MixPaper - Free Publications

MixPaper offers well over 150+ FREE publications for children, teens, and adults! This link takes you straight to that page. Click on any image that looks appealing to you! Click on the re 読む button. Your book will open up in a special viewer which allows you to flip through pages just like a real magazine! To make the print bigger click on the red + 拡大 button at the top of the screen. You can quickly learn the functions after a minute of playing around with it.

Though you might find some reading materials to fit your level, I recommend this site for learning more about Japanese culture. There are magazines on stylish Japanese homes and floor plans, sports, and kid's comics.

FujiPan - Famous Folktales

While this Japanese bread site offers products, recipes, and more, this post highlights the section called FujiPan to wa Hagukumu which has famous folktales for kids that are also great for learners of Japanese. There are tons of stories which you can select by genre. There is also a section which has the stories categories by each prefecture of Japan where the story is popular. You don't need perfect Japanese to navigate to the stories. Just scroll down and click on the picture or its title!

When you do click, a separate window opens up the story which are all accompanied by audio file so you can follow or read along! These stories include Kanji characters, but there are Hiragana readings in parenthesis which are also included.

Japan Centre - Buy Japanese Food

Japan Centre offers a range of authentic Japanese food from sauces and spices to confectionery and drinks. Enjoy the convenience of shopping online for Japanese food, books and magazines, and more. Global delivery is available! All major credit cards are accepted.