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# Cultural & topical content for real-world context MP3 audio downloads for immersive listening Comprehensive N4-N2 grammar coverage Tobira: Gateway to Advanced Japanese (Learning Through Content and Multimedia) (Japanese and English Edition)

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## Summary

> 🚀 Unlock your Japanese fluency with Tobira — where culture meets mastery!

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## Key Features

- • **Contextual Grammar & Vocabulary:** Grammar points reinforced through diverse dialogues and readings for deeper retention.
- • **Classroom-Ready, Self-Study Friendly:** Designed for both tutors and independent learners seeking structured, rewarding progress.
- • **Multimodal Learning with Audio Support:** Downloadable MP3s enhance listening and pronunciation practice anytime, anywhere.
- • **Learn Through Engaging Cultural Content:** Explore Japan’s history, government, and society while boosting language skills.
- • **Bridge the Gap from Beginner to Intermediate:** Master essential grammar from JLPT N4 to N2 levels with clear, progressive lessons.

## Overview

Tobira: Gateway to Advanced Japanese is a top-rated intermediate textbook designed to elevate learners from JLPT N4 to N2 proficiency. Combining rich cultural topics with comprehensive grammar and vocabulary lessons, it offers a balanced approach to reading, listening, and speaking. With downloadable MP3s and a format suited for both classroom and self-study, Tobira keeps learners intellectually engaged and steadily progressing toward advanced Japanese fluency.

## Description

desertcart.com: Tobira: Gateway to Advanced Japanese (Learning Through Content and Multimedia) (Japanese and English Edition): 9784874244470: Oka, Mayumi, Tsutsui, Michio, Kondo, Junko: Books

Review: The Perfect Bridge to get from a High beginner (JLPT N4) to Intermediate (N3 +) level - It's easy to get stuck in the swamp between beginning and advanced Japanese. I actually gave up Japanese after a year in college and learned Mandarin instead, so when I finally came back to it I was in the weird position of having a rusty N4 grammar level with an N1 Kanji level (but needing some furigana), which made it hard to find an appropriate textbook. After trying to self-study through a few other intermediate textbooks without much success I finally decided to try Tobira. Best choice for my Japanese! First off, the content is excellent, I felt like I was learning to read and reading to learn at the same time. Every chapter is a great mix of longer articles, formal and informal dialogues and culture notes (in Japanese) that cover interesting general topics and keep the student (at least me) intellectually engaged. I especially enjoyed the chapters on history, religion, government and education. They did a great job working the same grammar and vocabulary points into multiple readings/ dialogues in each chapter. Having politeness levels on the dialogues is really helpful. The grammar points are a major plus. The authors did a great job introducing grammar points that range (using Kanzen master rankings) from the high N4 level through N2 level and providing 4 or 5 additional examples over what is in the chapter's readings. They were careful to only use vocab from the text in their examples or provide definitions for words outside of the chapter content. Generally every grammar point in this range (N4-N2) that shows up in the text is explained. This was great for me as I had seen some of the more advanced grammar points introduced in other textbooks I had tried, but I really didn't totally understand some of the N4 and N3 level grammar until I worked through Tobira. The authors also went out of their way to explain informal grammar patterns, which helped me to finally to start to understand a lot anime dialogues. Having all of the MP3s online available for download from the publisher website was nice, I didn't use much of the other content on the site though. The book is great for self study but is clearly more designed for the classroom environment. I've heard the teacher's handbook is helpful for those who want to do some of the exercises on their own. As for my review title, some have called this an N2-level textbook and while a lot of N2-level vocab and some N2-level grammar points are taught in the text (maybe 1/3 of what Kanzen Master has in their N2 grammar list), a comparison of what's in the text to a JLPT N2 test will reveal that additional study time would be required after completing Tobira to tackle N2 (if this is your goal).
Review: Wonderful intermediate text book, better than AIAIJ - I deliberated a lot over whether to use Tobira or An Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese (AIAIJ) after finishing Genki II and Minna no Nihongo II. I read a lot of reviews and comparisons that mostly favored Tobira but in the end I still bought both books so I could look at them myself. Basically the AIAIJ lessons continue with the themes and topics around student exchanges, host families and studying at school - in other words, very bland. After doing Genki I and II, I really didn't need more of this. Tobira on the other hand bases their lessons around very interesting topics related to Japan and Japanese culture - eg geography, history, nature, speech styles, etc. The topics are so interesting and educational that the lessons are fun. Each Tobira lesson is long and I had to get used to the lesson format because it is very different from Genki and Minna, but they present you with multiple different ways to learn the grammar and vocabulary from each lesson so it never gets boring. It takes work but is very rewarding. I am using Tobira with a tutor and we also use the corresponding grammar power exercise book which is excellent for homework and overall practice/revision.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #21,166 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #7 in Japanese Language Instruction (Books) #15 in Reference (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (575) |
| Dimensions  | 7.2 x 0.91 x 10.16 inches |
| Edition  | Bilingual |
| ISBN-10  | 4874244475 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-4874244470 |
| Item Weight  | 2.17 pounds |
| Language  | English, Japanese |
| Print length  | 403 pages |
| Publication date  | July 15, 2009 |
| Publisher  | Kurosio Publishers |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Perfect Bridge to get from a High beginner (JLPT N4) to Intermediate (N3 +) level
*by J***F on February 15, 2021*

