A manual for self-tuition gives an opportunity in short terms to become acquainted with the Japanese letter (by history, alphabets of хираганой and катаканой), master base bases of grammar of Japanese and simple forms of colloquial speech.In a manual there is information about a culture and traditions of Japan, necessary for a commonunication.To every theme exercises are offered, the keys are given at the end of book.A manual is completed by Russian-Japanese and Japanese-Russian by dictionaries that will help considerably to extend a vocabulary.A manual for self-tuition is intended for all, who began or wants to begin to teach Japanese, will be useful to the travellers and business people designing to visit Japan.