Pages for learning Japanese about holidays and festivals, sorted by how much they offer a learner.
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Guide to Japanese funeral and memorial customs including wake, ceremony procedures, dress code, condolence money etiquette, and ongoing memorial services, written for foreigners attending or learning about these.
Video lessons from Erin's Challenge that teach vocabulary through situational contexts like ordering food, shopping, and travel. Includes downloadable scripts and supplementary materials for intermediate learners.
Video lessons featuring the character Erin learning Japanese through situational dialogues in everyday settings like classrooms, shops, and trains.
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Online live workshop in Japanese calligraphy and creative lettering led by artist Rie Takeda.
Hiragana Times August 2026 issue features articles about Japanese festivals including Noto's Abare Matsuri, Obon customs, and the cultural significance of matsuri in Japan.
Kanji Damage teaches the kanji 月 (moon) using mnemonics and humor, explaining its on and kun readings, related words, and usage in compound words like 三月 (March) and 先月 (last month).
Magazine for intermediate learners featuring news, culture articles, and language lessons in graded Japanese with English support.
Teaches the kanji 祭 (festival) with mnemonics connecting the teepee radical to its meaning, on and kun readings, and stroke count. Part of a larger kanji learning site using memory techniques.
Free web magazine with short articles written in simple Japanese at JLPT N5, N4, and N3 levels covering food, culture, and travel.
Online workshop teaching kakizome, the New Year's calligraphy tradition, where participants learn to write the zodiac character for Horse in different calligraphy styles led by tutor Rie Takeda.
Online one-to-one calligraphy lessons taught by an instructor with experience in Japan and Europe. Offers customized instruction in shodo with mindfulness-based methods for students of all levels.
A calligraphy instructor's page about shodo practice methods and instruction. Offers online and in-person lessons for learners of Japanese calligraphy at various levels.
Video lessons teaching Japanese grammar through manga and onomatopoeia, with downloadable scripts and PDF materials for intermediate learners. Each of 25 lessons covers conversational grammar in everyday situations.
School offering shodo calligraphy lessons and workshops since 2002, with private sessions, group classes, and online interactive courses taught using a mindfulness-based method for all levels.
Travel guide for the city of Tokyo, Japan.
Workshop in Japanese calligraphy (shodo) at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, featuring poetry by Akiko Yosano and open to beginners through advanced participants.
School of Shodo offers Japanese calligraphy lessons and workshops for learners of all levels, with online and in-person courses available in London and other locations, as well as custom demonstrations and creative.
Once ruled by the wealthy Kaga clan, the area became a thriving center for Japanese fine arts, including ceramics and lacquerware in the 17th century, and it remains one of the country’s most important artistic hubs.
Video lessons with dramatic skits set in realistic Japanese contexts, covering grammar and conversation patterns for intermediate learners, with downloadable scripts, manga, and grammar explanations.
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