I am taking Japanese and needed some extra practice with Hiragana and Katakana. This is exactly what I was looking for. It even has a part where you have to figure out if you are suppose to write in Katakana or Hiragana! It also has empty blocks in the back just for un guided practice...so you don't have to use you notebook paper for more practice! When my Japanese teacher saw me with the book he himself said that it is a great system....my thought...........why isn't it being used in the college!?! This book company sells other great books for learning Japanese as well.