Japan Links
General Information
- Japonet
- Berlin-based information network: ASAHI SHIMBUN in German, Japanese events in Berlin and on TV, Japan Yellow Pages for Berlin (with link to online city map). (In German)
- JAPANLINK
- Information and links about Japan. (In German)
- japansuche
- Search catalogue for things Japanese with commented and reviewed links. (In German)
- Jim Breen's Japanese Page
- A very good page to start with when searching the net for Things Japanese. Created by the man behind the WWWJDIC Server. Includes software as well as general information links.
- Japan National Tourist Organization
- Everything the tourist needs to know. The Japan Rail Pass can save you loads of money.
Free Software
- The Monash Nihongo ftp Archive
- T H E source for free Japanese-related software for all kinds of platforms. The impressive word processors JWP or JWPce use Jim Breen's dicionary files.
- Japanese Software and Information
- A small list of software and general info links by Glenn Rosenthal who wrote JWPce.
Japanese Language
- The Japanese Writing Tutor
- Study writing Japanese online. Includes animated GIFs of stroke order.
- Japanese Online
- Try the Yahoo list on this topic.
- Java Kanji Flashcards 500
- This Java applet will help you learn the 500 most commonly occuring Japanese Kanji.
Online Dictionary
- WWWJDIC Japanese-English Dictionary Server
- Created by Jim Breen. (Monash University Site)
- Rikai.com
- Read Japanese Text or Webpages with Popups showing translation of Kanji compounds. Nice tool! Uses EDICT.
- Wadoku Jiten
- Japanese-German Dictionary.
Maps
- Mapbrowse
- A clickable map of Japan.
- Japan Maps
- Regional and transportation maps by JNTO. Choose area by click or keyword.
Sumou
- Grand Sumo Home Page
- Official Sumo Home Page with banzuke etc.
- SumoForum.net
- Best Sumoforum in English. All SumoNerds unite :-).
Kochi
(..since that's the place where I stayed in 1998)
- Kochi JP Weather
- The weather in Kochi from the Kochi University.
- Yosakoi Project '98
- A page about the 1998 Yosakoi Festival.
- Kochi City
- Hey, an up-to-date City Guide of Kochi including a map in English and a nice Yosakoi page.
- Kochi Guide Book, Tourism Information
- Everything the tourist in Kochi needs to know.
- Kochi University Homepage
- The English Homepage of Kochi University.
Classes
- Japan-Seminare
- Nihongo wo benkyoushimashou.