New SakuraBranch Blogger Ben: Going to Japan on a Working Holiday Visa
Hi I’m Ben. I came to this website not too long ago searching for information on how I can, as painlessly as possible, obtain a Japanese working holiday visa. I got some really good tips on how to prepare my application for the visa from this site, and it was approved by the examiner in mere minutes at the consulate, all thanks to Tim. Long story short, Tim asked if I would like to blog about my upcoming journey here. And of course, I said yes. So If you’re interested, stay tuned. If you want to know more about the working holiday visa, you read this site’s guide about it here.
8½ x 11″ Hiragana + Katakana Chart
After dissatisfaction with the selection of printer-friendly kana charts found on the internet, I made my own. Simple, but ready to print on standard letter paper, this chart shows all kana in clarity. Great introduction to the Japanese Syllabary.
Where to Practice Japanese when not in Japan
Browsing around some forums and language study message boards I often hear of one big hurdle for studiers of Japanese who are not in Japan; There are no Japanese people to practice with where they live. Practicing speaking and writing in actual daily conversation is extremely important. You can flip through flashcards or review grammatical [...]
Review of YesJapan.com
There are a lot of great resources online for learning Japanese, but I love YesJapan so much I think anyone who hasn’t tried it should check it out. Like I keep saying throughout my posts, before you spend loads of money on Japanese language school, learn the basics on your own so you don’t spend [...]
Review of Smart.Fm
This is a stand-alone review of the features, and pit-falls, of the popular study website smart.fm. For a comparative review of smart fm vs. other tools, please see the Learning Software Showdown article.. What is smart.fm Smart.fm’s Study Method Tools Good Points of Smart.fm Bad Points of Smart.fm Final Thoughts What is smart.fm Smart.fm (also [...]
