Youkoso (Welcome)

You will find the lessons and additional practice exercises in the Comments area. Please feel free to ask a course-related question that you feel can't wait until the next class. I will do my best to answer it.

Word of the Day



Answers for February 15-20: kinou-yesterday, shousetsu-novel, eega-movie, supoostu-sports.

Nebuta

Nebuta
Nebuta is a festival of lanterns that depicts scenes from Japanese myth. Yes, this float is a giant paper lantern. They all were.

The Japan Times: All Stories

December 2, 2009

Anime and Manga Links

This is a link to a site which lists a number of fan translation sites.  A word of caution: Google the anime or manga first, so you know what it is and don't end up with an unpleasant surprise.  Anime is simply another form of media in Japan, and some of the stuff is 18A.

Anime Torrent: http://forum.mininova.org/index.php?showtopic=235035681&mode=threaded