For me, it was hard work, learning Japanese whilst living in Japan (as an adult). Now, I just visit Japan sometimes, forgetting my Japanese. Then I came across The Japan Shop. It was like opening a window and letting in sunshine and fresh air. Thank you Clay-san, Yumi-san and others

Thank you for this bundle! It is very useful addition to an ordinary study book, very systematic and of high quality. Audio files are great, I use them as addidional audio lessons. I love how grammar lessons systematized, and plenty of examples in all sections are very helpful.

Very good books. They go out of the normal Japanese study books.
I really liked that they have furigana so actually it helps you to learn and memorize kanji.
All the process of ordering the books bundle and shipping was a breeze.
At all, I think it's an excellent value in a excellent price!
Highly recommended!!

Jones wanted to start learning Japanese for a while now but I don’t have the money for classes so this is such a great help. Maybe someday in the future I can take some classes and become even better!

I like these T-shirts a lot.
I've already washed them: the print is still nice and the cotton soft.
My only qualm is that I didn't expect to have to pay custom and handling fees. I'm in Italy and the t-shirts come from the US, but perhaps a courier instead of the ordinary mail service would have spared me these additional costs?

At first the material seems daunting but it is logically split into readable sections.
A covering document suggests the order to tackle the books which was very helpful. As a complete beginner in Japanese I am enjoying starting what for me is a challenge. Great fun.

I love the Makoto series. It's the right amount of confidence building I need as someone who is N5. It also gives you the building blocks to tackle some of the N4 challenges!

Really love the bundle! The examples, tips as to how to memorise the hiragana and katakana were good. Bundle is beginner friendly and the sellers are so friendly and available to approach if you have further questions

This is highly recommended if you are a Japanese History nerd like me. Besides learning the language, I get to learn about their history as well!

Plenty of useful everyday dialogue with some more advanced but still useful words mixed. The audio is not too fast and good quality. The grammer is varied and the grammer explanations are detailed but not too lengthy.

This is a great addition to the rest of the awesome content I've already bought from them. Purchased it for my two kids, but it also serves as a good refresher for myself. Also, if you aren't already subscribed to their Shogun tier I would highly recommend that as well. They are a great company whose owners always promptly respond to any questions that you may have. Will continue to use them as one of my main learning resources.

It is a new world to start learning Japanese if you grew up on your Indo-European alphabets, but the set makes it an exciting and beginner-friendly experience. I also love the short videos the couple is posting on their facebook page -. they are joy to watch, while actually also learning something at the same time.

It gives you a really good start and foundational knowledge/explanations. I found the hiragana books of much help in practicing my reading! Looking forward to learning more. :)

This helps a lot. It is mid range stars because the intro is a bit wordy and can cause confusion; would suggest breaking it down into a preface or short chapter as a "read me forst" tends to alude to quick fyi instead of a more detailed bit of information dumped all at once.

This is an easy to understand collection for absolute Beginners, I have never spoken a word of Japanese (outside of loan words) before in my life despite me being an avid Anime fan.

After working through the read me file, and the first little bit of the hiragana booklet and worksheets, I'm starting to pick up and actually "see" and "hear" some of the hiragana in anime for the first time.

That's where we all have to start, with our ABCs and the sounds they make.

It won't be long before I start seeing and hearing words for the first time in Japanese.

If you are an absolute beginner in Japanese, this is an excellent and easy place to start.

I was hoping that I would get a chance to review this. Every aspect of ordering this book and getting the book and reading the book has been Simply Amazing. The book itself feels great I love the feeling of the cover and I love the perfect size of the pages. As far as the content, it is just what I need. I know a lot of words but this book shows you how to actually make sentences and understand the language. The book does this methodically but it does not seem slow nor too fast. There are many examples and exercises. I'm on page 47 so far but looking forward to more time reading it. Impressive when you make language learning effortlessly and enjoyable. The best part is that it is grammar focused and doesnt assume you know any words. It gives you the words for each lesson so you learn as you go. Also the kanji has furigana at the top of them so you know how to pronounce the kanji characters too. Amazing book. If you are new or a couple of years into it like me, I highly recommend it.

I've only gotten around reading the very first story from the first book (Hikoichi san and the Young Lord) so far but I'm happy that I could follow along. I have studied Japanese for about a year and buying these books was definitely a step in the right direction to improve my reading comprehension. The stories are explained line by line so you are not completely thrown in open waters. At the end of every story, the same story can be found without explanations for you to test your reading comprehension (after having gone through the explained version first). Proceeding that is an English translated version of the story.

