Book Review, Fiction, graded reader, N3

[N3] ๅนฝ้œŠๅบŠๅฑ‹๏ผˆใ‚†ใ†ใ‚Œใ„ใจใ“ใ‚„๏ผ‰

Five years after the earth quake and tsunami of 11 March 2011, Yui Reiko welcomes a customer to her little barbershop who was out near the sea on that day. As Reiko cuts her hair, the customer tells her story.

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, 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, Fiction, graded reader, N3

[N3] ่™น๏ผˆใซใ˜๏ผ‰ใฎๆฉ‹๏ผˆใฏใ—๏ผ‰

In "Rainbow Bridge" two girls, Otฤchan and Okฤซchan, go out to collect special shoots near the local lake, which is said to be home to a water god. The rainbow that spans the lake every summer will become an important symbol for the pair.

Book Review, children's literature, fairy tale, Fiction, N3

[N3] ่ฆชๆŒ‡ๅงซ๏ผˆใŠใ‚„ใ‚†ใณใฒใ‚๏ผ‰

Thumbelina is born from a flower her mother received from a witch, but she is no taller than a thumb (jp: ่ฆชๆŒ‡(ใŠใ‚„ใ‚†ใณ))! The animals of the forest are fascinated by her and take her along to live with them. This fairy tale was originally written by Hans Christian Andersen, the famous Danish writer. It was… Continue reading [N3] ่ฆชๆŒ‡ๅงซ๏ผˆใŠใ‚„ใ‚†ใณใฒใ‚๏ผ‰

Book Review, children's literature, N3, Non-Fiction

[N3] ใปใ‚“ใจใ†ใซใ‚ใฃใŸใŠ่ฉฑใ€€1ๅนด็”Ÿ

At the start of each day, many schools in Japan have a time slot, in which students can freely read their own books. Today's recommendation is a book for first graders and intended to be read during this reading time. The short stories in here are - as the title suggests - based on true… Continue reading [N3] ใปใ‚“ใจใ†ใซใ‚ใฃใŸใŠ่ฉฑใ€€1ๅนด็”Ÿ

Book Review, N3, Non-Fiction

[N3] ้ฃฏ็”ฐ๏ผˆใ„ใ„ใ ๏ผ‰ใใ‚“

Iida Kunihiko was born in Manchuria in 1942, but was soon brought to Hiroshima by his mother. There he experiences and survives the atomic bombing in 1945โ€ฆ This story was created by the NPO ๅนณๅ’Œ(ใธใ„ใ‚)ใฎๅคงๅˆ‡(ใŸใ„ใ›ใค)ใ•ใ‚’ไผ(ใคใŸ)ใˆใ‚‹ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชžๆ•™ๆ(ใซใปใ‚“ใ”ใใ‚‡ใ†ใ–ใ„)ใ‚’ใคใใ‚‹ไผš(ใ‹ใ„) which I would translate as 'Association for the creation of Japanese language teaching materials to convey the importance of peace'.… Continue reading [N3] ้ฃฏ็”ฐ๏ผˆใ„ใ„ใ ๏ผ‰ใใ‚“

Book Review, Fiction, Manga, N3

[N3] ๅ›ใฎๅใฏใ€‚

When Mitsuha and Taki wake up, they sometimes find themselves in the wrong body. Mitsuha experiences life as Taki in Tokyo and Taki learns about Mitsuha's life as a shrine maiden in a small town. They leave eachother messages in their notebooks and phones, but of course still cause some problems for each other. Publisher:… Continue reading [N3] ๅ›ใฎๅใฏใ€‚