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.
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[N2] ๏ผ๏ผๆญณใพใง็ซฅ่ฒ๏ผใฉใใฆใ๏ผใ ใจ้ญๆณไฝฟใใซใชใใใใใ
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
[N3] ใใใๅงซ๏ผใฒใ๏ผ
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
[N2] ๆฅๆฌไบบใฎ็ฅใใชใๆฅๆฌ่ช #I
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
[N3] ใตใใ้ง่ๅญๅฑ๏ผใ ใใใ๏ผ้ญๅคฉๅ ๏ผใใซใฆใใฉใ๏ผ
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
[N2] ๅบๅณถใปๅฎฎๅณถ๏ผใฒใใใพใปใฟใใใพ๏ผ
This short non-fiction book is a graded reader by Nagazaki Atsuko and it introduces you to important points of interest for the city of Hiroshima and the island of Miyajima. I found all the information here well summarised in a comprehensible way. Level 4 in the reading level overview by the NPO Tagengo Tadoku is… Continue reading [N2] ๅบๅณถใปๅฎฎๅณถ๏ผใฒใใใพใปใฟใใใพ๏ผ
[N5] ใใซใใใ
A huge apple grows in a field in northern Japan. It is too big to harvest, too big to sell and too big to eatโฆ This story was written by Nakano Mayuko for the NPO Tagengo Tadoku. The entire story is written from the point of view of the apple itself, which was interesting. I… Continue reading [N5] ใใซใใใ
[N3] ่ตคใใใใกใใ
This post is part of the #letsreadakazukinchan reading challenge. I've read the fairy tale of Little Red Riding Hood in fairy tale database hukumusume's version. This retelling was the longest of all versions I've put together for the challenge. This was mostly because there was a lot of dialog added while also keeping the descriptions.… Continue reading [N3] ่ตคใใใใกใใ
[N4] ใใณใผใซใจใฐใฌใผใใซ
The fairy tale "Hรคnsel und Gretel" is a famous German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm: Siblings Hansel and Gretel are left in the woods by their parents and encounter a wicked witch. This version is a retelling in simple Japanese by the NPO Tagengo Tadoku. I grew up with Grimm's fairy tales as… Continue reading [N4] ใใณใผใซใจใฐใฌใผใใซ
[N2] ใในใใชใจ่จใๅฟใ๏ผใชใใ๏ผ #1
Kunล Totonล is making curry on a calm winter's day when the police suddenly appear at his door. He is a suspect in a murder case and is taken in for interrogation. At the police station he meets the investigating detectives and instead of answering their questions, begins to share his wisdom with them. As… Continue reading [N2] ใในใใชใจ่จใๅฟใ๏ผใชใใ๏ผ #1
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