Here you can view - in 24 different languages - expressions and vocabulary often used in 10 typical scenes of Japanese school life. It is a Japanese textbook for use by foreign children and students, created by the Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education. It is provided as a digital book, so you can study using a tablet or other devices.You can also download and print PDF files of the content, making this a convenient multi-language learning material.

• You can find out information about, and learn conversation necessary for, school life in Japan.
• The website is aimed at children, but will be useful for any beginners who have just begun learning Japanese greetings, basic conversation and so on.
• There are illustrations included, making it easy to understand.

Contents list

A list of all the 24 languages available

"Greetings and Replies" in English and Spanish

English

Spanish

By clicking on the words highlighted in blue, you can listen to the pronunciation.
You can listen to the pronunciation not only in Japanese but also in 24 other languages.

Click the icon at the bottom left of the screen to print the material or download it as a PDF file.

How to...

To get here from the Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education top page, follow the instructions below.

Hover the cursor over 'School Education' on the top page, and a menu will appear. Then, click on 'Japanese Language Study.'

Click on 'Japanese Language Study' again on the next page.

Click on 'Japanese language textbook "Tanoshii Gakko" for foreign children and students' under 'I want to learn Japanese.'

Scroll down the page. From 'Languages (in alphabetical order)', select the language you want to use for the digital book's text.

You can view the Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education's website in many languages. Choose your preferred language from the 'Language' in the upper right corner of the page. Click 'Show All' to see all available languages.

This site was recommended to us through the eな Information station.