The Tale of Peter Rabbit is an old English picture book by Beatrix Potter, that you might be familiar with. It was rewritten by Io Aoi in simple Japanese and illustrated with the original pictures for the NPO Tagengo Tadoku. In this story, Peter Rabbit sneaks into McGregor's field to eat his carrots, against his… Continue reading [N5] ใใผใฟใผใฉใใใใฎใ่ฉฑ๏ผใฏใชใ๏ผ
This text explains, from the perspective of an exchange student from Kenya, how a mushroom farm works and why there are so many of them in ลita Prefecture. It was written by ๆธก่พบใใใชใน่ฅ่ใใใช for the ใๅคงๅใใใใ็บใฏใคใใใใ่ชญใใฟใใฎใใคใใไผใใใand published as a level 3 story on the NPO Tagengo Tadoku's free graded reader site. I liked how this… Continue reading [N3] ใใใใ
What kind of baked goods will you find in a Japanese bakery? From anpan and meronpan, to yakisobapan, chokokorone and denisshupan, you're presented with a wide variety of pastries in this text by Nakagoshi Naomi and Asada Kaoru. There are definitely some peculiarities to find in a Japanese bakery. I was surprised at how thick… Continue reading [N4] ๆฅๆฌใฎใใณๅฑ๏ผใ๏ผใใ
Furukura Keiko doesn't really fit into societal standards, but as soon as she steps into her workplace - a smile mart chain convenience store - she is able to fulfill the role of a turning cog in society. I read this novel by Murata Sayaka as part of the 2022 target language reading challenge by… Continue reading [N2] ใณใณใใไบบ้
This post is part of the #letsreadkaguyahime challenge. The fairy tale of Princess Kaguya for learners with N5 abilities was written by Yoshida Noriko for the Malaysia Books Tadoku project. What makes this retelling so special are the handmade origami figures by Ishibashi Naoko as well as the fact, that this story features no kanji.… Continue reading [N5] ใใใใฒใ
A girl from Russia endures the coldest time of the year, but her mother becomes sick. It is a long way to the next town, but she sets out to find a doctor amidst the heavy snow. This story was written by ใใฃใใปใฏในใใชใ and her sister ในใดใงใใฉใ drew the cute illustrations. It was published on… Continue reading [N3] ๅฐๅฅณใจใทใญใฏใ
Sakasa is a bat with large, black wings, who one day meets Minmi, a bat with smaller white wings. Both bats seem to be completely different from who they are and what they are used to. But maybe they can still trust and support each otherโฆ Sakasa and Minmi This story by Endo Kazuhiko tells… Continue reading [N4] ้ปใณใฆใขใชใจ็ฝใณใฆใขใช
Are you familiar with the story of the dog, that waited every day for his owner at Shibuya station? That is the story of Hachi and it got rewritten by Matsuda Midori for learners to enjoy in easy Japanese. I personally mainly know Hachikล as the statue at Shibuya station and have never seen the… Continue reading [N5] ใใใฎ่ฉฑ๏ผใฏใชใ๏ผ
Two hunters come across a restaurant in the forest. A sign on the door announces: This restaurant has many orders. With every door they pass through and every room they enter, the two slowly get an inkling of what this might mean... "The Restaurant of Many Orders" is a short story by Miyazawa Kenji from… Continue reading [N3] ๆณจๆ(ใกใ ใใใ)ใฎๅคใๆ็ๅบ(ใใใใใฆใ)
Haru experiences a typical day at school. You will accompany her from walking to school, through homeroom, classes and club activities, to finally homework and falling asleep. This short manga was written and illustrated by Yagi Yukari for the Japan Foundation's anime-manga learning site. picture credit: anime-manga.jp This is honestly such a cool project! Every… Continue reading [N4] ใฏใใกใใใฎๅญฆๆ ก็ๆดป๏ผใใฃใใใใใใค๏ผ
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