Urashima Tarล is a Japanese folklore character. He rescues a turtle and rides on its back to the bottom of the sea, where the beautiful ocean princess Otohime is waiting for him. This retelling for N5 has rather short sentences, but includes some more unusual words. At about 5 sentences per page, it is also… Continue reading [N5] ใใใใพใใใใ
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] ๅใฎๅใฏใ
This non-fiction text by McPherson Tanaka Naemi is about bento - what types of bento there are, when the food culture around it emerged and how the discussions around it are also socially linked.
The day after his 30th birthday, virgin Adachi Kiyoshi suddenly possesses the ability to hear another person's thoughts when he touches them. After some accidental contact with his charming colleague Kurosawa Yuichi, Adachi learns of the passionate feelings Kurosawa has for him. This manga series by Toyota Yuu is also known as ใใใงใชใพใปใ/ "Cherry Magic"… Continue reading [N2] ๏ผ๏ผๆญณใพใง็ซฅ่ฒ๏ผใฉใใฆใ๏ผใ ใจ้ญๆณไฝฟใใซใชใใใใใ
What sound does a sheep make? Baaa! Or in Japanese, ใใกใผใ. In this case, English and Japanese differs, but the German word is very similar: mรครครคh! How about a dog, a rooster or an elephant? Find out in this text by Seto Toshihiko on Nihongo Tadoku Dลjล. This text has many pictures and audio embeddings,… Continue reading [N5] ๅ็ฉ(ใฉใใถใค)ใฎๅฃฐ(ใใ)
This version of the fairy tale of Princess Kaguya for learners with N3 abilities was written by Takahashi Sลko for a graded reader series by ask and NPO Tagengo Tadoku. I've introduced it already during the #letsreadkaguyahime reading challenge. Kaguya is found inside fresh cut bamboo as a child and grows up to become a… Continue reading [N3] ใใใๅงซ๏ผใฒใ๏ผ
In this indigenous story from Brazil the moon goddess chooses the most beautiful girls on earth to make them into stars. This version for readers about N4 was rewritten in easy Japanese by an exchange student named Antonio for the NPO Tagengo Tadoku's free graded readers. The title of this story is the katakana transcription… Continue reading [N4] ใดใฃใใชใขใฌใธใข
Umino Nagiko is a teacher at a Japanese language school and shares through comic essays some anecdotes from her everyday teaching life while answering questions on Japanese language and culture posed in her classes. There are both comic parts and essay parts for each chapter. When I read this first book, I mostly read it… Continue reading [N2] ๆฅๆฌไบบใฎ็ฅใใชใๆฅๆฌ่ช #I
Two bags in a shop are comparing each other. One bag is big, the other small. They can fit different things and will find that this also means that they will have different uses. This is a story written originally by Yumeno Kyลซsaku in 1923 but it was rewritten in easy Japanese by Harada Teruko… Continue reading [N5] ๅคงใใ ใใฐใ ใจ ๅฐใใ ใใฐใ
This children's book by Hiroshima Reiko is about a magical candy shop that seems to pop up whenever a little magic is needed in the lives of their future customers. From young to old, poor to rich, the customers either find their fortune here or an important lesson in their lives. Author: ๅปฃๅถ ็ฒๅญ๏ผใฒใใใพใใใใ๏ผIllustrator: jyajyaPublisher:… Continue reading [N3] ใตใใ้ง่ๅญๅฑ๏ผใ ใใใ๏ผ้ญๅคฉๅ ๏ผใใซใฆใใฉใ๏ผ
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