NagaZasshi

Teaching Resources

Flashcards

ESL Flashcards Free downloadable and printable flashcards
MES Flashcards Free downloadable and printable flashcards, worksheets, and games

Various

Lanternfish Jobs, worksheets, and flashcards for the ESL and TEFL teachers
ESL Kidstuff Worksheets, lesson plans, games, flashcards, and more

Tools

Discovery Puzzle Maker Easily make word searches and other puzzles
List Randomizer Great for making review sheets and activities using long lists of vocabulary

Travel Resources

Trains & Buses

Hyperdia Train and bus schedules
Jorudan Train route finder
Nishitetsu Highway bus guide

Ferries

Japan Guide’s Ferry Info Guide to the various domestic ferries in Japan
Uwajima Unyu Ferry to Shikoku
Ariake Ferry Ferry from Shimabara to Kumamoto

Expressway

Nexco Expressway route and pricing guide

Language Resources

Kantango Type in kanji, hiragana, katakana, or romaji and get definitions and readings
English-Japanese Dictionary

Shopping

Costco Information on the Costco located in Fukuoka
Flying Pig Instead of going to Costco, order here and have it shipped to your door
The Meat Guy Order meat, cheese, and more goodies that you can’t find in any old grocery store

Places

Nagasaki Penguin Aquarium

Movie Theatres

Sasebo Taiyo Cinema
Nagasaki (AMMU Plaza) United Cinema
Nagasaki (Coco Walk) Toho Cinema

Fun Stuff

Life After the BoE Monthly comic about life as an ALT
WTF Japan, Seriously? Videos from Japan that make you think . . . well, the title says it all

Other ALT Publications

The Black Taxi Shimane Publication
Wide Island View Hiroshima Publication

Miscellaneous

A Door to the World of Kanji A super helpful site that has translations of kanji on appliances, train tickets, and road signs, complete with pictures
Yahoo Weather Type in your zip code for a local weather forecast
Arudou Debito Site of American ex-pat turned Japanese citizen/foreigner’s rights activist