Japan Trip Language Session Materials recommendation
(price is from Sasuga catalog as of August 1998)

Kanji books
Kanji Pict-o-Graphix
Rowley, Michael: Stone Bridge Press
ISBN 0-962-81370-2 $19.95

250 Essential Kanji for everyday use
Kanji research group: Tuttle
ISBN 0-8048-1911-4 $19.95

Remembering the Kanji I, II & III
Hesig, J :Japan Publications
ISBN 0-87040-739-1, 0-87040-748-1, 0-87040-931-X

Basic Kanji Book I & II
Kano, C. : Bonjinsha
ISBN 4-8935-8091-4, 4-8935-8119-8

A sample of quickie kanji starter:
Kanji & Kana
Hadamitzky, Wolfgang: Tuttle
ISBN 0-8048-2077-5 $19.95

E-J, J-E dictionaries
Merriam Webster's Webster's New World Compact Japanese Dictionary
Macmillan
ISBN 0-02-861726-6 $6.50

Random House J-E, E-J Dictionaries
Random House
ISBN 0-345-40548-X $6.99

Martin's Pocket Dictionary
Tuttle
ISBN 0-8048-1588-7 $9.95

Kanji dictionaries
The Kanji Dictionary
Hadamitzky and Spahn
ISBN 8048-2058-9 $59.95

The New Nelson J-E Character Dictionary
Tuttle
ISBN 8048-2036-8 $49.95

NTC's New J-E Character Dictionary
NTC
ISBN 0-8442-8434-3 $49.95

Kodansha's Compact Kanji Guide
Kondansha Int'l
ISBN 4-77001-533-4

Kodansha's Pocket Kanji Guide
Kondansha Int'l
ISBN 4-77001-801-0

Grammar reference
Introduction to Japanese Grammar and Communication Strategies
Senko Maynard: Japan Times
ISBN 4-7890-0542 $37.50

Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar
Seiichi Makino: Japan Times
ISBN 4-7890-0454-6 $37.50

Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar
Seiichi Makino, Japan Times
ISBN 4-7890-0775-8 $49.95

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