How to purchase Marugoto

Q1. Where can I buy Marugoto?

A. In Japan Marugoto books are published by Sanshusha, you can buy Marugoto from online shops and book shops throughout Japan. E-books are available at Amazon.co.jp and the Google Play books store.

Regarding buying Marugoto overseas, please check the shops that stock Marugoto overseas page on Sanshusha’s website.
In some countries, you can buy Marugoto from local publishers. For more information, please check the Overseas Edition page. Please contact the local publisher if you wish to purchase the local edition.

Q2. Is there an audio CD?

A. If you wish to have the audio recordings on a CD, you can request one via the publisher’s website.

Q3．Is there an electronic library edition or an electronic textbook edition?

Marugoto e-books are available at libraries with these electronic library services below.
・OverDrive
・Maruzen eBook Library
・KinoDen Kinokuniya Digital Library

The e-textbook editions of Marugoto are available at the services listed below.
・Maruzen eTextService
・BlinkLearning

Q4． I can't buy an electronic version of "Marugoto" at my local Amazon site.  Where can I buy it?

You can buy it at Amazon.com if you live in the countries listed below.
Australia, Brazil, India, Mexico, New Zealand, and South Korea.

Also, if you live in South Korea, you can buy it at Google Play, too.

Q5．Where can I buy an electronic version of "Marugoto"?  I live in one of the countries listed below.
Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE

You can buy it at Google Play.

Q6．Is there any country/area that neither Amazon nor Google sells electronic version of "Marugoto"?

They don't sell it in Algeria, Iraq, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia, or Yemen.

Q7．Are the ISBN numbers for the "Marugoto" series different in Germany?

The "Marugoto" series sold by Helmut Buske Verlag GmbH in Germany have different ISBNs. Please visit their website for more information.
https://buske.de/marugoto-japanese-langugage-culture.html

About the website

Q10. I cannot download the materials.

A. After checking the type of device and the version of the operating system and browser you are using, please contact us using the General Inquiry form.

Q11. Can I access the website from my tablet or smartphone?

A. Yes. The website can also be displayed on a tablet or smartphone.

About the Digital audio files

Q20．I don't know which audio file to use.

A.In the "Marugoto" coursebook (for example, p.7 of the Starter (Katsudoo)), there is an explanation of the icons used in "Marugoto".
When there is an icon for "Listen and repeat", or "Listen", the icon for "Audio sound"and number(s) follow.
For example, on page 22 of the Lesson 1 in the Starter (Katsudoo), on the right side of the icon, there is an Audio sound icon and numbers.

Now, please go to the "Download Materials" page on this website and select "Starter (A1) (Katsudoo)".

Next, click "Play" for Lesson1 of Topic 1 under "Digital audio files".

You will see 12 files in a row, such as "001_A1_katsudoo_title". The three-digit number on the leftmost side of these file names is the audio number.

The 002-010 in the previous examplemeans that you should use files 002 through 010 (from the second to the eleventh file).

For your reference, the third file is "002_1_1_2[1]_ohayoo", which means "Audio file number 002_Lesson1__[1]_content hint: good morning. "

The 12th file is "233_can-do_1_(1_1_3)." This means;
"Audio file number 233＿Goal(can-do)１＿Lesson1＿＿."

For Intermediate 1 and 2, the file name is as follows.

The number to the left of the file name is the topic number, and the number after the underscore (“_”) is the audio file number.

For example,means that the audio files from 03 to 07 of Topic 1 should be played.

For your reference, the file name "1_14_Pt1_No2str_1_shakoteki" means
"Topic number(1)_Audio file number(14)_Part number (Part1)_＋Description* ( Strategy)_No.(1)_Content hint (social)".
*Description = "Number in + Strategy (str), Grammar (gram), etc." or "Listen", "Conversation", "Read", etc. without.

Q21．I cannot open the audio recordings.

A. You are required to download the MP3 audio files to your computer. Folders containing the audio files for each topic are compressed in ZIP format, so your computer’s system environment needs to support ZIP files.

If you have any problems downloading files, after checking the type of device and the version of the operating system and browser you are using, please contact us using the General Inquiry form.

If you have an online system environment, you can also stream the audio files. If the files will not play, first check whether the browser you are using is up-to-date.

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