Click here for the Fall 2009 tutoring schedule for Japanese at the Learning Assistance Center, R-207.

About computing in Japanese

• Download the Microsoft Japanese Language Pack for Windows XP.

• What is an IME (Input Method Editor) and how do I use it?

• The Monash University Nihongo FTP Archive provides links to many kinds of Japanese software and to Jim Breen’s Japanese page, a compilation of computing and other useful resources.

Search

• Yahoo! Japan

Reference

• English-Japanese/Japanese-English Dictionary

• Jim Breem’s Japanese-English Online Dictionary

• Japanese Dictionaries from yourDictionary.com

Media

• Japanese newspapers and media compiled by Keiko Schneider

• Japanese Radio

• Beelinetv offers free online television channels from around the world, including, among others, Channel J and Fuji News.

Language

• The Learning Supplements site offers helpful activities for beginning- and intermediate- level learners of Japanese. Try out "counters."

• Click here to practice learning hiragana and katakana.

• At Gahoh learn to write hiragana, katakana, and kanji with the help of QuickTime movies.

• Complete a crossword puzzle for beginning- and intermediate-level learners of Japanese.

• A compilation of Japanese language learning tools, including dictionaries, kanji tools, and more.

• JP Net, a Japanese language and culture network from MIT.

• Kanji Furigana (Hiragana) for Japanese Learners converts kanji to hiragana.

• A kana chart with hiragana, katakan, and kanji.

• Learn kanji at this site recommended by kanji learners at CCSF.

• Lessons with sound files to improve your pronunciation.

• The Purdue University Japanese program site offers many resources for students and teachers of Japanese.

• Ultimate Kana Challenge - Test your knowledge with this fast-moving game. Compete with players from throughout the world.

Internet Resources

Some good starting points for topics concerning Japanese Language and Culture

• Bookmarks - Japanese bookmarks from the University of Minnesota

• J-Guide - Guide to Japan Information Resources from Stanford

• Japan, My Japan - Many, many well organized links. Good sections on Japanese culture, literature, arts.

• Japanese Culture from About.com.

• Japan - Resources from the University of Texas

• Keiko Schneider’s Bookmarks - Everything for both the teacher and student of Japanese.

• Open Directory Project - Japanese language version. This site strives to be the definitive catalog of the Web. It is developed and maintained by a community of "net-citizens" who are experts in their areas of interest. Also try this regional site of the Open Directory, with categories listed in English.

Culture

• Asia for Educators - from Columbia University

• Noh Plays - Japanese and English texts from the Japanese Text Initiative at the University of Virginia

• Samurai from Japan Guide

• Shinto

• Shinto from Japan Guide

• The Tale of Genji- The Costume Museum

• The Tale of Genji - A student project from Pacific University in Oregon

• Tea Ceremony - Encyclopedia of the Japanese Tea Ceremony

• Teaching and Learning about Japan - from Cleveland State University (Ohio)

• The Pictures of the Floating Word

• The World of Haiku - Lesson plan from the NEH. Designed for middle schoolers, but interesting for all.

• Ukiyo-e Museum Home Page

• Ukiyo-e Museum Nagoya TV Server
  
  Updated: 09/09/2009

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