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
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
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
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
Expressions that depict sounds in an imitative way are called onomatopoeia and exist in many languages. They stand out most in media like comic and manga when words like boom or ใผใผใ are written on top of an explosion for example. So if you read a lot of manga, you will already be familiar with… Continue reading Reading with ใชใใใใ
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
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
Are you interested in reading Japanese fairy tales? "Princess Kaguya" or "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter" tells the story of an otherwordly beautiful young woman, who was found inside bamboo as a baby. It is said to be the oldest fairy tale romance in Japan (about 900 AD). Let's read this story together! Whether… Continue reading Let’s read ใใใใใฒใใ
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