Links

With these useful links, learn more about Nihongo and Japan!
If you know of any other useful sites, please share! And also, please contact us if you need help finding a particular site.

Nihongo check

・Online dictionary "英辞郎" (by Alc)　http://www.alc.co.jp/

Check in English and Japanese. There are lots of sample sentences on situations, so it's so easy to understand.

・「Reading Tutor」 http://language.tiu.ac.jp/

Check your grammar and vocabulary

・Online dictionary "Excite"

http://www.excite.co.jp/world/english/ (English) http://www.excite.co.jp/world/chinese/ (Chinese)
http://www.excite.co.jp/world/korean/ (Korean)

・Online dictionary "AltaVista"

Translate various languages and webpages through this link.

http://babelfish.altavista.com/

・Google toolbar

Use the Google's mouseover/scrollover dictionary to check words on webpages.

http://www.google.co.jp/

Study Japanese

・J - Life (by Alc)

Free magazine for Foreigners in Japan. You can read it on the web.

http://jlife.alc.co.jp/magazine/index.html

・Nihongo de care navi

Nihongo de Care-navi is a Japanese-English/English/Japanese dictionary with useful expressions in nursing and caretaking scenes for supporting your Japanese Language learning.

http://nihongodecarenavi.jp/index.html

Health tip

・Futureliving

https://www.rad-ar.or.jp/02/08_pict/08_pict_index.html

・Medical information support

Easy to understand how to take medicines with easy pictograms in five languages for first timers, please check this.

https://www.rad-ar.or.jp/02/08_pict/08_pict_index.html

・How to deliver babies safely in Japan (Yokohama KONAN International Lounge)

You can find a book on how to deliver babies safely in Japan. (in Chinese, Korean)

http://www.yk.rim.or.jp/~mk01-kil/jbaby/top.htm

・Tokyo Pregnancy Group

This site gives pregnant women a chance to meet other expecting mothers and discuss various issues related to pregnancy and delivery in Japan

http://tokyopregnancygroup.blogspot.com/search/label/Doctors%20and%20Hospita

・Medical Facilities with Foreign Language-Speaking Staff

(Kawasaki International Association)

http://www.kian.or.jp/len/present/mfwflss.html>

・Multilingual Medical Questionnaire

Provides questionnaires in various languages. So when you get sick, you can try explaining your condition in your native language.

http://www.k-i-a.or.jp/medical/>

　

Travel Japan

・Experience Tokyo

This site introduces Experience Tours for foreigners. There are some tours where you can try making Japanese lantern, sushi etc. Enjoy!

http://hisexperience.jp/

・Hatobus tour

This site introduces domestic travels for foreigners.

http://www.hatobus.com/

・ＪＴＢ Sunrisetour

This site introduces domestic travels for foreigners.

http://www.jtbgmt.com/sunrisetour/

Leisure activities

・Gourmet Navigator

An English version of Japanese's frequently used site. Just search and you will find restaurants you are looking for.

http://www.gnavi.co.jp/en/