Japanese Immersion Lab

Giving out all the hidden ball knowledge for free on how to master Japanese, thank me later. To find his channel just look up ヒカル on YouTube and it’ll come straight up! 📚🎌

Traditional methods of studying will get you nowhere. The only way you will learn Japanese is via an immersion based, structured study system. Click the link in my bio if you want to start taking Japanese studies seriously with a 7 day free trial to access all I have to offer 📚🎌

水曜日のダウンタウン is one of the most popular TV shows in Japan and is super entertaining even if you don’t understand everything so I really recommend it for learning Japanese! You’ll be able to find a heap of clips like this on YouTube so check them out and let me know what you think 📚🎌

The most crazy YouTubers you will ever see チャンネルがーどまん make sure to check them out if you are learning Japanese and want something to watch that is entertaining even if you don’t understand everything! 📚🎌

Genuinely the best way to build a base in the language 📚🎌

Channel Guard Man is one of the most popular YouTubers currently on Japanese YouTube and one of the best you can watch to learn Japanese! This is because his videos are so over the top you can watch them for extended periods of time without getting distracted even if you have low comprehension of Japanese! Check them out and let me know what you think! 📚🎌

One of the most enjoyable and entertaining ways to learn Japanese is simply by browsing clips from Japanese TV on YouTube! Here’s one right here if you want more look on YouTube there’s so many on there 📚🎌

This is my favourite regular prank they do from a tv show called 水曜日のダウンタウン! If you are learning Japanese you need to check it out! You can find it easy by looking it up on YouTube there are heaps of clips on there! Let me know what you think! 📚🎌

If you want a simple Japanese starter plan that doesn’t take you 5 years to get fluent, do this 👇

1. Kanji recognition (1 month)
Download Anki and make an RTK deck.
Card format: kanji on the front, English meaning on the back.
You’re not learning to write. You’re just training your brain so kanji stop looking like squiggles.
Do 15 new cards a day for the whole month.

2. Grammar (on the side)
While you’re doing that, read Tae Kim’s grammar guide a few times.
Just aim to understand the concepts, not “study” grammar or force yourself to produce it perfectly.

3. Pick ONE Japanese YouTuber and binge
Find a YouTuber you actually enjoy and stick to that one person.
I recommend ヒカル (it’ll make things easier later).
Watch as much of their stuff as you can.

4. Passive listening all day
Headphones in whenever you can, even while doing other things.
It’s a numbers game. More exposure = faster progress.

5. Word cards (after kanji feels easier)
Once you’ve been consistent with RTK and reviews, kanji gets way easier to tell apart.
Then move to word cards.
Get ChatGPT to generate the most common 500 Japanese words with English definitions.
Add 35 new cards a day: Japanese word on the front, English on the back.

If you’re in my Skool (Japanese Immersion Lab), you can just use my premade 1000 word YouTube frequency deck.

6. Sentence mining from ヒカル
After the 500 words, go to ヒカル’s early videos.
Download the Japanese subtitles.
Keep doing 35 a day, but now make cards from full sentences.
Put a ChatGPT breakdown on the back of each card.

7. Keep immersion high
Keep watching/listening as much as possible (ideally ヒカル).

8. Start outputting for real
Download HelloTalk and make as many Japanese friends as you can.
All the time you used to spend adding cards, switch it to output.
Prioritise calls by far. Only message if you can’t call.

If you want the full method in detail with all the tools and information you need to master Japanese click the link in my bio 📚🎌