How I'd Learn Japanese—My Blueprint After 1 Year

After a full year of learning Japanese daily, this is exactly how I would start again—focusing on what worked best and what I’d change. If you're just beginning or struggling to find a good study routine, this video breaks down the key steps to make real progress. Timestamps: 00:00 - 1 Year of Japanese 00:20 - Disclaimers 00:48 - Theory 02:39 - Foundations 03:27 - Motivation 05:39 - Active Study 08:13 - Immersion Youtube 10:31 - Immersion Anime 13:11 - Immersion Reading 14:24 - Conclusions & Summary 📚 Resources Mentioned in the Video: 📚 Theory 🔹 Skill Acquisition Theory - https://www.researchgate.net/publicat... 🛠 Active Study 🔹 Hiragana & Katakana - Tae Kim’s Guide - https://guidetojapanese.org/learn/cat... 🔹 Kanji - Anki Deck - https://mega.nz/file/2SJiWC4b#hL98qtC... 🔹 Vocabulary - Kaishi 1.5k Anki Deck - https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/11967... 🔹 Pitch Accent Learning Guide - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R... 🔹 Tae Kim’s Grammar Guide - https://guidetojapanese.org/learn/ 📌 Beginner Immersion 🔹 Easy Japanese: Conversation Lessons | NHK WORLD-JAPAN - https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/eas... 🔹 Viewers recommendation. Perfect step up for complete beginners -    • Natural Japanese - Complete Beginner Japan...   🔹 Japarrot! - Let's Learn Japanese -    / @japarrot_letslearnjp   🔹 Speak Japanese Naturally -    / @speakjapanesenaturally   🔹 YUYUの日本語Podcast -    / @yuyunihongopodcast   📺 Beginner-Friendly Anime 🔹 Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san 🔹 Non Non Biyori 🔹 Chibi Maruko-chan 🔹 Sazae-san 🔹 Doraemon (Great but has tricky sci-fi vocab) 📚 Beginner Reading 🔹 Tadoku - Free Graded Readers - http://tadoku.org/japanese/en/free-bo... 🔹 Yotsuba&! (Simple, fun slice-of-life manga with furigana) 🛠 Tools for Learning 🔹 Anki (Flashcard System) - https://apps.ankiweb.net/ 🎵 All Music from Pixabay #japan #JapaneseLearning #LanguageLearning #日本語 #ImmersionLearning #LearnJapanese #Immersion #StudyingJapanese #JapaneseStudy #SelfStudy #Anki #AJATT #Polyglot #refold