- Here's the place to start: The Teaching in Japan Page's Frequently Asked Questions Section.
Here you'll find answers to the most common questions concerning teaching in Japan.
- 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? This first link will give you our text version of the quiz so that you can read the explanations to all of the answers while the second link is our new interactive choice. Try our new Teaching in Japan Quiz today! Just off the presses: Our Interactive Teaching in Japan Quiz
- 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!
- Want to know about the weather in the Japanese city of your choice? Check out our daily updated Japanese Weather Guide
- 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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