This is Japan Land, a source for all Otakuites who have a want to learn the Japanese language. It's for students by a student, so it's all good.

UPDATE SCHEDULE (Subject to Change)

• Tuesday: Dialogue and New Vocabulary
• Thursday: Grammar
• Friday: Kanji
• Sunday: Open Questions

Lesson 1 (Kanji)

This is the kanji session. Review each one carefully. Sentences in the dialouges and lessons will include the new kanji as they are introduced, so you can also use this as a reading reference. (Note: Due to limits of technology, I do not ha...

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Guide: 10/10/08 | By: Kei | 0 comments | Tags: N/A

Lesson 1

Welcome to the first lesson on 日本ランド! This lesson, we will be covering a few basic principals, including: • Greeting people • Introducing yourself • Identifying people and things + Particles I...

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Guide: 10/08/08 | By: Kei | 2 comments | Tags: N/A

Lesson 1: Rivals! Cool Meets Spikey (Dialogue and Vocabulary)

Dialogue In the lobby of theOtaku's HQ, the new guy, Cool, talks with a member of the theOtaku team. I クール：あの、すみません。 (Kuuru: Ano, sumimasen.) スパイ�...

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Guide: 10/06/08 | By: Kei | 6 comments | Tags: N/A

Open Question Session

It's Sunday, so it's time for open questions here at Japan Land. If you have any questions about Lesson 0, any questions about this week's lesson or ideas or requests about special lesson in the future, please leave them here. Happy learning!

Feature: 10/05/08 | By: Kei | 4 comments | Tags: N/A

Lesson 0: The Japanese Writing Systems

Welcome to a special lesson on 日本ランド. This lesson is designed, essentially, to dip one's pinky toe into the Japanese language. It's the beginning before the beginning, really. In order for one to understand and speak a lan...

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Guide: 10/03/08 | By: Kei | 2 comments | Tags: N/A