Book Review, Fiction, graded reader, N3

[N3] ๅนฝ้œŠๅบŠๅฑ‹๏ผˆใ‚†ใ†ใ‚Œใ„ใจใ“ใ‚„๏ผ‰

Five years after the earth quake and tsunami of 11 March 2011, Yui Reiko welcomes a customer to her little barbershop who was out near the sea on that day. As Reiko cuts her hair, the customer tells her story.

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Japanese Novels of 2023: My Highlights

In 2023, I started working full time and thus had less time to read compared to 2022. In addition, I also started preparing for the JLPT N1 and tried to read novels in Japanese that would challenge my reading comprehension accordingly as well. In this post, I'll be sharing my personal highlights of Japanese book… Continue reading Japanese Novels of 2023: My Highlights

Book Review, Manga, N3

[N3] ็งใ‚’ๅ–ฐ๏ผˆใŸ๏ผ‰ในใŸใ„ใ€ใฒใจใงใชใ—

Due to an incident in her childhood, Hinako is living a secluded life in a harbour town and often struggles with her will to live. The ocean she sees every day has been both threatening and eerily fascinating for her ever since until Shiori emerges from its depths to protect and eventually eat her.

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.

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Top Japanese Books of 2022: My Highlights

In 2022, I read more books in Japanese than ever before and with all that progress in reading comprehension was also able to finally enjoy reading some truly exceptional Japanese novels. In this post, I'll be sharing my personal highlights of this year and I'll also provide links to each book in case you want… Continue reading Top Japanese Books of 2022: My Highlights

Book Review, Fiction, graded reader, N3

[N3] ่™น๏ผˆใซใ˜๏ผ‰ใฎๆฉ‹๏ผˆใฏใ—๏ผ‰

In "Rainbow Bridge" two girls, Otฤchan and Okฤซchan, go out to collect special shoots near the local lake, which is said to be home to a water god. The rainbow that spans the lake every summer will become an important symbol for the pair.

Book Review, children's literature, fairy tale, Fiction, N3

[N3] ่ฆชๆŒ‡ๅงซ๏ผˆใŠใ‚„ใ‚†ใณใฒใ‚๏ผ‰

Thumbelina is born from a flower her mother received from a witch, but she is no taller than a thumb (jp: ่ฆชๆŒ‡(ใŠใ‚„ใ‚†ใณ))! The animals of the forest are fascinated by her and take her along to live with them. This fairy tale was originally written by Hans Christian Andersen, the famous Danish writer. It was… Continue reading [N3] ่ฆชๆŒ‡ๅงซ๏ผˆใŠใ‚„ใ‚†ใณใฒใ‚๏ผ‰

Book Review, children's literature, N3, Non-Fiction

[N3] ใปใ‚“ใจใ†ใซใ‚ใฃใŸใŠ่ฉฑใ€€1ๅนด็”Ÿ

At the start of each day, many schools in Japan have a time slot, in which students can freely read their own books. Today's recommendation is a book for first graders and intended to be read during this reading time. The short stories in here are - as the title suggests - based on true… Continue reading [N3] ใปใ‚“ใจใ†ใซใ‚ใฃใŸใŠ่ฉฑใ€€1ๅนด็”Ÿ