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Remembering the Kanji III: Writing and Reading Japanese Characters for Upper-Level Proficiency

4 reviews
James W. Heisig, Tanya Sienko

Japan Publications (USA), 1994

The fastest and most effective way to learn Kanji.
The system that James Heisig presents in the "Remembering the Kanji" series is the fastest and most effective way to learn Japanese characters that I have seen. There are a great number of systems that promote learning Kanji by associating them with a visual image, which can be effective, but also has draw backs. A phenomenon common to any serious Japanese learner is the ability to ...

Remembering the Kanji I: A Complete Course on How Not to Forget the Meaning and Writing of Japanese ...

87 reviews
James W. Heisig

Japan Publications Trading Company, 2001

A radical paradigm shift.
Learning Kanji by rote memorization the way native Japanese do is something that is only worth pursuing if you happen to start your Japanese language studies at any early age. As a fully developed adult, the way in which one should go about studying vast amounts of characters is entirely different from that of a child. Through various techniques utilizing visualization and imagination, this ...

Zen Buddhism a History: A History (Nanzan Studies in Religion and Culture)

2 reviews
Heinrich Dumoulin, James W. Heisig, ...

Macmillan Pub Co, 1990

Formidable
A detailed survey that begins in India with the historic Buddha, Sakyamuni, and finishes with the decline of Zen in China. The amount of detail would be overwhelming if Dumoulin hadn't digested it so well and hadn't written so well. Packed no only with historical events and persons, there are many observations and insights that reveal not only how Zen developed but the extent of diversity and ...

Remembering the Kanji II: A Systematic Guide to Reading Japanese Characters

7 reviews
James W. Heisig

Japan Publications Trading, 1990

All you need for Japanese literacy
If you're reading this review, you either (a) have not tried Heisig's method at all, and are curious about the results of the later volume(s), or (b) you're in the middle of studying the first volume, and are curious as to the benefits of the second volume (For the first volume lacks the immediate benefits of modern application). If you've already completed the first volume, you will ...

Remembering the Katakana

4 reviews
Helmut Morsbach, Kazue Kurebayashi, ...

Japan Pubns, 1990

Remembering the Katakana - YEARS LATER!
This book is organized by symbol complexity rather than alphabetically so that the student does not become frustrated or overwhelmed by beginning with too complicated of symbols. Students instead ease into the whole learning process and will, most likely, gain confidence after their very first self-test using REAL Japanese words made from the symbols they have learned. The author is fun, ...

Rude Awakenings: Zen, the Kyoto School, & the Question of Nationalism (Nanzan Studies in Religion and Culture)

2 reviews
James W. Heisig

University of Hawaii Press, 1995

Prisoners of Time
This is a well-done study of an important question, the legacy of Zen and its political colorations, most tragically during the World War era of this century, that in the process provokes a deeper series of questions about religion, the histories of such, and their relations to social states. If Zen wishes us to escape time then the times and places to do this might end by preventing this, being ...

Remembering the Kana: A Guide to Reading and Writing the Japanese Syllabaries in 3 Hours Each (Manoa)

6 reviews
James W. Heisig, Helmut Morsbach, ...

University of Hawaii Press, 2007

Works... and works well!
Although this is the only tool I've ever used for learning the kana, it definitely worked as advertised. I generally have a pretty weak memory, but the tricks used in this book allowed me to memorize and learn how to write the kana very quickly. Furthermore, because the book does not rely on simple brute-force memorization, I retained the information much better and was able to revisit it again ...

Remembering the Kanji I: A Complete Course on How Not to Forget the Meaning and Writing of Japanese ...

36 reviews
James W. Heisig

Japan Publications (USA), 1990

Heisig vs. Halpern
This is a review of the Fourth Edition: Remembering the Kanji I: A Complete Course on How Not to Forget the Meaning and Writing of Japanese Characters Vol. 1 4th Edition, which has just been reprinted: Remembering the Kanji: A Complete Course on How Not to Forget the Meaning and Writing of Japanese Characters (Manoa) I have a certain familiarity with the spoken Japanese language but ...

