LibGuides: Languages (other than English): Japanese

Japanese Ninja Writer

Some Books from the Shelves

Check the Japanese Language collection for a wide range of Japanese language books from Picture Books up to Harry Potter!

For English language books check on the shelves as listed below:

Japanese Art check on the catalogue
Japanese Food 641.5952
Japanese History 952
Japanese Language 495
Japanese Travel and Culture 915.2

How to Walk Freely in Japan

Asia Society
This site contains a timeline about the major events in Japanese History, from the pre-historic to today.
Digital Dialects
Free to use and fun online games for learning Japanese. Suitable for learners at different stages and levels. Includes a resource guide for studying Japanese.
Erins Challenge I can speak Japanese
Recommended by MS Donoghue. Good for learning everyday Japanese language (and seeing what life is like for students in Japan)
Google News Japanese
Japanese news sites
Japan Fact Sheet
Japan Factsheet provides information on Japan's geography, economy, government, sports, culture and society.
web Japan
Recommended by Ms Donoghue for the students who are newer to Japanese
Web Japan: Gateway for all Japanese information
Gateway to Japanese information with fact sheets, videos and kidsweb Japan.
Wikipedia in Japanese
Over 850,000 entries in Japanese. You CAN search in English, but only pages with the English word actually spelled out in English will be retrieved. For the others you would need a Japanese keyboard.

Databases

Clickview
Thousands of excellent educational videos are available to view through Clickview. Just use your normal school email address and your usual school login.