Minna no Nihongo: Chukyu 1 (Intermediate) – Main TextbookMinna no Nihongo is probably the most famous series of Japanese language study guides, used widely in universities, language schools, and privately around the world. The original Shokyu (upper beginner level) books were so popular when they first came out in 1998 that the publishers were hounded to expand them into a full series. This Chukyu book is the sequel to the originals and was created for students of an intermediate to upper intermediate