10 books for $16 (got mine for 10% lesser because of a discount code) + lifetime updates is definitely a good bargain. Plus, all books can be conveniently found in one Dropbox link so you can read it hassle-free on practically any device. There are multiple formats of the same book (PDF, epub etc.) and even sound files for the stories (for you to test your listening skills).

Definitely a recommended purchase. Thanks TheJapanShop!

This series is a wonderful reading material and complements my Japanese language learning really well. Textbooks and kanji learning materials do not really give you any reading practice, so graded readers like this are good to have. The stories are interesting, so you get to practice reading with something fun instead of reading about Alice and Bob.

I found this series indirectly through a recommended materials list. The series that was actually recommended was the "Learn Japanese with Stories". The main reason I ultimately picked this one is because I read in the reviews below that this Youkai series does not have Romaji while the Stories series does have them. If you feel like Romaji does not help you and you can read hiragana and katakana, this Youkai series is the better pick.

This bundle is aweome, it has everything you need to start learning japanesse in a very didactic way. It's pretty easy to understand and the owners are always there to answer any question

The materials are fantastic! The value is great! So easy to understand and incorporate into a study regimen, and a great reference for a review/refresher course.

These books are really awesome! I learned hiragana and some Kanji before, so it's pretty easy to read. I still learn a lot about grammar, politeness and building sentences and on top a lot of tradition and culture. The translation notes are very helpful and all in all wonderful stories. Love these products!! Thanks a lot!

I still haven't had the chance to go through all the material, because I realized that I was in a more begginer level so I bought the "Beri Beri Shoushinsha" boundle and I'm going through that material first. But at least I noticed how good the gloss was on the readings and how complete were all the materials. For now I just have used "the Hiragana the basics of Japanese" book that came as a gift in this bundle and it was awesome, I learned it so fast because is very dinamic and easy to understand.

romaji and repeat grammar make this reading much easier.
I can read and correct my errors at the same time. I don't need to memorize new words. Just need to read more times and the new words will become old.
One big plus is the owner, he really care about his products and I should say i experienced the best customer service on the internet.
I'm not used to that he replied my email within minutes and follow up as well.

I honestly can say there is nothing like the value of this pack - the amount of resources you get and how easy it is to take it at your own pace I am thoroughly impressed!

I've been trying to learn Japanese for a long time but I always get frustrated with the various tools IO have used that I just give up.
This bundle has actually rekindled my interest. The READ ME FIRST file provides excellent starting points, and I've started with the Hiragana Booklet and Worksheets.
Have worked through the first four vowels (A, I, U, and E).
I do, however, find myself going to Wikipedia on how to draw the characters as they have animated gifs on the strokes used.

I have been learning Japanese for some time now on my own. When I saw the add, I was a bit reserved. I decided to go for the Upper-beginner bundle and I find it is excellent! I like the materials. You have put really a lot of effort. Thank you Yumi and Clay!

I'm current learning japanese by myself ('cause of the covid I can't get out of my house) and I'm loving this material. It's so helpful and easy! English is not even my native language (I'm brazilian and speak portuguese) but these materials are so thoughtful that I'm with no problems at all. Thank you!

At First I Was Hesitant To Purchase Because It Might Be The Same As Those Cheaply Made Japanese Learning Materials, But To My Surprise It Was One The Best Way To Learn Japanese And Learn How To Write Hiragana, Katakana And Kanji, They Had Tutorials On How To Pronuonce Words, Correct Strokes, And How To Make Simple Sentences With Thorough Explanations Definitely A Must Buy For People Who Are Learning Japanese!

I'm struggling with Katakana and this bundle is helping me a lot. Easy to understand, very well written!
It's really worth the price!

I'm so pleased with this. The stories are engaging and the different versions are really handy and make it easy to adjust to your skill level. Thank you so much!

I'cve been learning japanese for 2 years now so I already have most of teh basic higrana mastered so I decided on this upper beginer story selction. So far it's been really easy and the way things are sounded out in the audio files makes it easyer to sound out correctly.

I love that the way they explain the stories is simple and easy to understand. Great for beginners ❤️ looking forward to finish the remaining stories ☺️