Journeys
Follow a story through Kyoto. Each journey is a connected sequence of real conversations.
Evening in Kyoto
Arrive at the station, check into a hotel, find handmade chopsticks, eat sushi at Nishiki Market.
Station
Hotel
Chopstick shop
Sushi counter
9 lessons
The Bookshop
Tonia finds a used bookshop in a dark arcade. Asks for Hokusai. Gets more than she expected.
Tonia Martinez
Beginner
Used bookshop
4 lessons
Day at the Office
Jo visits Higashi Bank for a team meeting. Reception keigo, peer banter, diplomatic disagreement, and yakitori.
Jo Forsyth
Intermediate
Reception
Meeting
Yakitori
Naoshima
11 lessons
Tonia's Day
Wrong building, ryokan check-in, onsen rules, Fushimi Inari, a wrong turn, fox spirits, and coffee on a mountain.
Tonia Martinez
Beginner
Ryokan
Fushimi Inari
Cemetery
7 lessons
More journeys coming soon.