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[Notion] What is the Japanese-compatible Notion? Also, what should beginners do first?


Roughly speaking

  1. Notion has finally been converted to Japanese. It can now be recommended to everyone.
  2. Thinking about the goodness of Notion again. When used in groups, it is a database, and when used alone, it is the best personal secret base.
  3. The first thing beginners should do is copy the Notion template. To duplicate a Notion template and use it as your own template, simply press the Duplicate button!


Notion is finally available in Japanese


Notion is finally available in Japanese.


Other articles also introduce how to use it and examples of its use. Please take a look at it from Tag:Notion.


Personally, I am very grateful that I have been able to recommend it to people with phobia of English who will stop using the service if English is displayed.


However, Notion is a service that will not be suitable for you unless you master it, so let's introduce beginners to what Notion is and where to start.


What everyone tends to misunderstand is that "it's just a database based on the assumption that it will be used by a group." However, that's not the case. Notion is when you use it on your own and it makes you look interesting.



What is Notion in the end?


The ultimate point of Notion is completely different depending on whether you use it in a group or by yourself.


As shown in the image, when used as groupware for task management or minutes management, Notion is the group's knowledge hub.


Notion shows its appearance as a plaza that everyone suddenly visits.


However, when you use it alone, Notion undergoes new evolutions.


Notion is a secret base that you can raise yourself. It can be used as a notebook, as a database of articles, or as an organizer of a list of places you want to go to.


Of course, there are probably people who are already using real notebooks well, but in the case of Notion, since it is a web service, there is an infinite amount of data. If I, who is in my third year of use, replace the data I have saved in Notion with a real notebook, a room of about 4 tatami mats would be full.


I'll introduce some, so please take a look at the secret base. Beginners want to start by copying this template.


Let me introduce you to the template right away. First of all, this is a template created with a certain university student's first semester class notes organized. Zoom links, homework, and what to do in each class clearly reflect the current situation of remote university students. The key to making it easier to use is to embed clocks and weather from the URL to display them.



Next is the home page of a club activity. Notion is suitable for creating lists of hobbies and dashboards, and I personally have accumulated a list of summary books and travel lists that I want to go to. The image of this template is probably the mountain climbing club.



Next is a dashboard that really replaces your personal notebook. This dashboard will make you excited just by looking at your goals and excitement (Spotify), a list of social media accounts, and photos of your favorite things.




For beginners, start by copying the Notion template.


All of the templates introduced above can be incorporated into your own space. In the top right corner of each template page, click "Duplicate" so try pressing it. You will be replicated to your own space and edited. First, try copying the template and growing it.