean Can you hear the difference? 👀🎧

あめ (ame) can mean…

☔️ 雨(あめ) = rain
🍬 飴(あめ) = candy

They’re written exactly the same in hiragana, but the pitch accent is different 🇯🇵✨

Can you guess which one Kumi and Fuyuka are saying?

#LearnJapanese #JapaneseLanguage #JapanesePronunciation #PitchAccent #japanesevocabulary
🌸 Blossom Festival this weekend @cherryhill_orchar 🌸 Blossom Festival this weekend @cherryhill_orchards 🌸

A little taste of Japan, right here in Australia 🇯🇵🇦🇺 It’s a lovely chance to enjoy お花見(おはなみ / ohanami)—cherry blossom viewing—and soak up the beauty of spring.

Take in the blossoms and try saying:
「きれいですね!」
Kirei desu ne! — “Beautiful, isn’t it?” 🌸

#blossomfestival #cherryblossoms #cherryhillorchards #melbourneweekend #blossomfestival2026
Learn Japanese with Shiro-chan 🐈🤍 ぼくは ときどき クロワッサン Learn Japanese with Shiro-chan 🐈🤍

ぼくは ときどき クロワッサンです🥐
Sometimes, I’m a croissant.

きょうは ねこ。
Today, I’m a cat.

でも、ときどきクロワッサン😂
But sometimes, I’m a croissant. 

しろちゃんは 焼(や)きたてです ♨️🥐
Shiro-chan is freshly baked. 

#sometimesimacroissant #catvideo #learnjapanese #japaneselanguage #nihongo
Can you hear the difference? 👀🎧 はし (hashi) can me Can you hear the difference? 👀🎧

はし (hashi) can mean two different things:

🥢 箸(はし) = chopsticks
🌉 橋(はし) = bridge

They’re written exactly the same in hiragana, but the pitch accent changes the meaning!

So… what do you think the first はし means? 😆
🥢 Chopsticks or 🌉 bridge?

Comment your guess before watching the answer! 👇

#learnjapanese #japaneselanguage #japanesepronunciation #japanesevocabulary
🇯🇵 Ready to start—or keep going—with your Japanese 🇯🇵 Ready to start—or keep going—with your Japanese?

Enrolments are now open for our Term 5 Japanese Group Lessons 🎉

Whether you’re learning Japanese for travel, work, anime, friends, or simply because you love Japan, come learn in a friendly and supportive group environment 🗣️✨

📅 Term 5: 19 October – 12 December
📚 8 weeks / 16 hours
💰 $430 → $420
🐥 Early Bird: Enrol by 10 October and get $10 OFF!
💬 All Level Available 

Build your confidence, practise real Japanese, and enjoy learning with other Japanese lovers 🇯🇵✨

👉 Enrolments are open now — spots are limited!
Visit our website for details ✨

#LearnJapanese #JapaneseLessons #JapaneseClass #LearnJapaneseMelbourne #JapaneseMelbourne
Fukuoka Dialect Part ⑤ with Minori sensei 👩‍🏫✨ To Fukuoka Dialect Part ⑤ with Minori sensei 👩‍🏫✨

Today’s Hakata-ben is 「〜けん」, meaning “because / so” 💬

Standard Japanese:
あついから、まど開けて!
Fukuoka dialect:
あついけん、まど開けて!
👉 “It’s hot, so open the window!”

In Fukuoka, けん is often used instead of 〜から / 〜だから.

For example:
🍜 おいしいけん、食べてみて!
“It’s delicious, so try it!”

😴 明日休みやけん、ゆっくり寝る。
“Tomorrow is a day off, so I’m going to sleep in.”

Once you start using 〜けん, your Japanese suddenly gets a little more Fukuoka flavour 😎🍜

#Japanese #LearnJapanese #JapaneseLanguage #JapaneseDialect FukuokaDialect
🐾 ねこと学(まな)ぶ日本語(にほんご) 🇯🇵🐈‍⬛🐈 Learning Japanese with 🐾 ねこと学(まな)ぶ日本語(にほんご) 🇯🇵🐈‍⬛🐈
Learning Japanese with Chibi-chan and Shiro-chan

今日(きょう)の日本語(にほんご)は…
あくび (akubi) = yawn 🥱

🐱「ふぁ〜〜〜。日本語(にほんご)の勉強(べんきょう)、ちょっと休(やす)みませんか?」😂

Example:
ねこが あくびを しています。
Neko ga akubi o shiteimasu.
= The cat is yawning.

