Boost your language skills with this time travel-themed book! Using an integrated set of multi-media tools, this book's exciting new approach to Japanese teaches you to speak, read, and write the language naturally. Intermediate Japanese continues the story of Kiara, an American student living in Japan and studying Japanese. Kiara travels through time along with her Japanese friends, learning to speak, read, and write Japanese along the way. Her adventures allow her to meet fascinating people and visit famous places, exposing the reader to Japanese history and culture. The book's manga-style comics and authentic photos make the learning process fun. Intermediate Japanese introduces more than 150 additional Kanji characters and teaches you to form and understand simple conversational sentences. Free online audio recordings complement the print book, helping you to develop good pronunciation and listening comprehension skills. Whether you are planning to travel to Japan, preparing for your Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exams, or learning Japanese for the sheer joy of it, Intermediate Japanese will bring you one step closer to fluency!