Book Review, children's literature, Fiction, N2, novel

[N2]ใƒŠใƒŸใƒค้›‘่ฒจๅบ—ใ€Œใ–ใฃใ‹ใฆใ‚“ใ€ใฎๅฅ‡่ทก

Back when general stores were more common than they are today, NAMIYA Yลซji was the owner of one that also served as a letterbox for people seeking anonymous advice on all sorts of matters. Those times are long gone, but when three delinquents take shelter in the abandoned store, they discover connections to the past in the form of letters that would impact all their lives.

Book Review, Fiction, Manga, N2

[N2] ๅ…‰ใŒๆญปใ‚“ใ ๅค

Yoshiki and Hikaru are both among the only children of their village in the mountains and grew up close. So it's unsurprising that it's only Yoshiki who notices that Hikaru hasn't been the same since he got lost in the woods last summer. The real Hikaru is dead and something has replaced him.

Book Review, Fiction, graded reader, N3

[N3] Intermediate Short Stories in Japanese

In Olly Richard's Intermediate Short Stories in Japanese you will be introduced to 11 stories from different genres, all written to match an intermediate readers vocabulary and grammar knowledge. I addition to these stories, it also includes vocab lists and reading comprehension quizzes after each chapter.

Book Review, Fiction, graded reader, N4

[N4] Japanese Short Stories for Beginners

Short stories in Japanese seem to be very popular with language students, given the number of short story collections published for this target group. This collection features 20 original stories written for language students and all they could ask for to study them.

Book Review, Fiction, graded reader, Manga, N4

[N4] ใ‚ตใƒ ใƒฉใ‚คๆผซ็”ป๏ผˆใพใ‚“ใŒ๏ผ‰

You can get a taste of samurai manga with this story about a nameless rลnin 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] ใ‚ตใƒ ใƒฉใ‚คๆผซ็”ป๏ผˆใพใ‚“ใŒ๏ผ‰

Book Review, Fiction, Manga, N3

[N3] ๅ›ใฎๅใฏใ€‚

When Mitsuha and Taki wake up, they sometimes find themselves in the wrong body. Mitsuha experiences life as Taki in Tokyo and Taki learns about Mitsuha's life as a shrine maiden in a small town. They leave eachother messages in their notebooks and phones, but of course still cause some problems for each other. Publisher:… Continue reading [N3] ๅ›ใฎๅใฏใ€‚

Advice, Blog

Introduction to reading Japanese novels – Where to get books with furigana

Reading novels in Japanese can be a real challenge if your reading flow comes to a stop every time you encounter a kanji you can't read. These books with 100% furigana on all kanji will help cutting back on that frustration so you can focus on reading in Japanese.

Book Review, Manga, N2, Non-Fiction

[N2] ๆ—ฅๆœฌไบบใฎ็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใชใ„ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชž #I

Umino Nagiko is a teacher at a Japanese language school and shares through comic essays some anecdotes from her everyday teaching life while answering questions on Japanese language and culture posed in her classes. There are both comic parts and essay parts for each chapter. When I read this first book, I mostly read it… Continue reading [N2] ๆ—ฅๆœฌไบบใฎ็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใชใ„ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชž #I

Book Review, children's literature, Fiction, N3

[N3] ใตใ—ใŽ้ง„่“ๅญๅฑ‹๏ผˆใ ใŒใ—ใ‚„๏ผ‰้Šญๅคฉๅ ‚๏ผˆใœใซใฆใ‚“ใฉใ†๏ผ‰

This children's book by Hiroshima Reiko is about a magical candy shop that seems to pop up whenever a little magic is needed in the lives of their future customers. From young to old, poor to rich, the customers either find their fortune here or an important lesson in their lives. Author: ๅปฃๅถ‹ ็Žฒๅญ๏ผˆใฒใ‚ใ—ใพใ€€ใ‚Œใ„ใ“๏ผ‰Illustrator: jyajyaPublisher:… Continue reading [N3] ใตใ—ใŽ้ง„่“ๅญๅฑ‹๏ผˆใ ใŒใ—ใ‚„๏ผ‰้Šญๅคฉๅ ‚๏ผˆใœใซใฆใ‚“ใฉใ†๏ผ‰