่ฝๆธ(ใใใ)ใ means scribble, doodle or graffiti. In Japan, too, there are graffiti artists who have left their marks here and there. In this text by writing team ใใณใผใซ and ใฝใใฃ you will be introduced to a few places in Japan where graffiti art can be found. The text is part of the Smith College's Tadoku… Continue reading [N3] ๆฅๆฌใฎ้ฝๅธใฎ่ฝๆธใ๏ผใใใใ๏ผ
What do you know about Japan's most northern prefecture Hokkaidล? This little guide by Endo Kazuhiko introduces you to Hokkaidล's landscapes, animals, tourist spots and famous food. I found the grammar points and sentence structures of this text very easy to understand with an N4 reading comprehension, but the vocabulary used is more complex than… Continue reading [N4] ๅๆตท้๏ผใปใฃใใใฉใ๏ผ
This report on a trip to Japan takes you to Osaka, Shizuoka and Tokio. It was written by Tabata-Sandom Mitsue for the website Yomimono Ippai. Besides the locations in the cities, you will learn a lot about Japanese food in here. You will encounter names of dishes and some places where food can be ordered.… Continue reading [N5] ๆฅๆฌใซ่กใใพใใ
The author Seto Toshihiko describes in this text his Sunday trip to a rice field with his two children. They are looking for various animals living among the sheafs of rice. I found this description of a Sunday trip very cute. The children obviously love nature and being outside and it was quite adorable being… Continue reading [N4] ็ฐใใผใฎ็ใ็ฉ๏ผใใใใฎ๏ผ
Which fruit is the most popular in Japan? It's bananas! Who would have thought? This text by ใฌใคใฉใใปใใปใใฉ with some illustrations by Nakagoshi Naomi explains the background of bananas coming to Japan. The banana is most popular in Japan for many good reasons and the story of how and when it came to Japan was… Continue reading [N5] ใใใใฏๆฅๆฌไธ
This article by travel and lifestyle magazine matcha gives a comprehensive overview of Japanese teas: Starting with Matcha and Sencha, a total of 9 varieties are presented here, including their production and flavor profile. It was interesting learning about the varieties of tea. I hadn't really thought about the differences between teas made from tea… Continue reading [N3]ๆฅๆฌใฎใ่ถใฎ็จฎ้ก๏ผใใ ใใ๏ผ
This short booklet by Awano Makiko by the NPO Tagengo Tadoku introduces you to 8 everyday objects you might encounter while in Japan. What are they called and what are they used for?
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