Other sites
For the purpose of learning a new language, all exposure is good exposure. Don't think you've got to stick to the textbooks; find some manga you enjoy (untranslated, of course) and go to town. Challenge yourself to watch a whole episode of anime on YouTube with the subtitles off. Explore Japanese online stores, blogs, and news sites. Join the message board on your favorite V-kei band's webpage and make friends overseas. Draw your favorite characters on a rakugaki BBS. Compete against Japanese players in the servers of an online game. Get the idea? If you're reading, writing, speaking, or listening to Japanese, the subject isn't important; you're learning.
The following sites are just a few suggested options of the millions available to you.
The following sites are just a few suggested options of the millions available to you.
Sensei-tachi
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Professor Fukushima Blanford's page.
The companion site for Berkson-sensei's textbooks.
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Shopping
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The Japanese have a knack for doing cool, useful things with simple basics, like a square of cloth. That's pretty much what a furoshiki is: a square of cloth.... only if you use it right, you can carry your books, lunch, and two bottles of wine.
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J-List is one of the original importers catering to otaku (people who are over-the-top obsessed with Japanese anime/manga culture). Explore at your own risk... you can tell the staff is mostly male.
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A good source for those who like to learn arts and make stuff themselves, this place sells supplies for sashiko, shibori, patchwork, and other textile crafts.
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