Other Japanese Related Organizations

• Consulate-General of Japan in Los Angeles
• JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization)
• JNTO (Japan National Tourism Organization)
• JACCC (Japanese American Cultural & Commnunity Center)
• Aurora Foundation
• Japan American Society of Southern California
• Nibei Foundation
• The Venice Japanese Community Center
• Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute
• San Fernando Valley Japanese American Community Center
• JANM (Japanese American National Museum)
• LACMA Pavilion for Japanese Art
• Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Southern California
• Japanese Restaurant Association
• East San Gabriel Valley Japanese Community Center
• Okinawa Association of America
• Aikido Kenkyukai Los Angeles

Study in Japan

• The Nippon Foundation’s Japan Study Support page includes student life information, a university database, a school database, a scholarship database, etc.
• The Study in Japan Comprehensive Guide has a great deal of practical information for prospective, current and former foreign students in Japan
• The Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) ’s “Study In Japan Guide” includes Guide to Information Center for International Education, Student Guide to Japan, Guide to Institutions of Higher Learning in Japan, Scholarships, etc.
• MEXT SCHOLARSHIP (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Japan) for RESEARCH STUDENTS. Please contact embassy or consulate office in your area.
• Global 30 Government of Japan "Study in Japan" site
• Study Abroad in Japan

Work in Japan

• CareerForum.net Career site for Japanese-English Bilinguals

Language

E-learning/Apps

• MARUGOTO Plus
• Nihongo E-na
• Erin's Challenge
• Japanese in Anime & Manga
• Nihongo de care-navi: Learn Japanese for nursing
• Denshi Jisho: useful learners' dictionary for PC and mobile
• Japanese for iPhone
• Skritter: software for learning to write kanji
• Japanese grammar guide

Learn Japanese in LA

• JF Nihongo
• Oh Fuji - Japanese Language Service
• Hollywood Japanese Cultural Institute
• Beverly Hills Lingual Institute
• California Assosication of Japanese Language School
• CAJLS School list
• UCLA Extension
• Language Door
• Advanced Japanese School Los Angeles
• Santa Monica College
• Cal State LA Japanese
• Kyodo System
• Cal State Northridge Japanese
• Southeast Japanese School and Community Center
• Genki: Japanese & Culture School

Learn Japanese Everywhere Else

• Directory of Overseas Japanese-Language Educational Institutions (click on "Select Region, Country, and State/Province, etc." to start your search for a school which teaches Japanese in your area)

Teach Japanese in US

• Minna no Kyozai is a members-only website to help Japanese-language teachers around the world create teaching materials for their students.
• JF Standard
• How to become Japanese Teacher in US
• American Association of Teachers of Japanese
• Teachers of Japanese in Southern California

Culture

Anime

• Anime Expo
• Jungle Special Collectors Shop
• Anime Los Angeles
• Toy Mandala
• Japan Video Games

Books

• Kinokuniya Book Store USA
• JPT America
• Book Off USA
• Bonjinsha Books Online (Japanese)
• Viz Media

Bonsai

• Bonsai Network Japan
• Yamaguchi Nursery
• ShoChikuBai Bonsai Club
• Kimiura Bonsai Nursery
• Bonsai Basics for Beginners

Calligraphy

• Ms. Hiroko Ikuta-Phone: 323-321-9405

Cooking

• Bob and Angie’s Japanese Recipes
• Japan-Guide: Japanese Food
• Sushi Chef Institute
• Kids Web Japan: Cook Book
• Cookpad English

Flower Arranging / Ikebana

• Ikebana International Los Angeles
• Sogetsu
• Ikenobo
• Ohara

Kimono

• Kimono SK
• LA Kimono Nadeshiko Kai

Japanese Garden/Tea Ceremony

• The Huntington Library, art collection, and botanic garden
• Urasenke Tankokai Los Angeles Association
• The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
• Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden
• Descanso Gardens - Japanese Garden
• The Japanese Garden
• Zen Nippon Airinkai - So Cal Chapter - The Southern California Koi Club
• Zenshuji Soto Mission Tea Ceremony
• American Kabuki Girl
• Japanese Tea Ceremony

Festivals/Conventions

• Los Angeles International Tea Festival
• Anime Expo
• Japan Expo (Santa Clara, CA)
• Nisei Week
• Japanese Food Festival
• Japanese City: Japanese Events
• Los Angeles Tanabata Festival
• JANM Family Festivals

(Traditional) Dance

• Masako Nishikawa
• Fujima Ryu
• Wakayagi Ryu (Cypress, CA) - Phone: 714-826-3169
• Hanayagi Japanese Dance Studio (Oakland, CA) - Phone: 510- 652-0052
• Awaodori Tokushima-Ren
• American Kabuki Girl

