Japanology
- Learn all about Japan: Awesome culture and quirky facts
- Let’s explore Japan’s top tourist destinations
- Japanology Plus with NHK
Join us on some virtual tours
- Take a virtual tour of Japan
- Enjoy a virtual tour of Hokuasai’s woodblock prints depicting 36 Views of Mount Fuji. Part A
- Enjoy a virtual tour of Hokusai’s woodblock prints depicting 36 Views of Mount Fuji. Part B
- Enjoy a virtual tour of Hiroshige’s woodblock prints depicting 53 Stations of the Tokaido. Part A
- Enjoy a virtual tour of Hiroshige’s woodblock prints depicting 53 Stations of the Tokaido. Part B
PART A: BASIC JAPANESE
Talking about yourself, family and friends
L 1: Meeting new people: greetings, introductions, farewells. Titles
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L2: Talking about your family, relatives and friends
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L3: Talking about countries, nationalities and languages
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L4: Talking about the weather and the seasons
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L5: Talking about clothing, accessories, fashion and appearances
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L6: Talking about your home
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L7: Stating your age, address and phone number. Telling time
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L8: Talking about the days of the week and the months of the year. Appointments
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L9: Talking about your leisure time and hobbies. Routines
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L10: Talking about key life events
(births, engagements, weddings, anniversaries, deaths)
Talking about your community
L11: Talking about education
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L12: Talking about your work
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L13: Talking about religion
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L14: At the cinema
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L15: At the bank
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L16: At the post office
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L17: At the library. At the bookstore
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L18: At the cafe. At the restaurant. Cuisine
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L19: At the market
(measurements)
L20: At the pharmacy. At the doctor. At the dentist. Health
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Introduction to Japan
L21: At the airport
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L22: Talking about culture: art, architecture and sculpture
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L23: Taking about cars
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L24: Talking about emergencies
(police, fire, ambulances, natural disasters)
L25: Talking about famous Japanese people
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L26: Talking about festivals
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L27: Talking about geography
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L28: Talking about government
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L29: Talking about history
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L30: Talking about the different types of hotels
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L31: Talking about some famous museums
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L 32: Talking about music
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L33: Talking about some national symbols
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L34: Talking about the performing arts: Kabuki
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L35: Talking about shopping
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L36: Talking about the media
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L37: Talking about sports
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L38: Talking about the different types of tourism
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L39: Talking about transportation
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L40: UNESCO World Heritage Sites
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PART B: READINGS. DISCOVER JAPAN
- Architecture
- Art
- Automobiles
- Bushido
- Ceramics
- Cuisine
- Daimyo
- Dolls
- Economy
- Energy
- Famous Japanese
- Fashion and clothing
- History
- Industry
- Literature
- Martial arts
- Mass media
- Museums
- Parks
- Performing arts: Kabuki
- Sake
- Shogun
- Sculpture
- Self Defence Forces
- UNESCO World Heritage Sites
- Wildlife and marine life
The writing systems in Japanese
- Hiragana
- Katakana
- Kanji
- Romaji
- Calligraphy
Learn some kanji with our innovative cultural-tourism approach
Have fun learning some basic kanji
TOP TOURIST DESTINATIONS + ATTRACTIONS IN JAPAN
HONSHU
- Akita
- Hakone
- Himeji
- Hiroshima
- Ise
- Kobe
- Kyoto
- Nagano
- Nagoya
- Nara
- Osaka
- Tokyo
- Yokohama
HOKKAIDO
- Furano
- Hakodate
- Niseko
- Sapporo
SHIKOKU
- Kochi City
- Matsuyama City
- Takamatsu City
- Tokushima City
KYUSHU
- Beppu
- Fukuoka
- Kagoshima
- Nagasaki
OKINAWA
- Ishigaki Island
- Naha
Visual Vocabulary
Bilingual Dictionaries (English-Japanese, Japanese-English)
Media
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