Fwiffo: I wish to add: don't lost courage because the japanese signs on the pieces. After some games you will become very used. I know about what I say, because personaly I didn't found that so weird after +/- 10 games.
It is also the very sole mean to learn Shogi, all articles are with those characters and Shogi deserved that little training ;-).
Enjoy!!
(peida) Kui Sa tahad kedagi tema emakeeles tervitada, vaata meie Mängija Sõnastikku "veel keeltest" lingil lippude all. (pauloaguia) (näita kõiki vihjeid)