Fun WEBSITES for teaching Japanese



Fun things for students to experiment with when learning Japanese.  For a full range of on line games, games in class and activities click on the links to the left!

Colouring in
http://www.dltk-kids.com/World/japan/posters/index.htm
Pictures of Japan and Japanese things to colour in. (えをぬり) (coloring in)

Colouring in famous art
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/artists/japan.shtml
Japanese artist colouring in pages.

Comic strips
Practice writing conversations in a fun way by getting students to create their own 'comix' strips.(Type in romaji or print and then write hiragana by hand.) http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/

Idioms Kotowaza        
http://www.kotowaza.org/

Idioms listed in English and Japanese

Idioms Kotowaza        
http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/5623/kotowaza.html

Idioms listed in English and Japanese

Origami                       
http://www.origami.as/home.html
Origami diagrams and photos

Origami                        
http://www.origami-club.com/
Animated origami, choose from many origami animations

Say what I type
http://www.oddcast.com/home/demos/tts/tts_example.php?sitepal
Type in anything and the Japanese character will say what you have written.

Sudoku generator
http://www.opensky.ca/~jdhildeb/blog/
Make your own sudoku games.

Tongue Twisters         
http://www.uebersetzung.at/twister/ja.htm

31 Japanese tongue twisters.

Japanese tongue twisters
Get students to practice various Japanese tongue twisters.

Japanese tongue twisters
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Video - Dekotra
http://www.abc.net.au/foreign/content/2008/s2374611.htm
Japanese truck drivers decorate their trucks in amazing ways.