Abstract
This paper reviews traditional pitch notation systems used in Japanese language education. It also introduces a new system that overcomes most of the drawbacks experienced in the use of the traditional systems. Traditional systems have two major problems when used to teach Japanese as a Foreign Language. One is that learners often misinterpret the markings used in these systems. For example, they tend to over-pronounce such marked syllables. Another is that the markings used in the traditional systems are difficult to apply when using ordinary computer programs. The proposed pitch notation system attempts to solve these problems by underlining those words pronounced with a descending pitch.
