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. Being a digital book, you can study on a tablet or other device. 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

Click on the words highlighted in blue to listen to the pronunciation.
You can listen to the pronunciation of all of the other 24 languages, not just the Japanese.

You can also print out or download the material as PDF files.
Click the icon at the bottom left of the digital book screen.

How to...

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

Move your cursor over School Education at the top of the screen to display a menu.
Click Japanese Language Study.

Click Japanese Language Study on the next page, too.

Under "I want to learn Japanese", click Japanese language textbook "Tanoshii Gakko" for foreign children and students.

Scroll down the page. Select a language from Languages (in alphabetical order) to use the digital book in.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education website is available in many languages. Choose your language from Language at 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.