Book Review, Fiction, graded reader, Manga, N5

[N5] ๅฝผๆฐ๏ผˆใ‹ใ‚Œใ—๏ผ‰ใŒใปใ—ใ„๏ผ

Mayu likes to read romance and to draw manga. Just like the protagonists in her favourite romance shลjล manga, she would like to have a boyfriend (ใ‹ใ‚Œใ—). So she just starts drawing him.

Book Review, Manga, N3

[N3] ็งใ‚’ๅ–ฐ๏ผˆใŸ๏ผ‰ในใŸใ„ใ€ใฒใจใงใชใ—

Due to an incident in her childhood, Hinako is living a secluded life in a harbour town and often struggles with her will to live. The ocean she sees every day has been both threatening and eerily fascinating for her ever since until Shiori emerges from its depths to protect and eventually eat her.

Book Review, graded reader, N4, Non-Fiction

[N4] ๆ—ฅๆœฌใฎใŠใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚ใ„ๅฆ–ๆ€ช๏ผˆใ‚ˆใ†ใ‹ใ„๏ผ‰

Yลkai are Japanese spirits and haunting creatures from Japanese folklore that can be harmless as well as malicious. This booklet introduces you to several of them.

Book Review, children's literature, Fiction, N2, novel

[N2] ๅฐ‘ๅนดๆŽขๅตๅ›ฃ๏ผˆใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใญใ‚“ใŸใ‚“ใฆใ„ใ ใ‚“๏ผ‰

In 1937, the Japanese mystery writer Edogawa Ranpo published the serial novel "Detective Boys" in a youth magazine. In this story, his already established private detective Akechi Kogoro is teaming up with a gang of curious boys.

Book Review, Fiction, graded reader, N5

[N5] 100ใˆใ‚“ใ‚ทใƒงใƒƒใƒ—

The star of the Genki textbooks, Mary, visits a 100 Yen shop together with Yui. The concept is fascinating to her and she spends time looking at the various items she finds.

Book Review, Fiction, graded reader, N3

[N3] Intermediate Short Stories in Japanese

In Olly Richard's Intermediate Short Stories in Japanese you will be introduced to 11 stories from different genres, all written to match an intermediate readers vocabulary and grammar knowledge. I addition to these stories, it also includes vocab lists and reading comprehension quizzes after each chapter.

Book Review, graded reader, N4, Non-Fiction

[N4] ใŠๅŒ–ใ‘๏ผˆใŠใฐใ‘๏ผ‰

If you're fascinated by supernatural creatures of Japanese folklore, then you'll love this graded reader by the Japan Foundation Kansai. It features simple descriptions of popular Yลซrei and Yลkai tales and includes pictures of old woodblock prints to illustrate this eerie world of Japanese ghost stories.

Book Review, Fiction, N2, novel

[N2] ใ‹ใŒใฟใฎๅญคๅŸŽ๏ผˆใ“ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†๏ผ‰

Upon enrolling in the local middle school, Kokoro loses the courage to actually attend. While isolating herself in her room, her bedroom mirror begins to glow, allowing her access to the mirror castle, where she meets six other children who are supposed to be in school and a younger girl in a wolf mask.

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Top Japanese Books of 2022: My Highlights

In 2022, I read more books in Japanese than ever before and with all that progress in reading comprehension was also able to finally enjoy reading some truly exceptional Japanese novels. In this post, I'll be sharing my personal highlights of this year and I'll also provide links to each book in case you want… Continue reading Top Japanese Books of 2022: My Highlights