(Traditional) Music

• Koto Master, Yukiko Matsuyama
• Taiko Center Los Angeles
• UCLA Taiko
• American Kabuki Girl
• Bachido

Martial Arts

• (Aikido / Iaido) City Aikido & Swordsmanship of Los Angeles
• (Aikido) Kakushi Toride
• (Aikido / Iaido) Aikido Center of Los Angeles
• (Aikido / Iaido) Manzanita Village - Gojo Ryu Dojo
• (Aikido) Orange Coast Aikikai
• (Aikido) Los Angeles Aiki Kai
• (Aikido) Los Angeles Aikido - Aikido on Ventura
• (Aikido) Aikido Academo Los Angeles
• (Aikido) Aikido Kenkyukai Los Angeles
• (Battojutsu, Taijutsu) Southern California Kobudo Dojo
• (Karate) Torrance Karate
• (Karate) Elite Martial Arts Dojo
• (Kendo) Shinkendo
• (Kendo) Westside Kendo Dojo
• (Kendo) UCLA Kendo
• (Kendo) Rafu Chuo Kendo Dojo
• (Kendo) West LA Kendo
• (Karate) Seido Karate Hollywood Dojo
• (Karate) Kyokushin Karate - West LA Dojo
• (Karate) Kyokushin Karate Los Angeles (Main Site)
• (Karate) Shotokan Karate of America - Los Angeles Dojo
• (Sumo) California Sumo Association
• (Karate) NKI Karate Dojo
• (Judo) Sawtelle Judo Dojo
• (Judo) Nanka Judo Yudanshakai
• (Ninjutsu, Taijutsu) Kocho Dojo
• (Ninjutsu, Taijutsu) Lifeskills Martial Arts
• (Taijutsu) Studio City Martial Arts
• (Taijutsu, Ninjutsu) Bujinkan West Los Angeles
• (Taijutsu, Ninjutsu) Bujinkan Santa Monica

Museum

• LACMA Pavilion for Japanese Art
• JANM (Japanese American National Museum)
• Pacific Asian Museum
• Clark Center for Japanese Art & Culture
• Craft and Folk Art Museum

Library

• LA Public Library Little Tokyo Branch
• USC Japanese Collection
• UCLA Japanese Collection

Japanese Media

• TV Japan
• FCI (Fuji Sankei Communications International, Inc.)
• TJS Radio
• Japan Up
• Cultural News
• Rafu Shimpo
• Rafu Telephone Guide

Japanese Market

• Yummy Bazaar (Japanese collection)
• Mitsuwa
• Nijiya
• Daiso Japan
• Marukai
• Tokyo Central
• Japan Super - online Japanese supermarket

ORIGAMI

• Pacific Ocean Paperfolders (POP)

Preschool in Japanese/Saturday School/Heritage School/Immersion

• Suika Preschool
• Iruka Yochien Preschool
• Asahi Gakuen
• Koguma Preschool
• Japanese Language School Unified System (Kyodo System)
• CAJLS Members List
• JFLA Immersion Program List

Travel & Living in Japan

• (JNTO) Japan National Tourism Organization
• Japan Guide: extensive info for tourism, living, traveling, understanding Japan
• Japan Talk - Japan Travel and Culture Guide
• PacSet Tours Inc.
• Gaijin Pot-Guide to foreigners living in Japan - housing, classifieds, jobs
• Web Japan
• Kids Web Japan
• Hyperdia - train info in Japan
• Willer Travel: bus company with English info (in Japan)
• Highway Buses
• Hiwork: for employment in Japan
• Jetwit Jobs for Japan-related work opportunities
• Low-cost airline "Peach"
• Low-cost airline "Vanilla Air", formaly known as "AirAsia Japan"
• Low-cost airline "Skymark"
• Japan ferry info (Japanese)
• Japan Rail Pass
• Kansai classifieds
• JapanVisitor
• Western Japan Guidebook
• Shinpai Deshou: What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies?

Japanese Regional Magazines/info

• Nagoya: NagMag
• Kansai/Osaka: Kansai Scene
• Tokyo: Metropolis
• Fukuoka: Fukuoka Now
• Tokyo: Tokyo Weekender
• Kyoto: Kyoto Journal
• Kansai: Why Not Japan
• Okinawa: JapanUpdate
• Japan (National): The Japan Times
• Japan (National: JapanToday)

Teach English in Japan

• Aeon
• JET Program
• JET Program USA
• ELT News
• ECC
• Amity
• GaijinPot Jobs
• Gaba
• Interac
• Japan English Teacher
• Teaching English in Japan
• TeachAway
• Ohayo Sensei
• 121Sensei.net
• GetStudents.net
• Nova Teach In Japan
• Jibun Mirai / Nova
• Berlitz