It's easy to get stuck in the swamp between beginning and advanced Japanese. I actually gave up Japanese after a year in college and learned Mandarin instead, so when I finally came back to it I was in the weird position of having a rusty N4 grammar level with an N1 Kanji level (but needing some furigana), which made it hard to find an appropriate textbook. After trying to self-study through a few other intermediate textbooks without much success I finally decided to try Tobira. Best choice for my Japanese! First off, the content is excellent, I felt like I was learning to read and reading to learn at the same time. Every chapter is a great mix of longer articles, formal and informal dialogues and culture notes (in Japanese) that cover interesting general topics and keep the student (at least me) intellectually engaged. I especially enjoyed the chapters on history, religion, government and education. They did a great job working the same grammar and vocabulary points into multiple readings/ dialogues in each chapter. Having politeness levels on the dialogues is really helpful. The grammar points are a major plus. The authors did a great job introducing grammar points that range (using Kanzen master rankings) from the high N4 level through N2 level and providing 4 or 5 additional examples over what is in the chapter's readings. They were careful to only use vocab from the text in their examples or provide definitions for words outside of the chapter content. Generally every grammar point in this range (N4-N2) that shows up in the text is explained. This was great for me as I had seen some of the more advanced grammar points introduced in other textbooks I had tried, but I really didn't totally understand some of the N4 and N3 level grammar until I worked through Tobira. The authors also went out of their way to explain informal grammar patterns, which helped me to finally to start to understand a lot anime dialogues. Having all of the MP3s online available for download from the publisher website was nice, I didn't use much of the other content on the site though. The book is great for self study but is clearly more designed for the classroom environment. I've heard the teacher's handbook is helpful for those who want to do some of the exercises on their own. As for my review title, some have called this an N2-level textbook and while a lot of N2-level vocab and some N2-level grammar points are taught in the text (maybe 1/3 of what Kanzen Master has in their N2 grammar list), a comparison of what's in the text to a JLPT N2 test will reveal that additional study time would be required after completing Tobira to tackle N2 (if this is your goal).

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wonderful intermediate text book, better than AIAIJ
*by C***S on December 26, 2020*

I deliberated a lot over whether to use Tobira or An Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese (AIAIJ) after finishing Genki II and Minna no Nihongo II. I read a lot of reviews and comparisons that mostly favored Tobira but in the end I still bought both books so I could look at them myself. Basically the AIAIJ lessons continue with the themes and topics around student exchanges, host families and studying at school - in other words, very bland. After doing Genki I and II, I really didn't need more of this. Tobira on the other hand bases their lessons around very interesting topics related to Japan and Japanese culture - eg geography, history, nature, speech styles, etc. The topics are so interesting and educational that the lessons are fun. Each Tobira lesson is long and I had to get used to the lesson format because it is very different from Genki and Minna, but they present you with multiple different ways to learn the grammar and vocabulary from each lesson so it never gets boring. It takes work but is very rewarding. I am using Tobira with a tutor and we also use the corresponding grammar power exercise book which is excellent for homework and overall practice/revision.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A serious textbook for serious learners
*by P***N on May 19, 2015*

I am actually an advanced level learner and I bought this textbook on a whim as self-study review material. The material within is very serious; this is not like Genki where they practically hold your hand the entire time, it truly is an intermediate/advanced level textbook that expects you to be able to read, write, and understand Japanese at a proficient level right from page 1. There is some furigana over unusual words, but there is NO romaji or any kind of other "training wheels" that you will find in beginner level textbooks. I am only 2-3 chapters into it but I love it already, the material provided is very approachable while remaining highly practical. I self-study by myself most of the time so I skip most of the "roleplay" sections, and put a heavier emphasis on doing the worksheets, etc. Tobira provides an online tool you can use to "roleplay" out the dialogues as well, without needing another person to do it with. It is absolutely essential you sign up on the Tobira website and download their supplemental learning materials to get the maximum effect out of this textbook; Tobira provides tons of worksheets and other study materials for every chapter absolutely free. I have NOT bought the accompanying grammar or kanji workbooks so I cannot comment on their usefulness, but the worksheets they provide on the site for grammar and kanji exercises are excellent.

## Frequently Bought Together

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