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
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
If you've been following news in Japanese over the last two years, you will likely be familiar with words like ๆๆ(ใใใใ)ใ็็ถ(ใใใใใใ) or ๆต่ก(ใใ ใใใ)*. The Japanese article (by Katล Sanae) I'm reviewing today refers to a paper from Canada, that calculated the spread of music using the methods for viral infections - and therefore also the… Continue reading [N2] ๆๆ็๏ผใใใใใใใ๏ผใจ้ณๆฅฝใฎ ้กไผผ็น ๏ผใใใใฆใ๏ผ
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
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 ๆฌ้ ็ๆต 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] ใกใใปใผใธใขใใช
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 ลtsuka Emi and Kawamoto Kazuko. This is a romance story with slice-of-life and coming-of-age… Continue reading [N2] ็พ็ฅๅญ๏ผใฟใกใ๏ผใฎๆ็ฉบ
่ฝๆธ(ใใใ)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 ใใณใผใซ and ใฝใใฃ 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] ๆฅๆฌใฎ้ฝๅธใฎ่ฝๆธใ๏ผใใใใ๏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] ๅๆตท้๏ผใปใฃใใใฉใ๏ผ
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] ๆฅๆฌใซ่กใใพใใ
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] ใญใใ่ธใ๏ผใใฉใ๏ผ
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