There are many interesting cafรฉs in Japan, and many of them have some kind of gimmick! This short book by Dini Budiani introduces some Japanese cafรฉ concepts that you could try out on your next visit to Japan. I miss being in Japan and going to cafรฉs there. I enjoyed many chocolate mint frappucinos during… Continue reading [N5] ๆฅๆฌใฎใใใใใใซใใง
Here you can read a short interview with a Japanese cosplayer on the learning site Hirogaru Nihongo. She remains unnamed unfortunately. All her answers are transcribed into simple Japanese and you can watch a video of the interview with her original answers afterwards. In the end, there is also a little reading comprehension quiz. The… Continue reading [N4] ใณในใใฌใ่ถฃๅณ๏ผใใ ใฟ๏ผใงใ
This short non-fiction book is a graded reader by Nagazaki Atsuko and it introduces you to important points of interest for the city of Hiroshima and the island of Miyajima. I found all the information here well summarised in a comprehensible way. Level 4 in the reading level overview by the NPO Tagengo Tadoku is… Continue reading [N2] ๅบๅณถใปๅฎฎๅณถ๏ผใฒใใใพใปใฟใใใพ๏ผ
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
Are you familiar with the story of the dog, that waited every day for his owner at Shibuya station? That is the story of Hachi and it got rewritten by Matsuda Midori for learners to enjoy in easy Japanese. I personally mainly know Hachikล as the statue at Shibuya station and have never seen the… Continue reading [N5] ใใใฎ่ฉฑ๏ผใฏใชใ๏ผ
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
่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
The author Seto Toshihiko describes in this text his Sunday trip to a rice field with his two children. They are looking for various animals living among the sheafs of rice. I found this description of a Sunday trip very cute. The children obviously love nature and being outside and it was quite adorable being… Continue reading [N4] ็ฐใใผใฎ็ใ็ฉ๏ผใใใใฎ๏ผ
Which fruit is the most popular in Japan? It's bananas! Who would have thought? This text by ใฌใคใฉใใปใใปใใฉ with some illustrations by Nakagoshi Naomi explains the background of bananas coming to Japan. The banana is most popular in Japan for many good reasons and the story of how and when it came to Japan was… Continue reading [N5] ใใใใฏๆฅๆฌไธ
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]ๆฅๆฌใฎใ่ถใฎ็จฎ้ก๏ผใใ ใใ๏ผ
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