Popular Destination Names: Japanese destinations
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Key Phrases
にほんのおおきいまちのなまえ
nihon no ookii machi no namae
Major city names in Japan
ゆうめいなけんぶつ
yuumei na kenbutsu
Famous landmarks
にほんのちいき
nihon no chiiki
Regions of Japan
Skills You'll Learn
Identify major Japanese cities by their Japanese names
しちょうについてにほんごでしれる
shichou ni tsui te nihon go de shireru
Recognize key tourist attractions
めいしょをおぼえる
mei sho o oboeru
Understand geographic distribution of cities
ちいきのばしょをりかいする
chiiki no basho o rika i suru
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
東京
toukyou
Tokyo
京都
kyouto
Kyoto
大阪
oosaka
Osaka
北海道
hokkaidou
Hokkaido
広島
hiroshima
Hiroshima
沖縄
okinawa
Okinawa
富士山
fuji san
Mount Fuji
💬 [山] here is said (san), not the native reading you may know from words like [山道]. You'll hear this a lot in place names: [富士山], [火山], [高尾山].
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nara
Nara
横浜
yokohama
Yokohama
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