Book Review, Fiction, graded reader, N3

[N3] ๆณจๆ–‡(ใกใ‚…ใ†ใ‚‚ใ‚“)ใฎๅคšใ„ๆ–™็†ๅบ—(ใ‚Šใ‚‡ใ†ใ‚Šใฆใ‚“)

Two hunters come across a restaurant in the forest. A sign on the door announces: This restaurant has many orders. With every door they pass through and every room they enter, the two slowly get an inkling of what this might mean... "The Restaurant of Many Orders" is a short story by Miyazawa Kenji from… Continue reading [N3] ๆณจๆ–‡(ใกใ‚…ใ†ใ‚‚ใ‚“)ใฎๅคšใ„ๆ–™็†ๅบ—(ใ‚Šใ‚‡ใ†ใ‚Šใฆใ‚“)

Book Review, N3, Non-Fiction

[N3] ๆ—ฅๆœฌใฎ้ƒฝๅธ‚ใฎ่ฝๆ›ธใ๏ผˆใ‚‰ใใŒใ๏ผ‰

่ฝๆ›ธ(ใ‚‰ใใŒ)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 ใƒ‹ใ‚ณใƒผใƒซ and ใ‚ฝใƒ•ใ‚ฃ 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] ๆ—ฅๆœฌใฎ้ƒฝๅธ‚ใฎ่ฝๆ›ธใ๏ผˆใ‚‰ใใŒใ๏ผ‰

Book Review, Fiction, graded reader, N3

[N3] ใ‚ญใƒ„ใƒ่ธŠใ‚Š๏ผˆใŠใฉใ‚Š๏ผ‰

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] ใ‚ญใƒ„ใƒ่ธŠใ‚Š๏ผˆใŠใฉใ‚Š๏ผ‰

Book Review, Fiction, graded reader, N3

[N3] ใƒˆใ‚ฆใ‚ญใƒงใ‚ฆใ‚ฟใƒฏใƒผ

This story was published on Tongari Books - a site by Kazuhiko Endo that publishes fiction in easy Japanese to read in your browser. In ใƒˆใ‚ฆใ‚ญใƒงใ‚ฆใ‚ฟใƒฏใƒผ Masashi tells his daughter Sakura the story of how he left his village to study painting in Tokyo. I was a bit confused at the beginning when the perspective… Continue reading [N3] ใƒˆใ‚ฆใ‚ญใƒงใ‚ฆใ‚ฟใƒฏใƒผ

Book Review, N3, Non-Fiction

[N3]ๆ—ฅๆœฌใฎใŠ่Œถใฎ็จฎ้กž๏ผˆใ—ใ‚…ใ‚‹ใ„๏ผ‰

This article by travel and lifestyle magazine matcha gives a comprehensive overview of Japanese teas: Starting with Matcha and Sencha, a total of 9 varieties are presented here, including their production and flavor profile. It was interesting learning about the varieties of tea. I hadn't really thought about the differences between teas made from tea… Continue reading [N3]ๆ—ฅๆœฌใฎใŠ่Œถใฎ็จฎ้กž๏ผˆใ—ใ‚…ใ‚‹ใ„๏ผ‰