【For Japanese learners】Info of Japanese language school・books｜looking for house or Jobs

If you are studying Japanese on your own, There are good tips for you.

Also, you can find Japanese language books or schools in Japan.

Hope this helps in some way.

Recommended self-study online sites
Recommended Japanese books
Japanese bookshops in Europe
Japanese school search site
House search site
Work in Japan

Recommended self-study online sites

They are all free sites.

NHK WORLD-JAPANEasy Japanese

nhk world japan・japanese language free study site

NHK WORLD-JAPANEasy Japanesewill bring you a Japanese perspective and fresh insights on current events and different ways of viewing the world.

NHK is the international service the sole public media organization of Japan.

まるごと＋MARUGOTO Plus

marugoto・japanese language self study free sites

まるごと＋MARUGOTO Plus incorporates learning processes that are based on the results of a variety of studies on second language acquisition.

Free downloadable supplementary materials available.

Erin’s challenge!Can speak Japanese

エリンが挑戦ちょうせん！にほんごできます。 provides video learning materials.

On this website, they not only offer skit videos, but also grammar explanations and sample sentences for studying Japanese, and vast amounts of photos and quizzes to learn about Japanese culture.

げんきな自習室(Genki Self-study Room)

Self-study Room・japanese language self study free sites

If you are studying with GENKI books, げんきな自習室is good for you.

They have videos and flash cards for each unit.

GENKI Ⅰ

GENKI Ⅱ

NHKやさしいことばニュース（旧NEWS WEB EASY）

You can read NHK news with easy Japanese here NHKやさしいことばニュース（旧NEWS WEB EASY）.

There are hiragana with Kanji.

つながるひろがるにほんごでのくらし(Tsunahiro)

つながるひろがる・Japanese language self study sites

If you live in Japan and would like to know Japanese daily conversation, つながるひろがるにほんごでのくらし is perfect site.

You can also find information necessary for daily life in Japan.

They have Supported 18 languages(Chinese (simplified)・ Chinese (traditional)・ English・ Filipino・ French・ Indonesian・ Khmer (Cambodian)・ Korean・ Mongolian・ Burmese・ Nepali・ Portuguese・ Russian・ Spanish・ Thai・ Ukrainian・ Vietnamese・ Japanese)

いろどり（Irodori）

いろどり生活せいかつの日本語 is a textbook for foreign people to learn basic Japanese communication skills that are needed for daily life and working in Japan.

Whether you are planning to come to Japan in the future and want to learn what you should be able to do before you arrive, or whether you are already living in Japan and wish to check your Japanese ability and increase the number of things you can do, this textbook will help you achieve your goals.

アニメ・マンガの日本語

アニメ・マンガの日本語 is an e-learning site that offers a fun way to learn a number of character/genre-based Japanese expressions which appear in anime and manga.

つたえるはつおん

If you would like to study Japanese pronunciation, つたえるはつおん is good for you.

I really recommend use OJAD(Online Japanese Accent Dicrtionary)

The words in the dictionary encompass over 9000 nouns and 3500 declinable words including verbs, i-adjectives, and na-adjectives, making it possible to search approximately 42,300 conjugations of words.

にほんごたどく

にほんごたどく has many Japanese books to read.

If you would like to read books without using dictionary, try to start from this site.

KANJI Memory Hint

KANJI Memory Hint is an app for studying Kanji.

Download here
Android
iOS
KANJI Memory Hint

ひろがる

ひろがる is a site for learning different things about Japan and the Japanese language through your own interests.

There are 12 topics about Japan.

わたしをつたえる日本語

わたしをつたえる日本語 is a free PDF text book(110 pages).

They also have YouTube videos(here).

There are 5 languages translation but text book is only Japanese.

Recommended Japanese books

I recommend those books from my experience.

Title	Book	Points
minna no nihogo		The one of the famous Japanese language book. Many languages translated.
Genki		Has English explanations all units. download and listening materials with smartphone
できる日本語（dekiru nihongo）		Focus on the situations and talking.
まるごと（まるごと）		Can study language and culture together. Lush photos and illustrations to bring enjoyment to studying
とびら（Tobira）		The concept of this book is self-discovery and connection with the world. Good for self-study.
カルテット（QUARTET）		The material in Volume I is roughly equivalent to level N3 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, while that in Volume II is on par with N2.
NIHONGO FUN & EASY		For zero-beginner level students

Japanese bookshops in Europe

They are Japanese bookshops in Europe.

It may be subject to possible taxes and customs duties that are imposed when the package reaches its destination.

These customs duties and possible taxes related to the delivery of an item are your responsibility.

	Shop name	Country	International shipping
1	JP Books	UK	OK*
2	Verasia	Spain,Germany,France,Italy,Portugal	OK
3	OptoBooks	Switzerland	OK
4	Junku	France	OK

*From 1st of January 2021, as UK left the EU, the extra procedure is required at the UK border. Consequently, they cannot confirm an exact delivery time for parcels to the EU countries at this moment.
In addition to the delays, please note that Brexit means the orders may be subject to import duties to the EU countries. You will be responsible to pay any due taxes to receive your orders.