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Why learn Japanese?

Here are 5 reasons to start learning it. :)

Welcome to our lesson on "Japanese Culture → Why Learn Japanese"! 🇯🇵 In this lesson, we will explore the importance of learning Japanese and how it can enrich your understanding of the beautiful and diverse Japanese culture. By mastering the language, you will be able to dive deeper into various aspects of Japan, such as its traditional arts and customs, and even enjoy the nuances of Japanese music and dance terminology.

After completing this lesson, you can further expand your knowledge by exploring other related topics, such as Japanese greetings, introductions, and daily activities vocabulary. Learning Japanese will not only open doors to new experiences but also help you connect with the rich history and geography of this fascinating country. So, let's embark on this exciting journey together! 🌸

Culture

Learning Japanese will allow you to better discover Japan and understand the Japanese culture. Japan hosts millions of tourists each year (in 2014, more than 13 million visitors), Japan has a fascinating culture:

• respect for the other and its elder,
• the politeness of Japanese in gestures and language,
• Impeccable service,
• ancestral arts such as tea ceremony (茶道), Japanese martial arts (Karate 空手, Kendo 剣道, Iaido 居合道, Aikido 合気道, Kyudo 弓道 ...).
• beautiful scenery in Japan: temples, statues of deities, cherry blossoms, Japanese maple, hot springs (onsen 温泉), and many national heritages such as Mount Fuji (富士山), the village of Shirakawa-go (白川郷)．

Travel

Your trip will be more enjoyable and you will certainly gain time and make interesting encounters.

Beautiful writing

If you like the art of Japanese writing, you should learn Japanese. Although the Kanjis come directly from their Chinese counterpart, one can not deny that Japanese calligraphy (書道) also has a lot of charm.

Not so difficult

Once you decide to adopt a Japanese way of thinking, you will find that some grammatical and orthographic structures are much simpler in Japanese than in other languages.

Here are some non-exhaustive examples that can prove it:

• There are no masculine or feminine forms of words
• There is no plural form of words
• There is no article between the words
• The verbs are simply conjugated: there is no conjugation for each person.

Make friends

Learning Japanese is a considerable asset that will allow you to have better conversations and have more contacts.

What about you, do you find other reasons, please edit this article or write a comment below :)

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