High School detective Edani Kotori solves her first case! This story is by Kazuhiko Endo from Tongari Books, a website where you can read stories like blog entries. I absolutely love detective stories! Whether it's about a crime case or more of a mystery, I always enjoy the suspense and the typical characters that appear.… Continue reading [N2] ใใฎๅฅณๅญ้ซ็ใฏๅๆขๅต๏ผใใใใใฆใ๏ผ๏ผ๏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 story was published on Tongari Books - a site by Kazuhiko Endo that publishes fiction in easy Japanese to read in your browser. In ใใฆใญใงใฆใฟใฏใผ Masashi tells his daughter Sakura the story of how he left his village to study painting in Tokyo. I was a bit confused at the beginning when the perspective… Continue reading [N3] ใใฆใญใงใฆใฟใฏใผ
This is a short manga by Mulan Zhang, a learner of Japanese language and participant of the Smith College Tadoku Project writing workshop. 'Kuroko' is the name of a deceased cat, belonging to protagonist Shinichi. In this story Shinichi visits Kuroko's grave as suddenly, a cat appears from behind the stone that looks exactly like… Continue reading [N4] ้ปๅญ๏ผใใใ๏ผ
This is a short story by Jun, published as part of the ใทใงใผใใทใงใผใ texts on bookwalker. It consists of a dialog between teacher and student, discussing the subjects of happiness, money and parental love. I really liked the philosophical approach of this short story. By asking questions, the teacher lets his student work out the… Continue reading [N2]ใใใในๅ ็ใใใซใกใฏ
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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