Get hyped! Tongue twisters that sound cool if you can say them—wordplay that makes you want to take on the challenge

Infirmity Prevention Hospital, Preventive Ward, Infirmity Prevention Act

[Tongue Twister Navi] Shaky-Old-Man Disease Prevention Hospital, Prevention Ward, Shaky-Old-Man Disease Prevention Method | Japanese Tongue Twisters | Hayakuchi Kotoba |

What exactly is this “yoboyobo disease” that appears in the tongue twister? It’s made up as a curious illness, and the tricky part is the connection between the second “bo” in “yoboyobo” and the following “byo.” The fact that this combo shows up repeatedly makes the tongue twister even harder.

Thoroughly practicing the plosive part where you forcefully release the air for “bo” and “byo” might be the first step to mastering it.

The final “yobōhō” (prevention method) is an easier section, so try slowing down a bit there.

Questioning conducted at the upstream distilled water intake site.

[Amane Sora] January 30 [Tongue Twister: Interrogation about the distilled water from the upper stream at the water intake site]

The first part, “distilled water upstream,” is relatively easy, but the second part, “questioning at the water intake station,” seems quite difficult.

The reading is ‘jōryū no jōryūsui, shusui-jō de jijō chōshu.’ I think the initial ‘shusui’ in the second half is hard to say, so be mindful of your mouth shape as you pronounce it.

If you can say it, it’ll sound cool, and the parts where the meaning of the sentence isn’t very clear might be especially fun.

Start practicing slowly, and once you get used to it, gradually increase your speed.

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A Kyō kyōgen performer came from Kyō today, performed kyōgen today, and will return to Kyō today.

[Tongue Twister Navi] Today's kyogen performer came from Kyoto today, performs kyogen today, and returns to their Kyoto hometown today | Japanese Tongue Twisters | Hayakuchi Kotoba |

Let’s try a tongue twister about a kyogen performer—something you don’t often encounter in everyday life.

The sentence also includes the word “Kyo” (Kyoto), giving the whole thing an elegant, courtly feel.

The key to nailing this tongue twister is likely to place the accent on kyo.

However, there’s one exception: the word for “hometown” (furusato).

If you also accent the “-go” part in “furusato no go,” it makes the following “kyo” in “today” harder to say, so be careful.

Try saying it while also paying attention to the natural breaks in the sentence.

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