In "Rainbow Bridge" two girls, Otฤchan 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.
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[N4] ่ไบบ๏ผใใใใ๏ผใฎ็บ๏ผใพใก๏ผ
A man falls asleep on the train and wakes up in the mysterious town of Shin-Izumino, where everyone is much older than him. While he is still trying to figure out how to get back home, he runs into more and more situations that leave him thoroughly bewildered.
[N2] ่พๅ ธ็ทจ้่ (ใใฆใใธใใใ ใใใ)ใใ่ฆใๆฅๆฌ่ช
If you are interested in Japanese linguistics or want to have a bit more insight into how Japanese works, this series of short articles for upper intermediate learners is absolutely invaluable.
[N5] ๅฑฑใซ่กใใพใใ
In this story, a dog named ใฆใฃใณใชใผ goes on a camping trip in the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Camping in the mountains can be fun and exciting, but especially hot summer days can also carry some big hidden dangers.
[N3] ใพใใๅใๅคขใ่ฆใฆใใ
Nanoka is a very bright child, so she feels it's only natural that the other stupid kids in her class don't include her. After all, who needs friends their own age, when she has far superior friends outside of school!
[N4] ๅฐ่ชฌ๏ผใใใใใค๏ผใใฉใผใใ
Mike Miller moves from the US to Japan to work for his company's Japanese branch. Although he does have prior knowledge of Japanese, there are many situation that leave him puzzled.
[N2] ใใใใๆไบบใซใชใใใใใชใใใใใใ ใชใ ใช!
Renako desperately wants to have a best friend (่ฆชๅ(ใใใใ)) when she enters high school, and her popular classmate Mai seems like the perfect match. Renako's plan seems doomed to failure, however, because Mai confesses her love to her shortly afterwards and would much rather be her girlfriend (ๆไบบ(ใใใณใจ)). After a short discussion, the two make… Continue reading [N2] ใใใใๆไบบใซใชใใใใใชใใใใใใ ใชใ ใช!
[N5] ใใใใใฎไธๆฅ
In this short story we get to know Yui, who hurries to get to her Japanese class on time. Although this little writing project by Elaine Yan is rather short, I believe it's an amazing example how even a short essay for your Japanese class can become a valuable little reading resource for others. With… Continue reading [N5] ใใใใใฎไธๆฅ
[N3] ่ฆชๆๅงซ๏ผใใใใณใฒใ๏ผ
Thumbelina is born from a flower her mother received from a witch, but she is no taller than a thumb (jp: ่ฆชๆ(ใใใใณ))! 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] ่ฆชๆๅงซ๏ผใใใใณใฒใ๏ผ
[N4] ่ฑก๏ผใใ๏ผใฎใใณใญใผ
This book tells the real story of Tonky, an elephant at Ueno zoo. A keeper named Shinichi takes care of Tonky during the 1920s and 1930s, but when the war eventually breaks out, he has to make a difficult decision regarding the elephantโฆ. The tragic fates of the animals at Ueno zoo during the Second… Continue reading [N4] ่ฑก๏ผใใ๏ผใฎใใณใญใผ
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