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
By pure chance, Hasegawa comes into possession of a can of coffee one particular morning. Since he has no use for it, he simply gives it away when he has a chance. And that's how his story unfolds. This is a story in which the protagonist gives away his possessions to receive something else in… Continue reading [N2] ใณใผใใผใงใ้ฃฒใฟใชใใ
This is the first book about John-san in Japan by Kawamoto Kazuko. This part has two chapters - one about his arrival in Japan and one about a visit to the Kabuki theatre. I especially liked the characters John-san and Yuki in this book and how they were illustrated by Miyakawa Satoko. Their interactions remain… Continue reading [N5] ใธใงใณใใๆฅๆฌใธ
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] ใปใใจใใซใใฃใใ่ฉฑใ1ๅนด็
At the end of March, a crime occurs in a public park full of blossoming cherry trees. A woman in a white dress is stabbed. The suspect: a man in black clothes... The Sakura Mystery is a story on Sakura Tadoku Lab by Harada Teruko and with illustrations by Koyama Junko. The story is divided… Continue reading [N4] ๆก๏ผใใใ๏ผใในใใชใผ
A nameless protagonist accidentally comes across the diary of his classmate Sakura and discovers that she suffers from an incurable pancreatic disease. From that point on, the two teenagers, who consider themselves polar opposites, are linked by this secret and decide on spending more time together. Already in the prologue, the narrative reveals how Sakura's… Continue reading [N2] ๅใฎ่ต่๏ผใใใใ๏ผใใในใใ
donburi is the Japanese name for a large bowl of rice where the main dish (e.g. meat or fish) is served on top. Depending on these other ingredients on top of the rice, those dishes are called different names, but all of them end in ๏ฝใฉใ. This text written by Kondo Maiko at the Japan… Continue reading [N5] ใฉใใใฉใใใฉใ
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 1945โฆ This story was created by the NPO ๅนณๅ(ใธใใ)ใฎๅคงๅ(ใใใใค)ใใไผ(ใคใ)ใใๆฅๆฌ่ชๆๆ(ใซใปใใใใใใใ)ใใคใใไผ(ใใ) which I would translate as 'Association for the creation of Japanese language teaching materials to convey the importance of peace'.… Continue reading [N3] ้ฃฏ็ฐ๏ผใใใ ๏ผใใ
You can get a taste of samurai manga with this story about a nameless rลnin who experiences a typical day full of fights, selfish heroism and hospitality. This short manga was written and illustrated by Yuki Sengoku for the Japan Foundation's anime-manga website. The language of this manga itself can be challenging, but with the… Continue reading [N4] ใตใ ใฉใคๆผซ็ป๏ผใพใใ๏ผ
This is the novelisation of the 20th Detective Conan movie The Darkest Nightmare by Mizuki Shima. The plot takes place in the Tลto Aquarium, which is built like a theme park. While on a trip there with Professor Agasa, Conan and the Detective Boys discover a confused woman who has lost her memory. However, she… Continue reading [N2] ๅๆขๅตใณใใณ ็ด้ป๏ผใใ ใใใ๏ผใฎๆชๅคข ๏ผใใคใใกใข๏ผ
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