Studying Japanese doesn't need to be expensive! There are a ton of fantastic resources out there to help you along the way - many of them free! GET SPEAKING WITH A JAPANESE PERSON! (iTalki): http://promos.italki.com/abroad-in-japan/ This video was also inspired by the Abroad in Japan Channel's 'Biggest' Fan - and henceforth the presentation style of the video is truly 'revolutionary'. Tools & Resources (in order featured): [Dictionaries] Imiwa http://www.imiwaapp.com/ JED https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.umibouzu.jed&hl=en Jim Breen's JDIC www.jdic.com Japanese http://japaneseapp.com/ [Grammar] Tae Kim's Guide to Japanese http://www.guidetojapanese.org/ [Study tools] Memrise www.memrise.com Anki www.ankisrs.net Rikaichan (Firefox) https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/rikaichan/ Rikaikun (Chrome) https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/rikaikun/jipdnfibhldikgcjhfnomkfpcebammhp?hl=en NHK http://www3.nhk.or.jp/lesson/ [TV Shows Featured from YouTube] Deathnote https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIEoJO2A6Qk Great Teacher Onizuka (GTO) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBV6zoy_cvs Hotaru no Hikari https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lx7cah3arrc