Yumi Boutwell

Japanese Tunnels Yumi Boutwell

Perfect for upper beginner students of Japanese. This affordable Japanese history reader contains three essays on Japanese tunnels. Japan, being a mountainous country, has thousands of tunnels that keep the nation connected. Learn about these amazing marvels of Japanese ingenuity.* Tunnels in Japan* The Blue Tunnel* Seikan Tunnel

Link to Sound Files of the stories read by a native Japanese speaker at the end of the book. Listen while reading. Each story has two sound files: Read Slowly & Normal Speed

Read--in Japanese--about the amazing history of Japanese tunnels. Yes, you can read real Japanese--even if you are fairly new to Japanese.


FEATURES: * All Japanese have furigana those starting out with kanji. (in the running gloss section)* Every sentence is broken down word-for-word and with explanation of the grammar.* The full story in Japanese only (without the running gloss) is also provided so you can practice reading without interruption.* Kanji in Focus covers the key kanji found in each essay* Finally, we have included a simple and mostly literal English translation for you to check your understanding (Don't cheat! Work through the Japanese first!).* Download the MP3s to listen while you study. Includes both normal speed and slow speed readings.

While beginners to Japanese can get a lot from this, hiragana knowledge is required and we recommend a solid understanding of basic Japanese grammar and sentence structure first. Finally, we invite the reader to contact us with questions or requests for future Japanese readers. You will find our personal email addresses in the book. To your Japanese!