Apparently even our furry sensei needs a break sometimes… 😹💤

#LearnJapanese #JapaneseVocabulary  #StudyJapanese #にゃんすたぐらむ #catlover
🏢 4 Japanese verbs you’ll use at the office! 🇯🇵 H 🏢 4 Japanese verbs you’ll use at the office! 🇯🇵

How many of these do you already know? 👀
Learning verbs through real-life situations makes them so much easier to remember, especially when you can actually imagine yourself using them at work!

Save this Reel for your next Japanese study session 📚

#LearnJapanese #JapaneseVerbs #JapaneseVocabulary #JapaneseLesson #StudyJapanese
“Very tasty!” sounds completely different dependin “Very tasty!” sounds completely different depending on where you are in Japan 🇯🇵😋

Our teachers come from different parts of Japan, so we asked them how they would say “VERY tasty!” in their hometown dialects 👀

📍Yuki sensei - Chiba 
📍Mina sensei & Misaki sensei - Nagoya
📍Nao sensei - Hokkaido 
📍Fuyuka sensei - Gunnma 

Japanese dialects make food reviews so much more fun 😂🍜✨

#LearnJapanese #JapaneseDialect #JapaneseLanguage #JapaneseTeacher #JapaneseStudy
Dear KonnichiWhat students, Thank you for braving Dear KonnichiWhat students,

Thank you for braving Melbourne’s absolutely unhinged weather to come to class 🌧️💨🥶

Apparently, not even Melbourne weather can defeat your motivation to learn Japanese 🇯🇵💪

Melbourne weather: 0
KonnichiWhat students: 1 🏆

We appreciate your dedication, and hope you’ve all defrosted by now 😂❤️🥶

🎬Created by Mariko san 💕

#konnichiwhat #japaneseschool #melbourneweather #japaneselessons #japaneseclass
🎶 Exciting news—KonnichiWhat Music Club is back! 🎸 🎶 Exciting news—KonnichiWhat Music Club is back! 🎸✨

Ryo sensei has returned to Melbourne, and we’re bringing together a vibrant community of Japanese music lovers! 🇯🇵🎵

Whether you’re an experienced musician, a complete beginner, or simply love listening to Japanese music, everyone is welcome. We’re planning lots of fun activities, including:

🎸 Music practice and jam sessions
🎤 Karaoke
🎶 Guitar workshops
💿 Japanese music discussions and recommendations
…and more!

For our first meet-up, we’ll chat about our favourite Japanese music and share recommendations with one another. If you play an instrument, please feel free to bring it along—Ryo sensei will be bringing his guitar! 🎸

📅 Saturday 26 September
⏰ 5:00-6:00 pm

Family and friends are very welcome too! Please send us a DM if you would like to join us. 😊

#KonnichiWhat #KonnichiWhatMusicClub #JapaneseMusic #JapaneseCulture #melbournejapanese
🏫🇯🇵 Here are 4 Japanese verbs you’ll hear and use 🏫🇯🇵 Here are 4 Japanese verbs you’ll hear and use at school!

Learning Japanese becomes so much more fun when you can use words in real-life situations 🙌

#LearnJapanese #JapaneseVerbs #JapaneseVocabulary #StudyJapanese #japaneseschool
🇮🇹 Italian food… but make it Japanese 🇯🇵🍝 When yo 🇮🇹 Italian food… but make it Japanese 🇯🇵🍝

When you think of Japanese food, sushi, ramen and tempura probably come to mind… but Japan also has its own unique take on Italian cuisine! 👀

Some of these dishes are so Japanese that you might have a hard time finding them in Italy 😂

🍅 ナポリタン Napolitan
Ketchup-based spaghetti with sausage, onion and capsicum — a classic Japanese café favourite!

🥘 あんかけスパゲッティ Ankake Spaghetti
A Nagoya speciality topped with a thick, peppery sauce.

🍄 和風パスタ Wafū Pasta
Japanese-style pasta using flavours like soy sauce, mushrooms, nori, shiso and daikon.

🌶️ 明太子パスタ Mentaiko Pasta
Creamy or buttery pasta mixed with spicy cod roe. One of our favourites! 🤤

🧀 ドリア Doria
Rice covered in creamy sauce and cheese, then baked until golden. Despite the European-sounding name, it became a Japanese classic!

Japan really looked at Italian food and said: 「ちょっとアレンジしましょう!」 😂🇯🇵🇮🇹

Which one have you already tried?🍝✨

This post is created by Misaki sensei 👩‍🏫✨(ありがとう🥰💕)

#JapaneseFood #JapanTravel #JapaneseCulture #LearnJapanese #japanesefood
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