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Originally Posted by weebl
i want to learn japanese, but it seems theres different types 
where do i start and what type do i need to learn 
i'd also like to learn more about japanese culture and life in tokyo 
cheers
Luke |
You've come to the right place.
To start learning Japanese, you need to first learn Hiragana and Katakana. They are the phonetic writing systems that are used in Japanese. Learning those two syllabaries only has to take about 2 weeks if you work hard enough. Once you're done with that, order yourself a good textbook and get started. That's how I did it. As for the "life" part, I suggest you take a look in the
http://www.japanforum.com/forum/going-japan-forum/ part of JF.