Name: Japanese Textbook Price & Workload Index
Creator: NihongoBooks
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The full table

— means the source record has no verified figure · $ prices are US list prices (publisher-sourced titles)

Book	Year	Pages	List price	¥ / page
Beginner8 books
Genki: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese I	2020	382	¥3,600	9.4
Genki: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese II	2020	390	¥3,600	9.2
Japanese From Zero! 1	2023	376	$39.99	—
Japanese From Zero! 2	2025	432	$39.99	—
Japanese From Zero! 3	2025	440	$39.99	—
Japanese From Zero! 4	2016	438	$39.99	—
Japanese From Zero! 5	2019	442	$39.99	—
Minna no Nihongo Shokyu I	2025	248	¥2,500	10.1
Intermediate5 books
Quartet: Intermediate Japanese Across the Four Language Skills I	2019	259	¥3,000	11.6
Quartet: Intermediate Japanese Across the Four Language Skills II	2020	257	¥3,000	11.7
Tobira I: Intermediate Japanese	2025	231	¥2,600	11.3
Tobira II: Intermediate Japanese	2026	240	¥2,600	10.8
Tobira: Gateway to Advanced Japanese	2009	403	¥3,300	8.2
JLPT N54 books
JLPT Official Practice Workbook N5 Vol. 2	2018	86	¥700	8.1
Nihongo So-matome N5: Kanji, Vocabulary, Grammar, Reading & Listening	2023	—	—	—
1000 Essential Vocabulary for the JLPT N5	2017	183	¥1,300	7.1
TRY! JLPT N5 — Japanese Through Grammar	2024	—	—	—
JLPT N412 books
JLPT Official Practice Workbook N4 Vol. 2	2018	94	¥700	7.4
Nihongo Challenge Kanji N4–N5	2010	278	¥1,300	4.7
Nihongo So-matome N4: Grammar, Reading & Listening	2023	119	¥1,600	13.4
Nihongo So-matome N4: Kanji & Vocabulary	2023	—	—	—
Shin Kanzen Master N4 Grammar	2014	138	¥1,200	8.7
Shin Kanzen Master N4 Kanji	2018	95	¥1,200	12.6
Shin Kanzen Master N4 Listening	2018	63	¥1,500	23.8
Shin Kanzen Master N4 Reading Comprehension	2018	108	¥1,200	11.1
Shin Kanzen Master N4 Tango: 1000 Essential Words	2022	203	¥1,600	7.9
Shin Kanzen Master N4 Vocabulary	2020	130	¥1,200	9.2
1500 Essential Vocabulary for the JLPT N4	2016	—	—	—
TRY! JLPT N4 — Japanese Through Grammar	2023	—	—	—
JLPT N312 books
JLPT Official Practice Workbook N3 Vol. 2	2018	92	¥700	7.6
Nihongo So-matome N3 Grammar	2022	132	¥1,200	9.1
Nihongo So-matome N3 Kanji	2022	133	¥1,200	9
Nihongo So-matome N3 Listening	2024	—	—	—
Nihongo So-matome N3 Reading Comprehension	2023	—	—	—
Nihongo So-matome N3 Vocabulary	2022	135	¥1,200	8.9
Shin Kanzen Master N3 Grammar	2012	159	¥1,200	7.5
Shin Kanzen Master N3 Kanji	2014	115	¥1,200	10.4
Shin Kanzen Master N3 Listening	2012	85	¥1,500	17.6
Shin Kanzen Master N3 Reading Comprehension	2014	159	¥1,400	8.8
Shin Kanzen Master N3 Vocabulary	2017	146	¥1,200	8.2
TRY! JLPT N3 — Japanese Through Grammar	2023	189	¥1,700	9
JLPT N212 books
JLPT Official Practice Workbook N2 Vol. 2	2018	100	¥700	7
Nihongo So-matome N2 Grammar	2022	170	¥1,200	7.1
Nihongo So-matome N2 Kanji	2022	185	¥1,200	6.5
Nihongo So-matome N2 Listening	2024	—	—	—
Nihongo So-matome N2 Reading Comprehension	2023	123	—	—
Nihongo So-matome N2 Vocabulary	2022	172	¥1,200	7
Shin Kanzen Master N2 Grammar	2011	211	¥1,200	5.7
Shin Kanzen Master N2 Kanji	2010	121	¥1,400	11.6
Shin Kanzen Master N2 Listening	2011	103	¥1,600	15.5
Shin Kanzen Master N2 Reading Comprehension	2011	197	¥1,400	7.1
Shin Kanzen Master N2 Vocabulary	2011	207	¥1,200	5.8
TRY! JLPT N2 — Japanese Through Grammar	2014	—	—	—
JLPT N112 books
JLPT Official Practice Workbook N1 Vol. 2	2018	100	¥700	7
Nihongo So-matome N1 Grammar	2022	169	¥1,200	7.1
Nihongo So-matome N1 Kanji	2022	185	¥1,200	6.5
Nihongo So-matome N1 Listening	2024	—	—	—
Nihongo So-matome N1 Reading Comprehension	2023	133	¥1,300	9.8
Nihongo So-matome N1 Vocabulary	2022	172	¥1,200	7
Shin Kanzen Master N1 Grammar	2011	180	¥1,200	6.7
Shin Kanzen Master N1 Kanji	2010	197	¥1,200	6.1
Shin Kanzen Master N1 Listening	2011	89	¥1,600	18
Shin Kanzen Master N1 Reading Comprehension	2011	207	¥1,400	6.8
Shin Kanzen Master N1 Vocabulary	2011	184	¥1,200	6.5
TRY! JLPT N1 — Japanese Through Grammar	2024	—	—	—

What full sets cost

Genki I + II (3rd ed. textbooks)

¥7,200 + tax

2 volumes

Shin Kanzen Master N2, core three (Grammar · Reading · Listening)

¥4,200 + tax

3 volumes

Shin Kanzen Master N3, core three (Grammar · Reading · Listening)

¥4,100 + tax

3 volumes

Shin Kanzen Master N3, all five volumes

¥6,500 + tax

5 volumes

Shin Kanzen Master N4, all six volumes

¥7,900 + tax

6 volumes

Shin Kanzen Master N1, core three (Grammar · Reading · Listening)

¥4,200 + tax

3 volumes

Shin Kanzen Master N1, all five volumes

¥6,600 + tax

5 volumes

Shin Kanzen Master N2, all five volumes

¥6,800 + tax

5 volumes

Set totals are only shown where every volume has an NDL-verified price — nothing here is estimated. Store prices outside Japan add import markups on top.

Method & reuse

Prices and page counts come from National Diet Library records for Japanese-published books (publisher catalogs for international titles), and update whenever our book database does — the table and the JSON file are generated from the same records, so they cannot disagree. More on how we work: how we research books. The data is CC BY 4.0 — cite “NihongoBooks Textbook Index” with a link.