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JLPT past papers

Official source (JESS)

There are no offically released past papers for the new JLPT. The JESS provides a sample set for N1, N2, N3, N4 and N5:

Question paper

N1-mondai.pdf (5.1 MB)
N2-mondai.pdf (3.9 MB)
N3-mondai.pdf (3.1 MB)
N4-mondai.pdf (3.6 MB)
N5-mondai.pdf (4.2 MB)

Audio for listening section

N1Sample.mp3 (14.2 MB)

N2Sample.mp3 (12.6 MB)

N3Sample.mp3 (11 MB)

N4Sample.mp3 (8.6 MB)

N5Sample.mp3 (7.2 MB)

Answers

N1-seikai.pdf (43.5 KB)
N2-seikai.pdf (40.1 KB)
N3-seikai.pdf (38.8 KB)
N4-seikai.pdf (36.6 KB)
N5-seikai.pdf (34.1 KB)

Script for listening section (You won't see this in the exam)

N1-script.pdf (2.4 MB)
N2-script.pdf (2 MB)
N3-script.pdf (1.3 MB)
N4-script.pdf (951.4 KB)
N5-script.pdf (740.1 KB)

Sheet for your answers (For that true exam feeling!)

N1-kaitou.pdf (282.7 KB)
N2-kaitou.pdf (277.8 KB)
N3-kaitou.pdf (370.2 KB)
N4-kaitou.pdf (374.1 KB)
N5-kaitou.pdf (362.8 KB)

"Yosou" papers

Since there are no released past papers, some companies are "predicting" possible tests in the style of the new JLPT:

Old JLPT

JLPT 1

listening.pdf (313.3 KB)
reading.pdf (683.9 KB)
vocabulary.pdf (365 KB)

JLPT 2

listening.pdf (313.2 KB)
reading.pdf (557.7 KB)
vocabulary.pdf (280.3 KB)

JLPT 3

listening.pdf (379.4 KB)
reading.pdf (606.5 KB)
vocabulary.pdf (430.2 KB)

JLPT 4

listening.pdf (324.5 KB)
reading.pdf (485.8 KB)
vocabulary.pdf (372.4 KB)

More past papers (Old JLPT)

http://www.jpgarden.cn/st/paper/ (1991 to 2005 - Best)

http://www.blogcatalog.com/blog/nihongo-den

http://www.hongliu.net/Article_Class2.asp?ClassID=38

http://jp.hjenglish.com/jlpt/
(There's a box in the right column to select papers.)

Official guidebooks

These official guidebooks contain the same content as above (it's available for free on their website). But if you want a printed version, you can get it here: