Teachers Resources on the Internet
　
General English resources information
www.esl.about.com (comprehensive site with lesson plans and core course outlines from beginner to advanced level English learning- very useful site!)
www.esl-lounge.com (comprehensive site with lesson plans/materials, songs/lyrics, pronunciation, teaching tips/stories etc.)
http://www.bogglesworld.com/ (comprehensive site of lesson plans, grammar teaching tips and flashcards for Elementary and Junior High School)
http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/ (comprehensive site for grammar reference）
www.learnenglish.org.uk (British Council's site --- themes, links, postcards, songs, grammar, cartoons, jokes, cultural events etc.)
www.e-mesh.com (The Guardian)
www.emailenglish.org (Intermediate level material)
http://iteslj.org/links/ (Teacher and student resources)
www.english-to-go.com (free lessons from Reuters news agency)
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/cquest/europe/europe.html　(information on holidays, games and recipes from many countries including the UK.)
　
For Elementary School
www.genkienglish.com (games, lesson plans, curriculum etc.)
www.eslkidsstuff.com (kids games with printable flashcards, song sheets and worksheets)
　
For Junior High School
www.english-vocabulary.com (increase vocab using cartoons)
www.puzzlemaker.com (makes instant crosswords, cryptograms, mazes etc.)
　
For Senior High School
www.efl4u.com (Subscribe to receive free Teacher`s instructions and one new lesson every week)
http://fyi.cnn.com/fyi/ (news for students & teaching resources)
www.englishpage.com (Weekly newsletters, materials, lesson plans, dictionaries. Challenging material for high level students. Thematic and grammar- based activities).
　
Pictures and Clip Art for Visual Aids
www.sla.purdue.edu/fll/JapanProj/ (Japanese clip art for flashcards)
http://dgl.microsoft.com/ (100s of clipart images for posters, flashcards, flyers, newsletter articles etc.)
http://www.artbycheryl.com/ (10,000+ hand-drawn pictures of animals etc.)
http://www.disneyclipart.com/ (Disney clipart characters)
http://school.discovery.com/ (Clipart for seasons, food, fun &games, sports etc.)
　 http://www.childrenonlyesl-efl.com/mainpages/tourcategories/tourcategorypages/flashtourpgs/list.asp 　(great site for some free clipart! Become a member to access all the clipart images)
http://www.free-clipart.net/　(Lots and lots of free clipart!)
　
Songs and puzzle sites
http://www.cameron.edu/~mikel/christmas/ (Christmas song/carol lyrics)
　
Setting up a student exchange programme
http://www.e-linkschools.org (British Council's e-link scheme has schools participating in activities ranging from e-mail exchanges to joint project. They will also contact the school on your behalf if requested.　New British Council Resources for JETs)
http://www.uknow.or.jp/uk_now/index.html (Includes map of London, British Sporting venues, Events map, Tourist brochures, Events flier, Harry Potter guide to Britain etc.)
　
The Japan Exchange and Teaching Alumni Association (JETAA)
http://www.jet.org/　 (Wealth of information and English teaching links as well as career advice and job postings in Japan and overseas once finishing JET. Contributions also by ex-JETs who have extensive experience of teaching in schools.
Teaching Handbooks and Manuals information.)
http://www.geocities.com/allhou/bookteach.html (Excellent site listing resource books for EFL teachers in Asia.　Such books are available in Japan)
　
Teaching Tips
　
On-line activities for students
Excellent for Online activities/quizzes
News-Based Web and WebTV Literacy Materials
Excellent site for weblinks and information on online student materials/activities, teaching tools, email projects, curriculum formulation, EFL research articles etc.
　
Newspapers
Both these websites can be used for student English resources and for your own awareness of current　affairs in Japan.
Education Guardian- includes links to the world of TEFLand opportunitiesto share ideas/learn with other teachers of English in other countries.
　
Learning Basic Japanese
Site reference to help you pick up basic Japanese using basic situation role-plays　and also contains an excellent free on-line dictionary at www.dict.pspinc.com
www.japan-easy.co.uk essential Japanese language tips and online lessons.
Excellent site that guides you through the 500 most commonly occurring Japanese kanji. Complete with animation of their stroke order and both Chinese and Japanese versions. You can 'flip' the card to see its compounds.
　
Cultural Sites of interest
For articles on Beckham, views on the World Cup and a lot of ideas on learning Football English. Also available in Japanese for your students.