You can get a taste of samurai manga with this story about a nameless rลnin who experiences a typical day full of fights, selfish heroism and hospitality. This short manga was written and illustrated by Yuki Sengoku for the Japan Foundation's anime-manga website. The language of this manga itself can be challenging, but with the… Continue reading [N4] ใตใ ใฉใคๆผซ็ป๏ผใพใใ๏ผ
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)
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
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
Around the street Takeshita Doori in Harajuku there are several popular crรชpe stands, that made the area famous for this tasty treat. This article on matcha.jp provides a closer look at 3 of these shops and describes the crรชpes you can buy there. Unfortunately, I'm not one for that much whipped cream, but Harajuku crepes… Continue reading [N4] ๅๅฎฟ๏ผใฏใใใ ใ๏ผใฎใฏใฌใผใๅบ
There are many interesting cafรฉs in Japan, and many of them have some kind of gimmick! This short book by Dini Budiani introduces some Japanese cafรฉ concepts that you could try out on your next visit to Japan. I miss being in Japan and going to cafรฉs there. I enjoyed many chocolate mint frappucinos during… Continue reading [N5] ๆฅๆฌใฎใใใใใใซใใง
This is a story about a young man, Ueda Kazuo, who reflects on his family and his career and just why his life has been this way so far. When a woman with a big hat enters his life on his 35th birthday, he believes that now his life will turn around. With more than… Continue reading [N3] ๅคงใใชๅธฝๅญ๏ผใผใใ๏ผใฎๅฅณ
Here you can read a short interview with a Japanese cosplayer on the learning site Hirogaru Nihongo. She remains unnamed unfortunately. All her answers are transcribed into simple Japanese and you can watch a video of the interview with her original answers afterwards. In the end, there is also a little reading comprehension quiz. The… Continue reading [N4] ใณในใใฌใ่ถฃๅณ๏ผใใ ใฟ๏ผใงใ
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