Learn to write Japanese the traditional way! This is the ideal workbook to use when learning to write Japanese in the traditional Genkouyoushi manner using vertical boxes. It includes a complete introduction to all 92 hiragana and katakana letters as well as the basic kanji needed for the AP and JLPT tests. The main body of the workbook has over 100 pages of blank vertical grids for handwriting practice as well as lined pages for notes. It also includes several pages of guided Audio Recordings handwriting exercises for the hiragana and katakana letters and 35 essential kanji characters, long with a list of vocabulary commonly appearing on Japanese language proficiency tests. Free online audio recordings by native Japanese speakers help you practice the pronunciations of all the letters and words in the book.