Book Review, graded reader, N4, Non-Fiction

[N4] ๆ—ฅๆœฌใฎใƒ‘ใƒณๅฑ‹๏ผˆใ‚„๏ผ‰ใ•ใ‚“

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] ๆ—ฅๆœฌใฎใƒ‘ใƒณๅฑ‹๏ผˆใ‚„๏ผ‰ใ•ใ‚“

Book Review, fairy tale, graded reader, N5

[N5] ใ‹ใใ‚„ใฒใ‚

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] ใ‹ใใ‚„ใฒใ‚

Book Review, Fiction, graded reader, N3

[N3] ๅฐ‘ๅฅณใจใ‚ทใƒญใ‚ฏใƒž

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 ใƒ‡ใ‚ฃใƒŠใƒปใ‚ฏใ‚นใƒŒใƒชใƒŠ and her sister ใ‚นใƒดใ‚งใƒˆใƒฉใƒŠ drew the cute illustrations. It was published on… Continue reading [N3] ๅฐ‘ๅฅณใจใ‚ทใƒญใ‚ฏใƒž

Book Review, N5, Non-Fiction

[N5] ใƒกใƒƒใ‚ปใƒผใ‚ธใ‚ขใƒ—ใƒช

What apps do you use to stay in touch with your friends? In Japan the most popular messaging app is LINE and this text by ๆœฌ้–“ ็†ๆต for the Mongolia Nihongo Tadoku Library talks about the apps's functions and it's history. I personally only use LINE for keeping in touch with friends in Japan and… Continue reading [N5] ใƒกใƒƒใ‚ปใƒผใ‚ธใ‚ขใƒ—ใƒช

Book Review, Fiction, graded reader, N2

[N2] ็พŽ็Ÿฅๅญ๏ผˆใฟใกใ“๏ผ‰ใฎๆ˜Ÿ็ฉบ

Michiko, 25, is invited to a class reunion and slightly nervous. However, her former class mate Hiroshi is immediatly taken with her and Michiko looks up into the night sky to make a wish... Written for the NPO Tagengo Tadoku by ลŒtsuka Emi and Kawamoto Kazuko. This is a romance story with slice-of-life and coming-of-age… Continue reading [N2] ็พŽ็Ÿฅๅญ๏ผˆใฟใกใ“๏ผ‰ใฎๆ˜Ÿ็ฉบ

Book Review, N3, Non-Fiction

[N3] ๆ—ฅๆœฌใฎ้ƒฝๅธ‚ใฎ่ฝๆ›ธใ๏ผˆใ‚‰ใใŒใ๏ผ‰

่ฝๆ›ธ(ใ‚‰ใใŒ)ใ means scribble, doodle or graffiti. In Japan, too, there are graffiti artists who have left their marks here and there. In this text by writing team ใƒ‹ใ‚ณใƒผใƒซ and ใ‚ฝใƒ•ใ‚ฃ you will be introduced to a few places in Japan where graffiti art can be found. The text is part of the Smith College's Tadoku… Continue reading [N3] ๆ—ฅๆœฌใฎ้ƒฝๅธ‚ใฎ่ฝๆ›ธใ๏ผˆใ‚‰ใใŒใ๏ผ‰

Book Review, graded reader, N4, Non-Fiction

[N4] ๅŒ—ๆตท้“๏ผˆใปใฃใ‹ใ„ใฉใ†๏ผ‰

What do you know about Japan's most northern prefecture Hokkaidล? This little guide by Endo Kazuhiko introduces you to Hokkaidล's landscapes, animals, tourist spots and famous food. I found the grammar points and sentence structures of this text very easy to understand with an N4 reading comprehension, but the vocabulary used is more complex than… Continue reading [N4] ๅŒ—ๆตท้“๏ผˆใปใฃใ‹ใ„ใฉใ†๏ผ‰

Book Review, N5, Non-Fiction

[N5] ๆ—ฅๆœฌใซ่กŒใใพใ—ใŸ

This report on a trip to Japan takes you to Osaka, Shizuoka and Tokio. It was written by Tabata-Sandom Mitsue for the website Yomimono Ippai. Besides the locations in the cities, you will learn a lot about Japanese food in here. You will encounter names of dishes and some places where food can be ordered.… Continue reading [N5] ๆ—ฅๆœฌใซ่กŒใใพใ—ใŸ

Book Review, Fiction, graded reader, N3

[N3] ใ‚ญใƒ„ใƒ่ธŠใ‚Š๏ผˆใŠใฉใ‚Š๏ผ‰

This is a story by Sasaki Mie about first-year student Ichirล visiting his grandma on Himeshima. On Himeshima they celebrate the festival of Obon with a traditional 'fox dance'. Ichirล decides on taking part in the tradition and receives help from a boy named Rin. I really liked about this book, that I didn't just… Continue reading [N3] ใ‚ญใƒ„ใƒ่ธŠใ‚Š๏ผˆใŠใฉใ‚Š๏ผ‰

Book Review, graded reader, N5, Non-Fiction

[N5] ใƒใƒŠใƒŠใฏๆ—ฅๆœฌไธ€

Which fruit is the most popular in Japan? It's bananas! Who would have thought? This text by ใƒฌใ‚คใƒฉใƒ‹ใƒปใƒ‡ใƒปใƒ™ใƒฉ 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] ใƒใƒŠใƒŠใฏๆ—ฅๆœฌไธ€