The following is a list of recommended resources you can purchase.

• You can theoretically use any notebook to study Japanese, but it is easier to use dotted notebooks like those produced by Campus.

• Learn to write kana:

  • Write now! Write well! A Hiragana and Katakana Workbook (to write them in the correct shape)

  • Rokudo-Lines Method Workbook (to improve handwriting at the correct slant)

• Studying the basics:

  • Basic Japanese (Practice Makes Perfect) (beginner students)

  • Japanese Tutor (advanced beginner to intermediate students)

  • Genki (2nd edition, they've only published volume 1 of the 3rd edition so far) (beginner students)

  • Minna no Nihongo (this is a package purchase, you can also buy them separately)

  • 新にほんご500問 Book Series (practice questions, also available from jbox.com)

    • JLPT N4-N5

    • JLPT N3

    • JLPT N2

    • JLPT N1

• Studying kanji:

  • The うんこ (unko) series

  • Kanji-kan Puzzle Book series

    • Book 1

    • Book 2

    • Book 3

    • Book 4

  • A Guide to Reading and Writing Japanese: A Comprehensive Guide to the Japanese Writing System

  • The Complete Guide to Japanese Kanji

• Practice reading in Japanese:

  • Let's Read Japanese series

    • Level 1 Volume 1 (advanced beginner, novice)

    • Level 2 Volume 1 (intermediate)

    • Level 2 Volume 2 (intermediate)

    • Level 3 Volume 1 (advanced low)

  • Short Stories in Japanese: New Penguin Parallel Text (Japanese Edition)

  • Japanese Stories for Language Learners: Bilingual Stories in Japanese and English (also available via Scribd)

• Practice Japanese grammar:

  • Complete Japanese Grammar (Practice Makes Perfect) (intermediate students)

  • Japanese Tutor (advanced beginner to intermediate students)

• Practice writing in Japanese:

  • Rokudo-Lines Method Workbook