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There are always guides on what to do in Japanese summer - what about what NOT to do? In this episode, we give you the top 5 don'ts!

We're definitely sure about something - why not express it? In this bite-sized language learning episode, we learn how to express that in Japanese!

Podcast host Azra covers another Japanese summer topic for you today! It’s a fun one: we look at the top 5 Japanese summer cuisines you can devour to beat the heat!

We’re looking at how to give approximates by saying “approximately” or “about” or “around”. And to do that in Japanese, there are two words we can use: kurai or gurai.

As we mentioned quite a few times before, Japanese summer can be quite drastic in comparison to some of the summers you guys are used to. So why not prepare in advance in terms of what you pack so you can beat most of the heat?

Today we’ll zoom into Japan’s biggest summer festival, and that’s Obon.