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🎏 Kids — After-School Club & Heritage Japanese Club: Only 1 space left for the Autumn Term 2.

🗣️ Adult Clubs — Chat Club (EH10): Tue 27 Oct, 18:00-19:30; Read & Talk Club (online): Sat 17 Oct, 10:00-11:15; Co-Studying Club (online): Thu 8 & Thu 15 Oct, 18:00-19:30

Learn & Shop — resources + teacher-picked stationery

Free reading practice, teacher-made learning resources, and carefully chosen Japanese stationery for your Japanese study.

Joyful Japanese Reading — illustrated characters from Hitomi’s Tadoku stories.

Free Tadoku Reading & Worksheets

Short, level-labelled Japanese stories from Gentle N5 to N2, with a fresh worksheet every Sunday, gentle Tadoku tips and audio by Hitomi.

Start with a free reading
Joyful Nihongo Hiragana Workbook cover — downloadable PDF with 56 pages and 138 words.

Hiragana Workbook

A printable, romaji-free hiragana workbook with a colour-coded chart, guided practice and QR-linked pronunciation and stroke-order videos.

See the workbook
Japanese Zine Lab email course — illustration of three people reading and writing.

Japanese Zine Lab

Create something uniquely yours in Japanese: an 8–12-page mini zine, with gentle structure and personalised feedback.

Start with a free 5-day email taster. If you enjoy it, you can then apply for the full Japanese Zine Lab course.

See details & join the free taster
WJJL newsletter preview featuring “The best Tadoku book may be easier than you think”.

WJJL Newsletter

A monthly round-up of Japanese learning ideas, WJJL news and upcoming dates, plus a little food, culture, useful resources and a Tiny Japan quiz.

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Useful Links

A curated collection of Japanese learning, reading and culture resources, including Scotland-based events, study tools and useful organisations.

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Stay connected while travelling in Japan — Mount Fuji reflected in a lake, with SIM card and pocket Wi-Fi illustrations.

Useful recommendations for Japan

Staying connected in Japan?


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