Remembering the Hiragana: A Complete Course on How to Teach Yourself the Japanese Syllabary in 3 Hours

19 reviews
James W. Heisig

Japan Pubns, 1990

A great book, but don't buy it
Using clever mnemonic devices, this book quickly teaches native English speakers to read and write the hiragana, one of the two Japanese syllabaries. (A syllabary is like an alphabet, only each symbol stands for a whole syllable.) I can't imagine a better way to learn the hiragana than this. But don't buy this book. It has been superseded by Heisig's "Remembering the Kana: The Hiragana / The ...

Imago Dei: A Study of C. G. Jung's Psychology of Religion (Studies in Jungian thought)

1 review
James W. Heisig

Associated Univ Pr, 1979

Brilliant synthesis of Jung's work
Despite all the scholarship done on Jung in the last twenty-five years and his fall from grace in many circles of philosophical and religious studies, Heisig's book ages as well as any I know. Though he wrote before much of Jung's unpublished writing was publlished, he used it all and a lot more that is still unavailable. The philosophical critique of Jung puts him in his place succintly. I ...

Remembering the Kana: The Hiragana / The Katakana

58 reviews
James W. Heisig, Helmut Morsbach, ...

Japan Publications Trading, 2001

Surprisingly effective and time-saving
I agree with some other reviewers: it would be helpful if Heisig explained a bit better the "dictionary order" of the kana (essential for finding words in a dictionary). All in all, however, I found this to be a shockingly effective method for learning the kana, a task which I had struggled to master any number of times. I picked up the hiragana version of this book soon after arriving in Japan ...

New Mahayana: Buddhism for a Post-Modern World

2 reviews
Akizuki Ryomin, James W. Heisig

Asian Humanities Press, 1991

Roots of Buddhist Psychology
Jack Kornfield truly speaks and writes from the heart. He is both wise and self-effacing in his presentation of modern life and struggles. I highly recommend this book and tape set to anyone seeking the spiritual path. He illuminates Buddhist psychology with such clarity that anyone can understand his important message.

CHRISTIANITY AND BUDDHISM: An entry from Macmillan Reference USA's Encyclopedia of Buddhism
JAMES W. HEISIG

Macmillan Reference USA, 2004

The “Encyclopedia of Buddhism” provides a comprehensive overview of one of Asia's most important religious and social forces, describing the Buddhist worldview, basic teachings and practices, history, and the different schools and sects. This intriguing set illuminates a religion that is a mystery to most Westerners by exploring Buddhist scriptures, art, architecture, saints, demons, monastic orders, festivals, rites and ...

Monasticism, Buddhist, and Christian: The Korean Experience

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2008

Philosophers of Nothingness: An Essay on the Kyoto School (Nanzan Library of Asian Religion and Culture)

2 reviews
James W. Heisig

University of Hawaii Press, 2001

First-rate scholarship on Japanese philosophy
"Philosophers of Nothingness" is everything the leaders in the field of modern Japanese philosophy say it is, and more. Although I approached the book expecting to find it full of exotic jargon, I was surprised to find the philsophical language familiar and the presentation easy to follow. Heisig writes with a style that must be the envy of his colleagues: clear, engaging, and with fluency that ...

Kanji Study Cards
James W Heisig

Japan Publications Trading Company, 1988

Over 2000 sturdy handsomely printed cards arranged in a convenient carrying case. Includes all the "general use" kanji complete with their Japanese and Chinese readings, English equivalents, and sample compounds. Cards in a case only *follows the order and principles laid out in the author's Remembering the Kanji I and fully cross-referenced to A.N. Nelson's Japanese-English Dictionary, P.G. O'Neill's Essential Kanji, and the author's ...

A Longing for Peace: The Challenge of a Multicultural, Multireligious World

Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2006

Kanji Study Cards

10 reviews
James W. Heisig

Japan Publications Trading, 1992

Worth the money!
I was put off buying these cards by some of the negative reviews, but went ahead when I saw a sample card in a store. In a Japanese bookshop, they cost about 8500 yen, or $85 in US dollars. They are well worth it, as they are a good size, contain exactly the right amount of information (not too little, not too much) and are cross-referenced to other courses. You can put 100 in your pocket and ...

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