Welcome to the Teaching in Japan Book Store. We are a service of The Teaching in Japan Page. There is a link to our homepage to be found above. First, we want to let you know that resources recommended in our bookstore have been recommended by teachers who are currently living and working in Japan because we hope to provide some reasonably unbiased information to those who wish to teach in Japan. Our bookstore is dedicated to providing resources for new (and experienced) ESL/EFL teachers who want to work in Japan. We have been granted affiliation with Amazon.com; therefore, you can be assured of quality service and privacy when ordering on-line. Below you will find recommendations for some materials which we believe to be appropriate for new teachers with an eye to The Land of the Rising Sun. We suggest that you begin with a few recommendations for books that explore the employment situation, and then check out the links to our electronc "bookshelves" which contain recommendations for materials concerning Japanese culture, Japanese language study, Travel resources for Japan, and "Survival" resources for the uninitiated. Please feel free to browse our shelves, and if you have a resource that you would like to recommend, please submit it by email to: Teaching in Japan Website Administrator. We will review all recommendations and post them here. Thank you for visting our bookstore!

• Japanese Culture Aisle Check out our recommendations for books relating to many aspects of Japanese culture. You'll find a variety a topics covered, ranging from How to Take a Japanese Bath to A Dictionary of Japanese Food. Please support our site by browsing these titles today!

• Travel Reference Section for Japan Guidebooks and Recommendations. We've assembled a list of some of the best travel/guide books available for Japan. Many of these are still used by long-time residents.

• Japan Reference Section Contains recommendations for materials relating to living in Japan as well as some great suggestions for "survival guides."

• Japanese Language Learning Section Here we've put together a list of the resources needed to begin the difficult process of learning the Japanese language. Don't let anyone fool you, Japanese is difficult, but many of the Japan-based aquaintances of this writer have submitted recommendations to our Language Bookshelf.

• Japanese-English Dictionaries for students of the Japanese language at all levels. It's pretty important to get a basic English/Japanese Dictionary if you need decide what it is that you've just eaten in an izakaya in Tokyo!

• Amazon's Complete List of Japanese Language Materials Please support our site by browsing Amazon's large collection of Japanese learning materials.

• Our "short list" of Employment-Related titles.

• Want to test your knowledge about living and working in the Land of the Rising Sun? Try our new Teaching in Japan Quiz today!

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• The Teaching in Japan Discussion Forum. May 2000--Check out our MUCH improved Discussion Board. There are some great new features which we hope will make this the best Teaching in Japan Forum on the web. To date, this has been a great forum with good, thoughtful questions and great responses from both teachers who are currently teaching in Japan and those who have previously worked in Japan.

• The Japan Job Links Page We have assembled some links to sources that we consider reputable. Please be aware that we do NOT endorse any of these sources. They are provided for your information. Please remember to DO YOUR RESEARCH prior to agreeing to move halfway around the world!

• Want to test your knowledge about living and working in the Land of the Rising Sun? Try our new Teaching in Japan Quiz today!
  

• Travel Reference Section In this section, we provide a list of recommendations for truly useful Japan Guidebooks. We've assembled a list of some of the best travel/guide books available for Japan. Many of these are still used by long-time residents. Please consider ordering through our secure link with Amazon.com as this is our only source of revenues to support the site!

• Japan Reference Section This section contains recommendations for materials relating to Japanese culture & some great suggestions for "survival guides." Again, these are texts which have been found useful by teachers who are currently living and working in Japan. As above, please consider ordering through our secure link with Amazon.com as this is our only source of revenues to support the site!

• Japanese Language Learning Section Here we've put together a list of the resources needed to begin the difficult process of learning the Japanese language. Don't let anyone fool you, Japanese is difficult, but many of the Japan-based aquaintances of this writer have submitted recommendations to our Language Bookshelf. Please consider ordering through our secure link with Amazon.com as this is our only source of revenues to support the site!

• Amazon's Complete List of Japanese Language Materials Please support our site by browsing Amazon's large collection of Japanese learning materials.

• Here we've linked a few Japanese-English Dictionaries for students of the Japanese language at all levels. It's pretty important to get a basic English/Japanese Dictionary if you need decide what it is that you've just eaten in an izakaya in Tokyo!

• The Great Escape For teachers who need a break from Tokyo, why not take a trip to Hawaii. Recently, the Teaching in Japan site administrator and his wife have purchased an ocean-view Waikiki condominium which is available for vacation rentals at reasonable prices. Great location: 4 minutes to Waikiki Beach and less than ten minutes to the beautiful Kapiolani Park and the Honolulu Zoo. Aloha!

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