Let’s read in Japanese!
I want to help you find texts, books, articles and stories appropriate for your language abilities. On this site you can browse links to free reading resources and read my personal book reviews.
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From N5 to N2 there are many great texts to enjoy
[N2]ใใใค้่ฒจๅบใใใฃใใฆใใใฎๅฅ่ทก
Back when general stores were more common than they are today, NAMIYA Yลซji was the owner of one that also served as a letterbox for people seeking anonymous advice on all sorts of matters. Those times are long gone, but when three delinquents take shelter in the abandoned store, they discover connections to the past in the form of lettersโฆ
Keep reading[N4] The Human Chair
Don’t be fooled by the English title – this too is a story in Japanese: A retelling of Edogawa Ranpo’s ใไบบ้ๆค ๅญใin simple Japanese, providing several methods of support for first-time readers.
Keep reading[N2] ๅ ใๆญปใใ ๅค
Yoshiki and Hikaru are both among the only children of their village in the mountains and grew up close. So it’s unsurprising that it’s only Yoshiki who notices that Hikaru hasn’t been the same since he got lost in the woods last summer. The real Hikaru is dead and something has replaced him.
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About me
I am Ariane and I’m the former manager of a Japanese book club at my university. I’ve since graduated and entrusted all club duties to my eager and hardworking kลhai (they are @dokusho_moja on instagram now).
I made this site to share my resources and to give recommendations to learners, who would like to read more, but don’t know where to start. I will continue to post my short and spoilerfree book reviews on here whenever I find the time.
If you have any questions or feedback, feel free to get in touch!

