Japanese Hiragana Chapter 1

http://www.thejapanesepage.com/beginners/hiragana/chapter_1

あ　a  it looks like a cross with a sideways #9.  "Ah... number 9" 
い　i  It looks like two arms -- It will get me... EEk!! 
       あい　(love)  いい (good)
う  u  It looks like a nose and an opened mouth looking for fOOd (u rotated 90 degrees)
       あう (to meet)  いう (to say)
え  e  It looks like a person shooting a gun - I hAte guns! (hate sounds like heyt)
       いいえ (no)  いえ (house) え (a picture)

お  o  It looks like ' あ - a' but "OH! it's different
　　　　あお (blue)   おい (hey!)  おう (king)

http://www.iknow.co.jp/lists/36876/items
Hiragana song 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWR1Ziynt8g&feature=related



Hmmm... there's a catchy song here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrMkJAzbWQc&feature=related and it starts of a-i-u-e-o (i guess order matters :D)


Japanese phrases http://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/japanese.php