Makoto Magazine for Learners of Japanese #56: The Fun Japanese Not Found in Textbooks

Recommended for beginners and lower intermediates of Japanese.

Now includes handy QR codes on each page to scan and instantly hear that page's sound files. (You can still download the sound files and PDF for no extra charge)

FREE sound files of the stories read by a native Japanese speaker--download link found on the last page. Listen while reading.

FREE Anki deck for the intermediate story (also found in the download link)

The Fun Japanese Not Found in Textbooks. If you like our readers and lessons, you will love Makoto, the e-zine filled with articles on kanji, culture, idioms, proverbs, geography, history, etymology, JLPT tips, Japanese trivia, and much more. Not only that, but every issue will include a brand new reader with newly recorded high-quality MP3s for you to download for no extra charge.

In this Issue:

• Laughs, Jokes, Riddles, and Puns
• Vocabulary: ゴマすり
• Prefecture Spotlight: Chiba
• Etymology: 本 (book)
• Anime Phrase of the Day
• Haiku: 与謝よさ蕪村ぶそん
• Kanji Spotlight: 水
• Grammar Time! という
• Japanese Readers: Sports Day (beginner) + Ushikata and the Yamanba (Intermediate)