I apologize if this is already a topic, but I didn't find one that was exactly like it. Anyway, I'm planning on moving to Japan in the near future to teach. I know that there are tons of resources available online to learn Japanese (both speaking and writing) and I was wondering if anyone can give me recommendations on good, free resources for learning Japanese. Maybe your favorite Youtube channel that teaches Japanese, or free ebooks and audio files. Thanks

Tips:
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=41486

Videos (the classic Let's Learn Japanese, for example, haha):
http://www.youtube.com/user/JapanSocietyNYC?feature=watch
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB3F2C5D8B5F81F34
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAEBCBE42876C028A
http://www.gpb.org/irasshai/japanese-i

Sites with material for quick japanese:
http://www.japanesepod101.com/
http://learn-japanese.podomatic.com/
http://fsi-language-courses.org/Content.php?page=Japanese

Sites where you can learn with other people (native) helping you out:
http://www.busuu.com/learn-japanese-online
http://livemocha.com/pages/languages/learn-japanese/
http://www.memrise.com/courses/english/japanese/
http://renshuu.org/
http://lang-8.com/

Lessons for kanji, hiragana and katakana on Itunes:
Japanese Podcasting Lessons: Learn to speak Japanese and write Kanji symbols By Takanori Tomita
Japanese - SurvivalPhrases By SurvivalPhrases.com
Learn Japanese @ Japancast.net - HD Video By Paul and Hitomi Griswold
Japanese Kanji - Characters by Emory College Language Center
Learn Japanese | JapanesePod101.com (Audio) By JapanesePod101.com

You can also use Tofugu's list for the best resources (though some are already listed):
http://www.tofugu.com/2008/10/21/top-10-online-resources-for-le arning-japanese-for-free/
http://www.tofugu.com/category/learn-japanese/

And Tae Kim guide:
http://www.guidetojapanese.org/
http://www.guidetojapanese.org/learn/resources

For books, there is always lists like this:
http://www.amazon.com/quot-Books-Resources-Learning-Japane se/lm/RYJGJ545AQDP0
http://learnjapanesepod.com/10-great-text-books-for-studying-jap anese/


I hope this helps you a little. I actually don't quite use this material, since I try to learn other languages using my mother language.

Last edited by dalek at 9:00 pm, Dec 9 2013

Thanks for the response! These will keep me busy for a while